Structural & Thermal

Structural & Thermal

Why is geometric penetration and gap sometimes reported zero and sometimes N/A in the “Initial Information” object of the Contact Tool?

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      The “N/A” Designation will appear in the “Geometric Gap” column for nonlinear contact having a user defined offset with ramped effects defined. The derived gap or penetration value will be reported in “Gap” or “Penetration” column depending on the magnitude of the user defined offset. The tables have been added to the online documentation in version 14.5 to clarify this. (// Mechanical User Guide // Using Results // Structural Results // Contact Tool // Contact Tool Initial Information)