Agent skill

Abaqus Contact Analysis

by Cai-aa in Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub

Analyze multi-body contact. An agent skill from Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub.

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Install Abaqus Contact Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub --skill abaqus-contact-analysis -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub abaqus-contact-analysis --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Skill/abaqus/analysis/abaqus-contact-analysis .claude/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
abaqus-contact-analysis
GitHub stars
1k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
498 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
57
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Analyze multi-body contact. An agent skill from Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub.

  • Works in 7 steps: Identify Contact Pairs → Determine Master vs Slave → Choose Contact Type → …
  • User mentions parts touching
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Prerequisites, Workflow Steps and Key Decisions, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Abaqus Contact Analysis is an agent skill from Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub. Analyze multi-body contact. Use when user mentions parts touching, friction between surfaces, bolt-plate contact, press fit, or assembly with contact.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `UPSTREAM.md` and `metadata.json`).

The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • User mentions parts touching
  • Friction between surfaces
  • Bolt-plate contact
  • Assembly with contact

Example prompts

  • “/abaqus-contact-analysis”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash(abaqus:*), Skill

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify Contact Pairs
  2. Determine Master vs Slave
  3. Choose Contact Type
  4. Define Contact Property
  5. Set Friction Coefficient
  6. Create Analysis Step
  7. Request Contact Outputs

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 194ef49. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Bash(abaqus:*)
    • Skill

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Abaqus Contact Analysis loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 498 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub at commit 194ef49, republished under its MIT licence (© Cai-aa). 498 words, ~1,203 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
abaqus-contact-analysis
description
Analyze multi-body contact. Use when user mentions parts touching, friction between surfaces, bolt-plate contact, press fit, or assembly with contact.
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash(abaqus:*), Skill

Abaqus Contact Analysis Workflow

This skill guides multi-body contact analysis setup. It's a workflow skill - use it when analyzing assemblies where surfaces touch, slide, or separate.

When to Use This Skill

Route here when user mentions:

  • "Parts touching each other"
  • "Contact between surfaces"
  • "Friction between parts"
  • "Bolt and plate contact"
  • "Press fit / interference fit"
  • "Multi-body assembly"
  • "Parts sliding on each other"
  • "Impact analysis"
  • "Bearing contact"

Route elsewhere:

  • Single-body analysis → /abaqus-static-analysis
  • Just defining contact properties → /abaqus-interaction
  • Only boundary conditions → /abaqus-bc

Prerequisites

Before contact analysis setup:

  1. Separate parts exist (at least two bodies)
  2. Parts are positioned in assembly with appropriate gap/interference
  3. Material properties defined for all parts
  4. Basic understanding of which surfaces will touch

Workflow Steps

Step 1: Identify Contact Pairs

Ask the user:

  • Which surfaces will touch?
  • Is there an initial gap or interference?
  • Will surfaces slide or remain bonded?
Step 2: Determine Master vs Slave
RoleShould Be
MasterStiffer material, coarser mesh
SlaveSofter material, finer mesh

Rule: Slave surface nodes cannot penetrate master surface.

Step 3: Choose Contact Type
ScenarioApproach
Permanently bonded surfacesTie constraint (no slip/separation)
Sliding with frictionSurface-to-surface contact
Frictionless contactSurface-to-surface, no tangential
Many bodies touchingGeneral contact (auto detection)
Surface folding on itselfSelf-contact
Step 4: Define Contact Property

Configure normal behavior:

  • Hard contact - Most cases, no penetration allowed
  • Soft contact - For rubber, foam, or gradual engagement

Configure tangential behavior (if not tied):

  • Frictionless - Lubricated surfaces
  • Friction (Coulomb) - Specify coefficient
Step 5: Set Friction Coefficient
InterfaceTypical Value
Frictionless0.0
Lubricated steel0.1-0.2
Dry steel-on-steel0.3-0.5
Rubber on metal0.5-0.8

Ask user if unsure about their specific interface.

Step 6: Create Analysis Step

Contact analysis typically requires:

  • Nonlinear geometry (nlgeom=ON)
  • Smaller initial increment (0.1)
  • More increments allowed (100+)
  • Minimum increment for convergence (1e-8)
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Step 7: Request Contact Outputs

Essential output variables:

  • CSTRESS - Contact pressure and shear
  • CDISP - Contact displacement
  • COPEN - Gap opening distance
  • CSLIP - Accumulated slip

Key Decisions

User NeedConfiguration
Bonded joint (welded, glued)Tie constraint
Bolted connectionFriction contact + preload
Press fitInterference + friction
Bearing loadFrictionless or low friction
Impact/crashExplicit dynamics + general contact

What to Ask User

  1. Surfaces: Which surfaces will touch?
  2. Motion: Will parts slide, separate, or stay bonded?
  3. Friction: Dry contact, lubricated, or frictionless?
  4. Gap/interference: Initial configuration?
  5. Loading: What pushes the parts together?

Validation Checklist

After setup, verify:

  • Master/slave assigned correctly (stiffer = master)
  • Contact property has normal behavior defined
  • Tangential behavior set (friction or frictionless)
  • nlgeom=ON in analysis step
  • Contact outputs requested (CSTRESS, CDISP)
  • Boundary conditions don't overconstrain

Troubleshooting

ProblemLikely CauseSolution
"Severe discontinuity"Contact chatteringAdd stabilization, smaller increments
"Too much penetration"Wrong master/slaveSwap roles, refine slave mesh
"Contact not detected"Surfaces too far apartUse adjust=ON or reduce gap
"Convergence failure"Difficult nonlinearitySmaller increments, check friction

Code Patterns

For API syntax and code examples, see:

  • /abaqus-interaction - Contact property details
  • /abaqus-bc - Boundary conditions
  • /abaqus-step - Nonlinear step settings
  • /abaqus-dynamic-analysis - For impact problems

© Cai-aa, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in Skill/abaqus/analysis/abaqus-contact-analysis of Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub.

  • SKILL.md
  • UPSTREAM.md
  • UPSTREAM_LICENSE
  • metadata.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 194ef49

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Questions about Abaqus Contact Analysis

What does Abaqus Contact Analysis do?

Analyze multi-body contact. An agent skill from Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub. Abaqus Contact Analysis is an agent skill from Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub. Analyze multi-body contact.

When should I use Abaqus Contact Analysis?

Abaqus Contact Analysis fits situations like: user mentions parts touching; friction between surfaces; bolt-plate contact; assembly with contact.

How do I install Abaqus Contact Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub --skill abaqus-contact-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Skill/abaqus/analysis/abaqus-contact-analysis in Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub) into .claude/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Abaqus Contact Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub --skill abaqus-contact-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Skill/abaqus/analysis/abaqus-contact-analysis in Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub) into .agents/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Abaqus Contact Analysis in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub --skill abaqus-contact-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis, .gemini/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis, .github/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis and .opencode/skills/abaqus-contact-analysis in your project.

What does Abaqus Contact Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Abaqus Contact Analysis is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash(abaqus:*), Skill.

Does Abaqus Contact Analysis access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Abaqus Contact Analysis safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Abaqus Contact Analysis use?

Abaqus Contact Analysis is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Abaqus Contact Analysis use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Abaqus Contact Analysis?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Abaqus Contact Analysis: Contact Page (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Step Parts (earthtojake/text-to-cad, 19k stars), Aria Hidden Body (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars) and Contact Widget (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Abaqus Contact Analysis?

Cai-aa (a GitHub user) maintains it in Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub, which has 1,015 GitHub stars. The repository holds 57 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 2026.

Source: Cai-aa/CAE-Agent-Hub on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.