Issue link: https://resources.randsim.com/i/1504493
102 ©2023 ANSYS, Inc. Edge Contact Type - Program Controlled Option Edge Contact Type property has a new Program Controlled option, this option internally uses: • The Line Segments option as the default for 3D structural analyses • The Nodes On Edge option, if you are performing a substructure analysis, or if your analysis is linked to a downstream Structural Optimization analysis (Future Analysis property set to Structural Optimization) and for all the analyses other than 3D structural analysis Nodes On Edge option Line Segments option Line Segments Edge Contact type option gives uniform stress distribution compared to Nodes on Edge with bonded MPC contacts