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Hi all,

I'm working with contact definition between shell and solid and I don't know how to maintane a gap between two in-contact surfaces to represent the shell thickness. So what I see in gradual drop of the loaded solid items untill they reach the shell visible surface and it pick up contact from this point. It seems like it does not take into accoutn for the typed-in shell thickness,I've already confirmed the thickness offset direction to match with Normal direction. Any advise?

Thanks,

Omid