Keyword type: step
With this option one can activate or deactivate elements and contact pairs.
One can deactivate or activate any element which has been defined in the model section of the input deck. Before the first step all elements are by default activated. There is one required parameter TYPE=ELEMENT and there are two mutually exclusive parameters ADD and REMOVE.
To activate or deactivate contact between two surfaces, contact must have been defined between these surfaces using a *CONTACT PAIR card before the first step. By default all contact pairs are activated before the first step. There is one required parameter TYPE=CONTACT PAIR and there are two mutually exclusive parameters ADD and REMOVE.
First line:
Following line for TYPE=ELEMENT:
Following line for TYPE=CONTACT PAIR:
Example: *MODEL CHANGE,TYPE=CONTACT PAIR,REMOVE dep,ind
deactivates contact between the surfaces dep and ind.
Example files: modelchel