How to get contact reports for deformable objects?

[abdulhafiz7794]

I’m working on deformable object grasping using Isaac Sim, and I’ve hit a major roadblock—I cannot access contact locations or forces for deformable objects. I initially assumed contact forces—like those shown in Isaac Gym for soft objects—would be accessible here too. If I can access collision element indices, I can manually compute the forces acting on the elements using the nodal positions and element stresses. Any workaround or internal access method would help. I’ve already invested a lot of time building environments, and this missing feature is holding everything back..
Can someone tell me when this feature will be available for sure? or any possible workaround? should I try the Isaac gym or other simulators?
I need some guidance, pls help!

[RandomOakForest]

Thank you for starting this discussion. It seems this feature is still in our to-do roadmap. You could try Isaac Gym but we no longer support it and adoption of Isaac Lab is recommended. Please check back in the coming days for releases that may include this feature.

[abdulhafiz7794]

Thanks for your response. Does the new version of Isaac Sim 5.0/ Isaac Lab 2.2 support the contact reports?
I have invested a lot of effort and time in developing my system in Isaac sim/lab for my research.
I'm so confused why the contact information is not available?
Is there an alternate way to access any other API or can someone help/guide me building an API?
Any feasible solutions are much appreciated!