Defining Domain Connectivity

Specify faces that are close together to be treated as “connected”.

1. On the Solve/Run tab, in the Solution Settings group, click the  Domain Connectivity icon.

   
   
   Figure 1. The Create Domain Connectivity dialog.

2. Click the first row under First face to activate the field (indicated in blue) and click on the face either in the 3D view or in the details tree.
3. Click the first row under Second face to activate the field and click on the face either in the 3D view or details tree.
4. Click Add if more “connections” are required.
5. In the Tolereance field, specify for each connection point, a tolerance distance to distinguish between regions, where a gap in the model is desired (or not desired).
6. In the Label field, enter a name for the domain connectivity.
7. Click Create to define the domain connectivity and to close the dialog.