Q. I have a model that is a mix of beams and shell elements. Why do I get line TARGE170 elements (TSHAP,line) and area TARGE170 (TSHAP,QUAD) when I generate a surface-to-surface contact pair via the contact wizard and select only areas?
A. This was a code defect (#32980) that has been corrected at 10.0. When generating a surf-to-surf contact pair via the wizard, we should not be creating line targets (TSHAP,LINE).
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Q. I have a model that is a mix of beams and shell elements. Why do I get line TARGE170 elements (TSHAP,line) and area TARGE170 (TSHAP,QUAD) when I generate a surface-to-surface contact pair via the contact wizard and select only areas? A. This was a code defect (#32980) that has been corrected at 10.0. When generating a surf-to-surf contact pair via the wizard, we should not be creating line targets (TSHAP,LINE). |
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