Hypermesh | create contacts | Manual Method

[@hasangoktas8961]

how do you make the setup of contact structures in hypermesh for nastran?

[@khageshbhardwaj9781]

Hello. Video is really informative and helpful. I try modelling. What is the property and materials we should provide for this?

[@practicalfea5590]

use Psolid and any material (eg steel)

[@faroquehossain1215]

How to create a contact that will provide hard contact in the normal direction and not allow sliding tangentially? Thanks.

[@practicalfea5590]

you can change parameters in contact properties. it is explained in more details in hypermesh course.

[@manzoorilahi4866]

The interfaces is not same in Nastran profile. Could you tell how to create friction contact for nastran? Thanks

[@practicalfea5590]

these are contact for optistruct profile. contacts for nastran are little bit different

[@InnerVoiceofthepeople]

Things got changed from 2020 Version onwards @7:31 and add option is not exists any more