{"id":276941,"date":"2023-03-29T08:36:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-prevent-contact-settings-from-changing-during-direct-optimization\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T10:30:10","slug":"how-to-prevent-contact-settings-from-changing-during-direct-optimization","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-prevent-contact-settings-from-changing-during-direct-optimization\/","title":{"rendered":"how to prevent contact settings from changing during direct optimization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"loop-item--1 user-id-212735 bbp-parent-forum-27811 bbp-parent-topic-275024 bbp-reply-position-1 even  post-276938 topic type-topic status-publish hentry user-has-not-earned\">\n<div class=\"bbp-reply-content\">\n<p>Hello, I have done a 3-point bending simulation of a composite and now I want to optimize the number of layers by using direct optimization. During the initial simulation, I changed the 3 contacts to frictionless (two) and frictional (one) but the contact settings in the Static structural module are not updated during the optimization runs and it is updated as bonded contact during the optimization. I want to know if there is some method through which the initial contact settings are not changed during the optimization runs. Thank you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bbp-pagination\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-276941","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, I have done a 3-point bending simulation of a composite and now I want to optimize the number of layers by using direct optimization. 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