Description

Base class for contact surfaces in FEA meshes.

Use children classes like ChContactSurfaceNodeCloud or ChContactSurfaceMesh that implement practical functionalities.

#include <ChContactSurface.h>

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Public Member Functions
	ChContactSurface (std::shared_ptr< ChMaterialSurface > material, ChMesh *mesh=nullptr)

ChMesh *	GetMesh ()
	Get owner mesh.

void	SetMesh (ChMesh *mesh)
	Set owner mesh.

std::shared_ptr< ChMaterialSurface > &	GetMaterialSurface ()
	Get the surface contact material.

virtual void	SurfaceSyncCollisionModels ()=0
	Functions to interface this with ChPhysicsItem container.

virtual void	SurfaceAddCollisionModelsToSystem (ChSystem *msys)=0

virtual void	SurfaceRemoveCollisionModelsFromSystem (ChSystem *msys)=0

Protected Attributes
std::shared_ptr< ChMaterialSurface >	m_material
	contact material properties

ChMesh *	m_mesh
	associated mesh

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Public Member Functions