Figure 1 Gear Contact Involute property page [Characteristic page]
•Type: Select a type as Standard Contact Force or User Contact Force.
•Standard Contact Force: Defines the contact properties. (Refer Characteristic Page for Geo Contact)
•User Contact Force: Defines by the user written contact subroutine (Refer Contact User Subroutine).
•Maximum Penetration: Specifies the maximum penetration depth. Maximum penetration should be larger than zero. If calculated penetration in contact algorithm is larger than this value, it’s considered that contact is not occurred.
•Maximum Step size Factor: The maximum step size is reduced by a factor of maximum step size factor.