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4-Participant
Jul 11, 2023 7:10 PM UTC
Question

"Cannot process highlighted contacting surfaces"

I’m trying to run an FEA on a fixed support beam, I replaced all the bolts with “intelligent fasteners”. I keep getting the “cannot process highlighted contacting surface” error

 

 

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24-Ruby IV
Jul 12, 2023 8:15 AM UTC

Articles:

Discussion - "Contact surface area error": https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Contact-surface-area-error/m-p/326502

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4-Participant
Jul 12, 2023 12:25 PM UTC

Thanks so much for replying!

I had already seen the first two posts.

I will try the Refine Model > Beam option, and see what results from it.

Thanks again for replying.

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4-Participant
Jul 12, 2023 12:36 PM UTC

I created the beam (I think correctly), but it didn't seem to help.

Any additional assistance would be appreciated.

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16-Pearl
Jul 12, 2023 10:22 AM UTC

can you make better screenshots?

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4-Participant
Jul 12, 2023 12:20 PM UTC

Thanks so much for replying!

 

Certainly, I can post better screenshots. Please let me know if you would like more/better still screenshots.

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16-Pearl
Jul 13, 2023 8:48 AM UTC

Sorry, man, but you have black model with black edges. There is still 0 visibility on the problematic region. try changin model color to white/light gray. take a screenshot without first part than without the other. Describe problematic region in text and include simulation features applied to them. What kind of interface you are using. Most of the time those are tangential surfaces. But can't prove it from those screenshots.

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