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Shell to Solid Coupling: Define Tab

Shell to Solid Coupling: Define Tab

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Shell to Solid Coupling: Define Tab

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In the Define tab, select the slave surface, master surface, and surface interaction for the *SHELL TO SOLID COUPLING card. You can also review the selected surfaces or create new ones.

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The Define tab contains the following options:

Option

Description

Surface

The Surface: field contains a list of the existing surfaces. Select a slave surface from the list or use the button to open the Entity browser to select a surface.

Click Slave>> to add the surface as a slave to the table of selected surfaces. Click Master>> to add the surface as a master. Click <<Remove  to remove any selected surface from the table. You can add multiple sets of surfaces to the table.

Click New to create a new surface. Once you have specified the surface properties, the surface appears in the drop-down list, where you can select it and add it to the table. For a description of defining surfaces, see Element Based Surface or Node Based Surface.

The Review button highlights the selected slave surface in white and displays it through solid mesh in performance graphics in the window.  If the surface is defined with sets, the underlying elements are highlighted.  Right-click on Review to clear the review selections.

If you create multiple pairs of contacts, they will appear on the Interface tab in separate entries using the same name.