24.22 ContactPropertyAssignment object

The ContactPropertyAssignment object stores the contact property assignment definition for domain pairs in ContactExp and ContactStd objects. The ContactPropertyAssignment object has no constructor or members.

Access
import interaction
mdb.models[name].interactions[name].contactPropertyAssignments


24.22.1 changeValuesInStep(...)

This method allows modification of contact property assignments to domain pairs already defined in a given step.

Required arguments

stepName

A String specifying the name of the step in which the contact property assignments are to be modified.

index

An Int specifying the position of the contact property assignment whose value is to be modified.

value

A String specifying the value of the contact property to be assigned to the domain pair whose index is referenced.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None

Exceptions

None.


24.22.2 appendInStep(...)

This method allows addition of contact property assignments to new domain pairs in a given step.

Required arguments

stepName

A String specifying the name of the step in which new contact property assignments are to be defined.

assignments

A sequence of tuples specifying the properties assigned to each surface pair. Each tuple contains three entries:

  • A region object or the SymbolicConstant WHOLE_DOMAIN.

  • A region object or the SymbolicConstant SELF. When used with ContactExp objects, this parameter can also be a string that references an Eulerian material surface.

  • A String specifying a ContactProperty object associated with this pair of regions.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None

Exceptions

None.


24.22.3 delete(...)

The delete method allows you to delete existing contact property assignments.

Required argument

indices

A sequence of Ints specifying the index of each contact property assignment to delete.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None

Exceptions

None.


24.22.4  Members

The ContactPropertyAssignment object has no members.


24.22.5  Corresponding analysis keywords

*CONTACT PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT