How to change Default Contacts (Bonded) to Sliding Contact ?

- November 3, 2020 at 5:49 pm
  
  jean
  Subscriber
  
  Hello, I'm testing Ansys since a few days working on a bicycle frame. The geometry is designed in Rhino 3D, I used the "Boolean difference" Rhino command in order to remove the Rear axis (purple color) volume from the Frame (green transparent color). Once imported in Discovery, I got a "Default Contacts (Bonded)" element in Physics. But I want the axis being able to rotate inside the frame, so I try to change Bonded to Sliding or Hinged but both options are disabled. How to do that ? Thanks !
- November 4, 2020 at 9:16 am
  
  Subashni Ravichandran
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello jean-davy
  
  Could you please clarify if you are using the Explore mode or the Refine mode?
  
  The Explore mode is limited to bonded contacts. Although, you can use the Refine mode to change the contact to Sliding.
- November 5, 2020 at 8:37 am
  
  jean
  Subscriber
  
  Hello Subashni
  Yes Refine mode is the solution !
  Still learning
  
  Thanks you very much

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