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  1. drkcyde

    NX Nastran Contact analysis

    Hi Ronald, I went back and tried using the linear solver, but instead of using quad elements, I just used the tetrahedral, and I also used two different shaped objects (for fun). I used a contact mesh instead of applied and surface to surface contact and I got some results!!!!! Now to try to...
  2. drkcyde

    NX Nastran Contact analysis

    Thank you again Garland for responding, and thank you Ronald for your response. I think I will start from the beginning, and hopefully this will answer everyone's questions. My project I am working on is an interaction between two faces for a coolant delivery system for our CNC grinder...
  3. drkcyde

    NX Nastran Contact analysis

    Garland, Thank you for you response. To answer a couple of questions, the blocks are just about 1mm apart and they are 2"x2"x2" in size, so the mass is quite low. What I have noticed is that there is problem with the meshing. Once I run the simulation, there is an error that say that the...
  4. drkcyde

    NX Nastran Contact analysis

    Hello all, I have been using UG for years but I am new to the FEA nastran analysis. I have been trying to apply a contact between two surfaces. I set up everything and run the solution but I am getting an error message that say that my surface contact is conflicting with boundary...
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