Abaqus Release Notes  


10.3 Enhancement to the contact detection tool in Abaqus/CAE

Product: Abaqus/CAE  

Benefits: You can now include model instances when you search for contact pairs involving different regions on the same instance. This enhancement improves the usability of the contact detection tool in Abaqus/CAE.

Description: The contact detection algorithm has been extended to include model instances when you search for contact pairs involving different regions on the same instance.

Abaqus/CAE Usage: 
Interaction module:
    InteractionFind contact pairs: select Whole model or select Instance and child part instances 
    from the viewport, toggle on Include pairs with surfaces on the same instance
References:

Abaqus/CAE User's Guide