The contact detection tool greatly simplifies the process for defining contact interactions and tie constraints in a model. This section explains in detail how to use the contact detection dialog box to locate and create interactions or constraints automatically. The following topics are covered:

• “Specifying search criteria for contact detection,” Section 15.16.1

• “Performing a search for contact pairs,” Section 15.16.2

• “Reviewing and modifying detected contact pairs,” Section 15.16.3

• “Creating interactions for automatically detected contact pairs,” Section 15.16.4