Thanks, the preprint showed me that my contact was set up correctly. I then realized the postprocessor was exaggerating the deformation causing the two parts to appear to intersect. In actuallity, the force I was applying wasn't enough to even cause them to contact!
I applied more force and...
Here's the sample model I've made to figure out the concept. The model converges but the two bodies just pass right through each other as if no contact exists.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=d4203d5f-8b1f-4d67-8342-268f3c68fdaf&file=contact_test.INP
Hi, I'm pretty new to Abaqus, most of my FEA experience comes from NASTRAN. Nonetheless, I'm trying to use Abaqus for its ease of use when it comes to contact solutions.
I have a complex model that contains solid to solid element contact and solid to shell element contact. So far I have the...
