Hi @paulvazz This example seems very similar and might help.

@viky113 try soft=2 and depth=5 and reset your contact stiffness back to default of 1.0. You are using *Contact_automatic_surface_to_surface I assume?...

@geardyn-1 Well yes, people still use PrePost. But I said not many people do in the automotive field. That was specific because they said that’s the f...

PrePost is great for learning LS-Dyna but not many people in the field use it. Most use Oasys Primer, and some use any combination of Hyperworks produ...

@ipetcatbutts This is a hilarious but true statement. @jp I would say it is entirely possible to get a job in the automotive field with just skills...

Hi @tttthhhxx, Have you checked the existing topics here related to addressing that same issue? Looks like the usual suspects to cause this are: ...

@kingoz79 yes exactly

@mahmoud why would explicit be any faster than implicit?

Hi @mahmoud, Any reason why you don’t want to use implicit? That’s the only way if you want true quasi-static over a reasonable amount of time. No...

@kingoz79 did the measure tool accomplish what you wanted?

@kingoz79 you probably need to give the new shell part an appropriate section with a thickness (1mm is fine) and *Mat_rigid. Just use whatever materia...

Hi @syed2468, If you just want to check/modify the element alignment in LS-PrePost you can use Element Tool -> Element Editing -> Align. You ...

@ghamrawyk you know what, now that you mention it I've never had an issue with this when running via a Linux cluster. So it very well be a bug with Wi...

Hi @bmad, I mean, if you have the data to replicate the airbags, you can create the same loading scenario via inflating airbags and adding contacts...

@ana I've seen this too but, honestly, I'm not sure I ever resolved it. Is the rigid surface or beam the slave side?