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The integrated smoothing algorithm failed. Please contact the support team.
W06e455b5
minThickness and noHole constraints cannot be used together. Disabling minThickness
This is a known limitation. The noHole function is not compatible with the minThickness function. This will be addressed in one of the next versions.
W0a3338c8
sfMesher timed out
sfMesher creates the 3D volume meshes of the final design result. In this case the sfMesher wasn’t able to create a volume mesh. Please contact the support team.
W1204aa23
Unsupported response type in design constraint …
This design constraint is not supported by HxGN Emendate.
W144e5a74
DRESP2 is not supported yet
Only DRESP1 is supported.
W152f73be
Only DRESP1 is supported.
W1516e89f
no-hole is not available for non-casting optimizations yet
The no-hole function is only available for casting.
W1640e2da
performed << n_critical << far force field displacement(s) to match candidate
Please contact the support
W1c3ad048
The optimization removed more than 95% of the possible volume, which can lead to unclear geometries. Consider reducing the stress target.
A lot of material was removed. In most cases this is not the desired behaviour. The stress target could be chosen incorrectly.
W1c3ad049
The optimization removed less than 10% of the possible volume, which can lead to a longer calculation time and indicates that the optimization does not have enough space to find the best geometry. Consider increasing the stress target or design space.
W4c6bbd7f
Configured both TOPVAR STRESS and EMENPRM SF - ignoring the latter
A stress value is defined in the TOPVAR card as well as a safety factor in the EMENPRM card. The TOPVAR stress value will be considered.
W4d647e01
not optimizing for casting - ignoring EMENPRM CASTPRM
CASTPRM can only be used for a casting optimization.
W52c8c658
Ambiguous tensile strength - MAT1 ST field set for solid … overridden by TOPVAR STRESS
A material stress limit is defined as well as a TOPVAR Stress value. The TOPVAR Stress value is considered.
W5e13e145
sfMesher failed to terminate properly
The sfMesher creates automatically the volume mesh for the MSC Nastran re-analysis. In this case sfMesher failed. Please contact the support.
E0ab33147
tool region … refers to non-volumetric geometry
The defined casting region is not a solid body / closed manifold geometry.
E133413c8
No casting/milling tools are loaded
Reconsider/check the manual defined tools.
E133413c9
No casting/milling tools are loaded
Reconsider/check the manual defined tools.
E53eeff00
feature … is unavailable
The license cannot be check out. Please check you license.
E54c591e8
supportReductionMode is not supported for BallStrategy
The Support Reduction function is currently not available. It will return shortly redesigned and improved.
E7f716c48
This Error is only produced after another Error was encountered. The optimisation algorithm tried to continue despite the previous Error but could not continue. The optimisation fails with this Error although the primary Error is the reason for the terminated optimisation.
E4ebe0a20
Projected memory requirement exceeds available memory - complexity … (detail …) is too high. Theoretical limit: complexity … (detail …), recommended: complexity … (detail …)
The chosen complexity value is too high to be calculated on this machine. A certain maximum complexity value is recommended. Have a look here.
Eb20f3415
boundary condition is missing elements
A Non-Design Space was removed and the applied boundary conditions are not considered
The Design Space has lost the connection to the force/constraint application point. The model is no longer complete and it doesn’t make sense to continue with the optimisation.
Make sure that the Keep Non Design function is activated. Increase the Complexity or increase the Safety Factor.
Eb20f3980
Missing config entry …
The configuration file is missing an entry or command. Please check your entries in the Advanced User Settings or if you are using the Command Line Optimisation please check the Configuration File. You can find all commands for the Advanced User Settings here and the Configuration File here.
E39d2c328
unexpected error loading file statistics.csv: Unable to open input file
This may occur if an optimisation is started with Advanced User Settings with which only 1 or 2 iterations should be calculated. How to resolve this here.
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schedule.level.3.subiterations.~.outputMode.OutputGeneratedSurface
E58799450
unexpected error writing file file_name.ply:
One of the result files cannot be written. This can happen while using parallelization (default). This can be resolved by adding following Advanced User Settings commands:
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process.workers = 1
E724493a8
Unable to open file … for writing
There are no privileges to access a file which is needed. Please check where the project folder is placed in which all the results are written. Network drives and cloud storage (e.g. OneDrive) are not recommended.
E3ee97ff0
supportReductionIntensity … is out of bounds 0-10.
Please adjust the Intensity value of the Support Reduction according to the boundaries.
E449a19a0
invalid supportReductionMode … expected off, passive, reactive or active.
Please set the Support Reduction Mode to one of the supported modes.
E4a364e88
missing / incompatible strutDensity setting for use with support avoidance.
If you are using the Support Reduction, you need to define a Strut Density.
W6e184ce8
Permanently shutting down soft symmetry because all dimensions have become unsalvagably asymmetric.
Eb20f33c1
LicenseConstraintException failed to acquire … count … instances of … feature
A license for the GD Engine and/or the GPU calculation couldn’t be acquiered. Please check your licenses.
E0850d340
Attempted to write a checkpoint on unpaused job.
Restart file could not be written at this point in the optimisation. Please have a look at the prior error code which shows the primary reason for the failed optimisation.
E16808658
Legacy config format is disabled.
Please export the Scenario again (version 2022.1 or newer) to generate the supported json file format.
W2cc566c0
Fixed … reshaping error(s) - boundary violations … threshold exceeded …
Information message that the algorithm corrected some errors in the file. The optimisation continues as before.
E79aa1a40
Fractured design space - make sure the model consists of only a single, connected body.
Occurs mainly if no Interface is placed between Design Space and Retained Volume.
E5f09e875
RBE-tied boundary condition is missing nodes
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W17b312a1
Nastran file … at … corrupted. Trying to rerun nastran
For eigenfrequency optimisations MSC Nastran is called in the background. In this case the .h5 is defect. Make sure the correct path to MSC Nastran is defined in the application settings (path to nastXXXX.exe)
W17b312a2
Nastran file … h5 not found in … Trying to rerun nastran
For eigenfrequency optimisations MSC Nastran is called in the background. In this case the .h5 couldn’t be found. Make sure the correct path to MSC Nastran is defined in the application settings (path to nastXXXX.exe)
W1ee5aa1b
First frequency … Hz is significantly below frequency constraint… Hz
The first calculated eigenfrequency of the full Design Space is lower than the chosen frequency constraint. The optimisation logic isn’t able to reduce material in this case. There is a workaround on the frequency help page.
W26473bd0
Detail specified together with either complexity or resolution - using detail for optimization
Detail and Complexity are both set. Detail is used.
W312309f8
error computing new UFI for …. voxels
Please contact MSC Apex Support.
W3203a74e
unable to remove file …
Access to a specific file was denied. The file couldn’t be deleted.
W5b09c551
condition-based frequency-analysis event … must have at least one condition
At least one displacement constraint / fixation is needed for a eigenfrequency optimisation.
W6b26eae6
frequency failures cannot be extracted without input frequencies
MSC Nastran hasn’t found any eigenfrequencies in the given range. The optimisation continues. The first calculated eigenfrequency is much higher than the entered Frequency Constraint.
W757e1585
Could not load Nastran result for nastran frequency event. Reason …. Proceeding as if empty
MSC Nastran hasn’t found any eigenfrequencies in the given range. The optimisation continues. The first calculated eigenfrequency is much higher than the entered Frequency Constraint.
W043b9b9f
… design voxels are unreachable by any tool
Some voxel elements cannot be reached by any tool (especially for casting). Please contact the support if this leads to unsatisfying results.
W22501763
point of application missing for RBE2/RBE3 condition …
There is no point of application set for a boundary condition with a RBE2 / RBE3 element. Make sure a dummy load is created with a force value.
W3efb0cf5
tool … is facing the wrong way with respect to symmetry planes
Hard symmetry is active and one draw direction is normal to the symmetry plane and redundant.
W7f2ab81d
rotational fixation on … ineffective - select tying mode RBE2
Rotational degrees of freedom can be only unconstraint if a RBE2 element is used.
W03318c60
Missed … voxels marked for erosion
Some voxels in the background couldn’t be reached for erosion. Please contact the support if this happens several times.
W06e455b5
minThickness and noHole constraints cannot be used together. Disabling minThickness
This is a known limitation. The noHole function is not compatible with the minThickness function. This will be addressed in one of the next versions.
W0a3338c8
sfMesher timed out
sfMesher creates the 3D volume meshes of the final design result. In this case the sfMesher wasn’t able to create a volume mesh. Please contact the support team.
W1204aa23
Unsupported response type in design constraint …
This design constraint is not supported by HxGN Emendate.
W144e5a74
DRESP2 is not supported yet
Only DRESP1 is supported.
W152f73be
Only DRESP1 is supported.
W1516e89f
no-hole is not available for non-casting optimizations yet
The no-hole function is only available for casting.
W1640e2da
performed << n_critical << far force field displacement(s) to match candidate
Please contact the support
W1c3ad048
The optimization removed more than 95% of the possible volume, which can lead to unclear geometries. Consider reducing the stress target.
A lot of material was removed. In most cases this is not the desired behaviour. The stress target could be chosen incorrectly.
W1c3ad049
The optimization removed less than 10% of the possible volume, which can lead to a longer calculation time and indicates that the optimization does not have enough space to find the best geometry. Consider increasing the stress target or design space.
W4c6bbd7f
Configured both TOPVAR STRESS and EMENPRM SF - ignoring the latter
A stress value is defined in the TOPVAR card as well as a safety factor in the EMENPRM card. The TOPVAR stress value will be considered.
W4d647e01
not optimizing for casting - ignoring EMENPRM CASTPRM
CASTPRM can only be used for a casting optimization.
W52c8c658
Ambiguous tensile strength - MAT1 ST field set for solid … overridden by TOPVAR STRESS
A material stress limit is defined as well as a TOPVAR Stress value. The TOPVAR Stress value is considered.
W5e13e145
sfMesher failed to terminate properly
The sfMesher creates automatically the volume mesh for the MSC Nastran re-analysis. In this case sfMesher failed. Please contact the support.
E0ab33147
tool region … refers to non-volumetric geometry
The defined casting region is not a solid body / closed manifold geometry.
E133413c8
No casting/milling tools are loaded
Reconsider/check the manual defined tools.
E133413c9
No casting/milling tools are loaded
Reconsider/check the manual defined tools.
E53eeff00
feature … is unavailable
The license cannot be check out. Please check you license.
E54c591e8
supportReductionMode is not supported for BallStrategy
The Support Reduction function is currently not available. It will return shortly redesigned and improved.
E7f716c48
This Error is only produced after another Error was encountered. The optimisation algorithm tried to continue despite the previous Error but could not continue. The optimisation fails with this Error although the primary Error is the reason for the terminated optimisation.
E4ebe0a20
Projected memory requirement exceeds available memory - complexity … (detail …) is too high. Theoretical limit: complexity … (detail …), recommended: complexity … (detail …)
The chosen complexity value is too high to be calculated on this machine. A certain maximum complexity value is recommended. Have a look here.
Eb20f3415
boundary condition is missing elements
A Non-Design Space was removed and the applied boundary conditions are not considered
The Design Space has lost the connection to the force/constraint application point. The model is no longer complete and it doesn’t make sense to continue with the optimisation.
Make sure that the Keep Non Design function is activated. Increase the Complexity or increase the Safety Factor.
Eb20f3980
Missing config entry …
The configuration file is missing an entry or command. Please check your entries in the Advanced User Settings or if you are using the Command Line Optimisation please check the Configuration File. You can find all commands for the Advanced User Settings here and the Configuration File here.
E39d2c328
unexpected error loading file statistics.csv: Unable to open input file
This may occur if an optimisation is started with Advanced User Settings with which only 1 or 2 iterations should be calculated. How to resolve this here.
schedule.level.3.subiterations.~.outputMode.OutputGeneratedSurface |
E58799450
unexpected error writing file file_name.ply:
One of the result files cannot be written. This can happen while using parallelization (default). This can be resolved by adding following Advanced User Settings commands:
process.workers = 1 |
E724493a8
Unable to open file … for writing
There are no privileges to access a file which is needed. Please check where the project folder is placed in which all the results are written. Network drives and cloud storage (e.g. OneDrive) are not recommended.
E3ee97ff0
supportReductionIntensity … is out of bounds 0-10.
Please adjust the Intensity value of the Support Reduction according to the boundaries.
E449a19a0
invalid supportReductionMode … expected off, passive, reactive or active.
Please set the Support Reduction Mode to one of the supported modes.
E4a364e88
missing / incompatible strutDensity setting for use with support avoidance.
If you are using the Support Reduction, you need to define a Strut Density.
W6e184ce8
Permanently shutting down soft symmetry because all dimensions have become unsalvagably asymmetric.
Eb20f33c1
LicenseConstraintException failed to acquire … count … instances of … feature
A license for the GD Engine and/or the GPU calculation couldn’t be acquiered. Please check your licenses.
E0850d340
Attempted to write a checkpoint on unpaused job.
Restart file could not be written at this point in the optimisation. Please have a look at the prior error code which shows the primary reason for the failed optimisation.
E16808658
Legacy config format is disabled.
Please export the Scenario again (version 2022.1 or newer) to generate the supported json file format.
W2cc566c0
Fixed … reshaping error(s) - boundary violations … threshold exceeded …
Information message that the algorithm corrected some errors in the file. The optimisation continues as before.
E79aa1a40
Fractured design space - make sure the model consists of only a single, connected body.
Occurs mainly if no Interface is placed between Design Space and Retained Volume.
E5f09e875
RBE-tied boundary condition is missing nodes
Material connected to a RBE-Element is missing. This can occur if the fixations based on a RBE2 are free to be reduced. Disable the reduce fixation points function. This is a known limitations and will be fixed with the next version.
E6f543a5c
Cannot inflate geometry with zero vertices
This can occur to a current limitation. Please make sure that a point load or a displacement constraint on a point is not applied at the edge of an interface. Increase the Interface or change the load to a surface instead.
E6d49ffc0
Unfeasible FEM setup: Missing fixation in one or more directions
Check the model set-up. All 3 degrees of freedom have to be constraint.
E2480e78f
ressure / acceleration loads cannot be tied with RBE2/RBE3
RBE2 / RBE3 can only be used for forces or displacement constraints.
E3789b912
tool … is facing the wrong way with respect to symmetry planes. Make sure all tools draw towards the positive side of all symmetry planes
Hard symmetry is active and one draw direction is normal to the symmetry plane and redundant.
E6a85815e
RBE3 tyings cannot support fixations
RBE3 elements do not support displacement constraint. This makes the FE matrix unsolvable.
E00d7aaa4
unable to create temporary directory / file exists in its place …
File system error. Please check the path.
E5f09e875
RBE-tied boundary condition is missing nodes
RBE element lost all voxel elements. Please contact the support.
E6eb64648
build space DesignSpace_machiningCut does not exist
The Design Space could not be created. Please check the initial geometry for faults. Set the machining allowance of interfaces to a value of 0.
E6062c240
no design space(s) specified
The Design Space could not be created or is not specified in the configuration file. Please check the initial geometry for faults. Set the machining allowance of interfaces to a value of 0.
Escalations
E45ca3ab0
W45ca3ab0
Start candidate volume far exceeds design volume - check scaling.
One reason for a large difference between the volumes is the unit system. Make sure the start space geometry is in SI units and start the optimisation anew.
E32a6e878
W32a6e878
Insufficient complexity for maxThickness. Suggested minimum complexity is …
For a chosen max. Thickness value the Complexity needs to be high enough to represent the desired structure with enough voxel elements in the background. Please increase the Complexity value or the max. Thickness value.
E293fa8dc
W293fa8dc
Invalid RBE2 constellation - overlapping nodes
Several RBE2 elements cannot be applied on the same spot for the same Event. This makes the FE matrix unsolvable.
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