Defining contact between regions of the model

Interactions are objects that you create to model mechanical relationships between surfaces that are in contact or closely spaced. Mere physical proximity of two surfaces on an assembly is not enough to indicate any type of interaction between the surfaces.

You will define the following interactions:

  • An interaction called HingePin-hole that defines the contact between the part instance Hinge-hole-1 and the pin.

  • An interaction called HingePin-solid that defines the contact between the part instance Hinge-solid-1 and the pin.

  • An interaction called Flanges that defines the contact between the two flanges.

Each of these interactions requires a reference to an interaction property. Interaction properties are collections of information that help you to define certain types of interactions. You will create a mechanical interaction property that describes the tangential and normal behavior between all surfaces as frictionless. You will name this property NoFric and use it in all three of the interactions.


In this section:

Creating an interaction property
Creating the interactions