Contact volume
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:21 pm
Dear,
I am writing to seek your assistance regarding an issue I am experiencing while using the GID software V16.1.3d. Specifically, I am having trouble creating contact volumes between the surfaces of different volumes.
To provide you with some context, I am working with a seven-wire strand and block of concrete. The concrete has a hole that matches the shape of the strand, and as a result, the surfaces of the strand are overlapped with the inner surfaces of the concrete.
I attempted to create a contact volume between the overlapping surfaces using the following steps: (Geometry > Create > Contact > Volume) and selecting the first surface of the strand with the corresponding surface on the concrete. However, while this method worked for two surfaces (created two contact volumes), the software failed to create the contact volumes for the remaining surfaces and displayed an error message stating that the "contact volume was not created as surfaces have different bounding box sizes."
Given the above, I was hoping you could provide me with some guidance on how to resolve this issue. Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated. I uploaded the model as a ZIP file.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Zaher.
I am writing to seek your assistance regarding an issue I am experiencing while using the GID software V16.1.3d. Specifically, I am having trouble creating contact volumes between the surfaces of different volumes.
To provide you with some context, I am working with a seven-wire strand and block of concrete. The concrete has a hole that matches the shape of the strand, and as a result, the surfaces of the strand are overlapped with the inner surfaces of the concrete.
I attempted to create a contact volume between the overlapping surfaces using the following steps: (Geometry > Create > Contact > Volume) and selecting the first surface of the strand with the corresponding surface on the concrete. However, while this method worked for two surfaces (created two contact volumes), the software failed to create the contact volumes for the remaining surfaces and displayed an error message stating that the "contact volume was not created as surfaces have different bounding box sizes."
Given the above, I was hoping you could provide me with some guidance on how to resolve this issue. Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated. I uploaded the model as a ZIP file.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Zaher.