{"id":288065,"date":"2023-06-10T23:58:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T23:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/does-contact-target-shell-face-in-workbench-ls-dyna-matter\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T00:06:10","slug":"does-contact-target-shell-face-in-workbench-ls-dyna-matter","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/does-contact-target-shell-face-in-workbench-ls-dyna-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Contact\/Target Shell Face in Workbench LS-DYNA Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving this option to Program Controlled<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/10-06-2023-1686441389-mceclip0.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/10-06-2023-1686441389-mceclip0.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it seems the wrong side of the shell face is chosen. For example, like in the situation below. I can fix it by manually specifying which side. This happens a handful of times out of hundreds of contacts and it becomes very tedious to check. Is choosing the ride shell side important for contact (bonded or otherwise) or does the solver figure that out?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/10-06-2023-1686441431-mceclip1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/10-06-2023-1686441431-mceclip1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EDIT: I just tried a very simple example and bonded contact worked regardless of choosing top or bottom. So I am guessing it doesn&#8217;t matter? If anyone can verify, it is appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-288065","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=\"Leaving this option to Program ControlledSometimes it seems the wrong side of the shell face is chosen. For example, like in the situation below. I can fix it by manually specifying which side. This happens a handful of times out of hundreds of contacts and it becomes very tedious to check. 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