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You can at least increase the Young&#8217;s modulus of the current tooling to evaluate whether the response is moving into the right direction.&nbsp;I assume you employed linear elastic behavior for all materials.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, try using a frictional contact type as it is better in line with reality. This is particularly important as you seem to be planning to compare your simulation results with actual experiments.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-290135","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi Chris,Could you describe what is the material of the solid body (plate) where the line bodies are connected to? I suggest using rigid behavior for the tooling as the resulting deformation of the supports appears undesired to you. 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