Nastran Contact Parameters

Contact Type: Nastran contact method can be selected using this option.
  • Glue NX-Nastran
  • Contact Pair NX-Nastran
  • Contact Body MSC Nastran
  • Glue NX-Nastran: Glue contact can be defined using this option. This type is supported only in NX-Nastran solver. Following cards are exported when Glue type is defined
    • BCRPARA
    • BSURFS
    • BGSET
    • BGPARM
  • Contact Pair NX-Nastran: Contact pair definition for NX-Nastran solver can be defined using this option. Minimum and Maximum search distance can be specified. Following cards are exported when NX-Nastran Contact Pair type is defined
    • BCSET
    • BCTADD
    • BCTSET
    • BSURFS
  • Contact Body MSC Nastran: Contact body definition for MSC-Nastran Implicit Non Linear analysis can be defined using this option. Surface behaviour can be Deform or Rigid. Following cards are exported when Contact Body type is defined
    • BCBODY
    • BCTABLE
    • BSURF
    • BCONTACT