Context: In Abaqus/Standard a general contact definition can create interactions for all exterior faces and shell perimeter edges in the model. In Abaqus/Explicit a general contact definition can create interactions for all exterior faces, analytical rigid surfaces, shell perimeter edges, edges based on beams and trusses, and Eulerian material boundaries in the model; however, you cannot specify general contact (including self-contact) between two analytical rigid surfaces. In Abaqus/Explicit you can obtain contact data for a specific surface in the general contact domain by using the history output request editor in the Step module. In the Domain section of the editor, select General contact surface and choose the surface from the menu that appears. For more information, see Creating an output request. |