Contact .MCT

The following table explains the link between the HyperMesh keywords and the parameters of the Samcef contact.

If you need the complete definition of the card .MCT, please refer to the Samcef help.

Selection of “contact resolution method” [Option_number]

a)	“Uncoupled“ by default; write OPT 3

b)	“Coupled”; write OPT 2.

“Sliding magnitude”. [Contact_characteristics] The user can control this option by 2 choices:

a)	« Moderate » by default; nothing to write on MCT Card.

b)	« Large » ; NLIM -1 must be written on the MCT definition

“Initial gap” Contact_characteristics . The user can control this option by 2 choices:

a)	“As mesh is” by default; nothing to write on the MCT definition

b)	“No initial gap” : UN3 1 must be written on the card definition.

“Contact offset” Contact_characteristics . The user can control this option by 2 choices:

a)	“As mesh is” by default ; nothing to write on the MCT definition

b)	“Contact offset” user must enter a value XX ; DMIN XX must be written on the card definition.

“Kind of contact” Contact_characteristics . The user can control this option by 2 choices :

a)	“Standard” by default ; nothing to write on the MCT definition

b)	“Normal direction glue” : OPCO 2 must be written on the card definition.

Selection of “Curvature smoothing contact faces” [Smoothing_characteristics]

a)	“Non activated” by default. Nothing is written by default on MCT card

b)	“Activated” , write KSMO 1 on MCT card

Blank text line Additionnal_user_text.

Enter free text on the current panel, on the Samcef MCT card. The text is saved with the contact definition in HyperMesh.

Examples :

.MCT I 10 GROUP 17 GTAR 23 OPT 3 ! Contact default

.MCT I 20 GROUP 65 GTAR 12 OPT 2 NLIM -1 UN3 1 DMIN -0.0245 KSMO 1 ! Advanced contact

.MCT I 30 GROUP 45 GTAR 75 OPT 2 UN3 1 OCPO 2 KSMO 1 ! Glue contact