{"id":320114,"date":"2023-11-29T17:37:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/question-about-options-on-the-connection-in-mechanical\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:42:49","slug":"question-about-options-on-the-connection-in-mechanical","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/question-about-options-on-the-connection-in-mechanical\/","title":{"rendered":"Question about options on the Connection in Mechanical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm x14ctfv\" dir=\"auto\">Hello all!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm x14ctfv\" dir=\"auto\">My question is about the Connection choices on Mechanical. More specifically, I would like to know more about the &#8220;Augmented Lagrange&#8221; option for the Formulation, which is in the Advanced tab and the &#8220;Adjust to touch&#8221; option for the Interface Treatment, which is in the Geometric Modification tab. I will provide a screenshot showing their location. I am doing analysis on 2 spur gears and I have found similar videos and they have chosen those options instead of leaving them as program controlled. That&#8217;s why I would like to know what is the difference and what they change on the solution.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm x14ctfv\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/29-11-2023-1701279429-Screenshot 2023-11-29 192507.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/29-11-2023-1701279429-Screenshot 2023-11-29 192507.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm x14ctfv\" dir=\"auto\">Thank you in advance for your help!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-320114","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-connections","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-theory"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello all!My question is about the Connection choices on Mechanical. 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