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There I don&#8217;t want any penetration between the bodies, as this might lead to small gaps, which are difficult to mesh.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: Is the a possibility to define a contact offset between to contacting bodies as there is in Mechanical?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moritz&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-455482","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-workbench-ls-dyna","topic-tag-contact"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello,I am running a simulation with LS-DYNA in the workbench. To achieve convergence I need to allow for some penetration. But after the simulation I want to create a Fluid domain from the deformed geometry. 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