ContactElementTypeParams
Last update: 02.04.2026class ansys.meshing.prime.ContactElementTypeParams(model=None, tie_surf_to_surf=None, tie_node_to_surf=None, contact_pair_surf_to_surf=None, contact_pair_node_to_surf=None, json_data=None, **kwargs)
Parameters to control element type choices for contact surfaces in TIEs and CONTACT PAIRs.
Parameters:
model: Model
Model to create a ContactElementTypeParams object with default parameters.
tie_surf_to_surf: int, optional
Element type for TIE with Surface-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. Default value is 174. The choices are 174 and 175.
This is a beta parameter. The behavior and name may change in the future.
tie_node_to_surf: int, optional
Element type for TIE with Node-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. Default value is 175. The choices are 174 and 175.
This is a beta parameter. The behavior and name may change in the future.
contact_pair_surf_to_surf: int, optional
Element type for CONTACT PAIR with Surface-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. Default value is 174. The choices are 174 and 175.
This is a beta parameter. The behavior and name may change in the future.
contact_pair_node_to_surf: int, optional
Element type for CONTACT PAIR with Node-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. Default value is 174. The choices are 174 and 175.
This is a beta parameter. The behavior and name may change in the future.
json_data: dict, optional
JSON dictionary to create a ContactElementTypeParams object with provided parameters.
Examples
>>> contact_element_type_params = prime.ContactElementTypeParams(model = model)
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
ContactElementTypeParams.print_default() |
Print the default values of ContactElementTypeParams object. |
ContactElementTypeParams.set_default([...]) |
Set the default values of the ContactElementTypeParams object. |
Attributes
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
ContactElementTypeParams.contact_pair_node_to_surf |
Element type for CONTACT PAIR with Node-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. |
ContactElementTypeParams.contact_pair_surf_to_surf |
Element type for CONTACT PAIR with Surface-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. |
ContactElementTypeParams.tie_node_to_surf |
Element type for TIE with Node-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. |
ContactElementTypeParams.tie_surf_to_surf |
Element type for TIE with Surface-to-Surface contact where the contact surface is of type ELEMENT. |