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run time error

run time error

run time error

(OP)
Hello  

I am still struggling with my model. I have eliminated bolts that are not of interest to me and instead used bonded contact to join parts. I have run the model using draft elements to troubleshoot, and the model solves with no problem.

 

Using high quality elements the problem takes a long time to solve (as expected) – I left it running over night and came in this morning to this

 
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/ajroc/errormessage.jpg
 

 

We have a screen saver that engages after the computer is left untouched for about 5 mins. I intentionally locked the system per the advice of my IT guy. Any ideas what could be going on?




RE: run time error

Hi,
I see the dimension of your problem is relatively limited: less than 100000 nodes with 3DOF/node would probably fit in about 700-800 MB of free RAM space. The error reported seems like a memory allocation error, where the solver tried several mem adresses before finding them all unexpectedly unavailable: this can happen if Windows writes "something" in these allocations which were at first alocated by STAR.exe (the Cosmos solver).
So, first of all check that you have about 700 MB free in RAM before launching the solution (this is probably a useless advice, because otherwise Cosmos would have warned you that it was running "out of core"). Then, before letting Cosmos run overnight, stop any other running program and, if possible, any useless Windows service, INCLUDED the screen-saver. In my opinion, this is very important. "Heavy" processes that use a lot of memory (and so, a lot of memory BLOCKS) can be severely disturbed by useless Windows activity.
Hope this helps...

Regards

RE: run time error

(OP)
Thanks for the help! Unfortunately due to our security policy I cannot disable the screen saver (I am working on changing that policy, but do not see it happening anytime soon). Any other suggestions?

RE: run time error

It may be more work but I would start debugging the model such as:

1) perform a modal analysis using the sparse solver and activate the soft springs options. If it solves it may indicate where the problem is in the model.

or

2) Suppress most of the parts in the assembly except two or three parts and then retry the analysis. If it works then add more parts or if it does not remove a part.

I often get a runtime error if the contacts are not working.

RE: run time error

You might also consider saving the assy as a part and running it in part mode.  This could fix any possible bonding errors you might have.

Boggs

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