CreateContactPatchParams

class ansys.meshing.prime.CreateContactPatchParams(model=None, contact_patch_axis=None, offset_distance=None, grouping_tolerance=None, suggested_part_name=None, suggested_label_prefix=None, json_data=None, **kwargs)

Parameters used for contact patch creation in the given axis.

Parameters:

model: Model

Model to create a CreateContactPatchParams object with default parameters.

contact_patch_axis: ContactPatchAxis, optional

Assigns the contact patch direction.

offset_distance: float, optional

Source offset distance value.

grouping_tolerance: float, optional

Tolerance distance value to group regions for contact patch creation.

suggested_part_name: str, optional

Suggested part name for created contact patch surfaces.

suggested_label_prefix: str, optional

Suggested label name for created contact patch surfaces.

json_data: dict, optional

JSON dictionary to create a CreateContactPatchParams object with provided parameters.

Examples

>>> create_contact_patch_params = prime.CreateContactPatchParams(model = model)

Methods

CreateContactPatchParams.print_default()	Print the default values of CreateContactPatchParams object.
CreateContactPatchParams.set_default([...])	Set the default values of the CreateContactPatchParams object.

Attributes

CreateContactPatchParams.contact_patch_axis	Assigns the contact patch direction.
CreateContactPatchParams.grouping_tolerance	Tolerance distance value to group regions for contact patch creation.
CreateContactPatchParams.offset_distance	Source offset distance value.
CreateContactPatchParams.suggested_label_prefix	Suggested label name for created contact patch surfaces.
CreateContactPatchParams.suggested_part_name	Suggested part name for created contact patch surfaces.

Examples using CreateContactPatchParams

Create a contact patch for wrapping between a wheel and ground interface

Create a contact patch for wrapping between a wheel and ground interface