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Status Code 9?

Status Code 9?

Status Code 9?

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Can anyone tell me what may be causing this error?  Is there a resource that provides a list of error codes and definitions?  I visited the Solidworks site and struck-out using their online help.


ERROR:
     PCG iterative solver stopped
     Status code:9 MATRIX_SINGULAR_OR_INDEFINITE
     No result saved.

What I'm modeling is an motor's endshield assembly that has a bearing and shaft.  The bearing OD has a small slip fit into the the endshield's bearing bore.  The bearing ID has VERY tiny gap to the shaft.  When I initially modeled this the bearing was a press-fit to the shaft, but it kept erroring out despite using the "shrink fit" contact type.  So I increased the bearing's ID to be .0001 larger than the shaft OD and removed the shrink-fit type.  I then had to apply a controlled mesh to the bearing or it would still error out.  The model is set to "no penetrations".  Now that I've done all of that, I get this new "Status code: 9" error.

Any advice as to how to resolve this or improve the model to work around previous errors?

RE: Status Code 9?

I've had that error a couple of times before.  My suggestion, is to try and figure out the 'one' thing that's causing it to hang up - and figure out another way to do it if absolutely necessary - delete it if not.

But the gist of it:  that error message is almost absolutely useless.  I think it might make sense if you were a SW programmer.

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