Reaction force probe in contact - underdefined how to define properly? 1

[CDDK]

I am trying to create a model to judge the reaction forces between two elements in a contact. It is a static analysis, I have not progressed it to nonlinear. The contact is bonded. When I try to insert the reaction force probe and I choose the contact I want to explore, I cannot get it to define properly, it's always stuck in the "question mark" signifier. Am I missing something in the use of reaction forces? Could it be that my contact is somehow wrong? The model runs and displaces and produces stresses without problem, it is only the reaction force probe that doesn't work.

Does anyone know why the reaction force probe is not defined properly? What could it be missing?

I'm thinking if I can't find a solution, maybe I could put the model in APDL and run the NFORCE command, since that is essentially what I want - the reaction forces in a specific area, or collection of nodes.

Thanks for everyone's time.

 

[Erik Panos Kostson]

In analysis settings, go to output controls, and request to save contact results and nodal forces, just save everything, so set all to yes (by default it is set to no).

 

[CDDK]

@ Erik Panos Kostson,
Thank you , that did the trick!

 

[Erik Panos Kostson]

Glad to help