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  1. timputtock

    Mechanical Event Simulation

    Thanks Garland, I have followed a similar mathod to the one outlined in your last post and the block still falls through the plate. When i inspected the the two parts more closely i realised that the two are both surface meshed only, will this make a difference? I am struggling to get the two...
  2. timputtock

    Mechanical Event Simulation

    Garland, Thanks for your reply. Firstly, yes I am using surface to surface contact and the contact pair is active. Secondly, I have tried a number of different time steps, with the same result. Thirdly, I am using Algor v.16 which i know has a tolerance issue in the contact pair options...
  3. timputtock

    Mechanical Event Simulation

    Just wondering if anybody ca help me with a problem I am having with a MES model I am trying. I have created a simple MES setup with a plate that is constrained and a brick that is falling with gravity toward the plate. Instead of the brick hitting the plate it goes straight through it. I...

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