contact persist command

Syntax

contact persist bval <keyword> <range>

Primary keywords:

mechanical    thermal

Set the contact persistence flag. The contact persistence flag is set according to the value of the boolean bval. If set to “on,” the contact will not be deleted in spite of any relative motion between the contacting pieces. If one piece is deleted, though, the contact is deleted regardless of the persistence flag state.

By default, only mechanical contacts are considered.

Note

The persist flag is off by default. If one sets the persistence flag to “on” for contacts belonging to processes other than the mechanical process, then the persistence flag of the corresponding mechanical contact is also turned on, because mechanical contacts must persist with corresponding (e.g., between the same pieces) contacts from different processes.

mechanical

Apply to mechanical contacts.

thermal

Apply to thermal contacts.

Usage Example

contact persist on