The GeometricProperties object specifies surface interaction properties.
import interaction mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].geometricProperties
This method creates a GeometricProperties object.
mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].GeometricProperties
Required arguments
Optional arguments
A Float specifying the out-of-plane thickness of the surface for a two-dimensional model or cross-sectional area for every node in the node-based surface. The default value is 1.0.
None or a Float specifying the thickness of an interfacial layer between the contacting surfaces. If padThickness=None, there is no interfacial layer. The default value is None.
Return value
A GeometricProperties object.
Exceptions
This method modifies the GeometricProperties object.
Required arguments
Optional arguments
The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the GeometricProperties method.
Return value
Exceptions
The GeometricProperties object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the GeometricProperties method.