When I try to run a simple model with a bolted joint, I get the error message: "contact pair is not defined for bolt connectors." I've made sure that the mating parts are not bonded together. Any ideas?
If the plates into which the bolts are bonded together then obviously the bolts will transmit llittle load. You need to ensure that you define a no penetration contact between the mating faces of the plates.
Make sure your no penetration connection are either Surface to Surface or Node to Surface. I have recently found out that running Node to Node gives me this error.
If the plates into which the bolts are bonded together then obviously the bolts will transmit llittle load. You need to ensure that you define a no penetration contact between the mating faces of the plates.