{"id":289566,"date":"2023-06-20T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/issues-with-contacts-for-line-bodies-knot-model\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:51:07","slug":"issues-with-contacts-for-line-bodies-knot-model","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/issues-with-contacts-for-line-bodies-knot-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues with Contacts for Line-Bodies (knot model)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m using LS-Dyna in Workbench to simulate a knot tying using line-body models and I&#8217;m having issues getting self-contact to work. The line-bodies keep going through each other instead of tightening around each other. I used line bodies so I could apply cable sections to them (so that they experience zero force in compression.) However, it appears that my ability to apply connections\/contacts to line bodies is very limited when I use line bodies. I tried writing a keyword script (below) but I&#8217;m having trouble getting the syntax right. I tried adding mesh elements to two named set of parts (the top string and the bottom string) and assigning those names to ssid and msid &#8212; but no luck. Any recommendations?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/20-06-2023-1687272485-mceclip1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/20-06-2023-1687272295-mceclip0.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-289566","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-workbench-ls-dyna","topic-tag-contact","topic-tag-line-body"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["279803","181804"],"_bbp_author_ip":["96.7.74.191"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["960"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["289566"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27814"],"_bbp_engagement":["181804","279803"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["3"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["289615"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["289615"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-06-20 17:55:21"]},"test":"madelinebownegatech-edu"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/289566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/289566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}