Saving the search parameters

By default, the search parameters that you specify in the Find Contact Pairs dialog box persist only as long as the dialog box is open; if you close the dialog box, default search parameters are provided the next time you access the contact detection tool.

If you click on the Advanced tabbed page, Abaqus/CAE sets the currently specified search parameters as the default search parameters. These parameters are supplied as defaults in all future sessions of Abaqus/CAE. The only parameter that is not saved is the search domain, which always uses a default of Whole model.

When you save the current search parameters, Abaqus/CAE asks if you want to save the current separation tolerance as a default. Normally Abaqus/CAE recalculates the default separation tolerance based on the current model; if you opt to save the separation tolerance, this calculation is skipped and the same value is always provided as the default separation tolerance.

The default search parameters for the contact detection tool are saved in the abaqus_2018.gpr file; see Understanding Abaqus/CAE GUI settings, for more information. To return the default search parameters to their original settings, click on the Advanced tabbed page.