*MODEL CHANGE

Keyword type: step

With this option one can activate or deactivate contact between two surfaces. Contact must have been defined between these surfaces using a *CONTACT PAIR card before the first step. There is one required parameter TYPE=CONTACT PAIR and there are two mutually exclusive parameters ADD and REMOVE.

First line:

• *MODEL CHANGE
• enter the required parameter TYPE=CONTACT PAIR and one of the mutually exclusive parameters ADD and REMOVE.

Following line:

• Name of the slave surface (can be nodal or element face based).
• Name of the master surface (must be based on element faces).

Example:

*MODEL CHANGE,TYPE=CONTACT PAIR,REMOVE
dep,ind

deactivates contact between the surfaces dep and ind.

Example files: