Flexible or Rigid Contact Body in 2D and 3D (New Form) specified by BCBODY1. Quick reference guide describes that flexible or rigid contact body in 2D or 3D can be used SOLs 101, 400, and 700 only. So I am not sure what you mean when you say you can not use contact bodies in 101.
During bdf import into patran a log file would have been created which will possibly point to the problem which may have prevented the input file from being read into patran.
Flexible or Rigid Contact Body in 2D and 3D (New Form) specified by BCBODY1. Quick reference guide describes that flexible or rigid contact body in 2D or 3D can be used SOLs 101, 400, and 700 only. So I am not sure what you mean when you say you can not use contact bodies in 101.
During bdf import into patran a log file would have been created which will possibly point to the problem which may have prevented the input file from being read into patran.