Ansys doesn’t recognize a contact between two bodies

- January 7, 2022 at 9:24 am
  
  yann
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  My stent is coverd by a membrane, when I apply a displacement on the membrane it goes through the stent.
  I think that Ansys doesn't recognize the contact between the two bodies, it might be something with my contact parameters.
  imposed displacement :
- January 7, 2022 at 9:47 am
  
  Erik Kostson
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello
  
  First of all since the stent is so small (diameter) compared to the membrane I would try modelling them with beams and shells (using 3D solid elements for the stent is not recommended here).
  
  In the help manual there is some information about beam to face/shell contact modelling.
  In workbench mechanical we need to have the line/beam (edge) body as contact and the shell face as target (see below).
  
  All the best
  
  Erik