Mechanica crashes during when plotting results
Mechanica crashes during when plotting results
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I've an assembly model with four parts. I can plot a quantity, for example max prin stress. But when I try to adjust the legend, the program crashes. I can get results by plotting the components separately, but I'd like to be able to show all.
I found one similar post on another forum, but no answers. I can reproduce this failure on other computers where I work, and adding memory did not correct the problem. Computer and graphics cars are compatible with WF4.
Any ideas?
I found one similar post on another forum, but no answers. I can reproduce this failure on other computers where I work, and adding memory did not correct the problem. Computer and graphics cars are compatible with WF4.
Any ideas?





RE: Mechanica crashes during when plotting results
Your options are:
1) Enable the windows XP 3GB switch (google around for this).
2) View the results on a 64 bit workstation.
3) View component the results seperately.
4) Disable continuous tone if enabled (produces nice plots, but is a memory hog).
5) Lower the plotting grid value in the analysis definition box, however this should be a means of last resort.
Hope this helps.
Good luck,
Steve
Stephen Seymour, PE
Seymour Engineering & Consulting Group
www.seymourecg.com
RE: Mechanica crashes during when plotting results
I'm using a cutting surface to see "inside" the model, and if I ask for a view max, model max, or dynamic query, the program crashes. Anything else I can try? I haven't reduced the plotting grid yet; I'll rerun the analysis and try that.
thanks!
RE: Mechanica crashes during when plotting results
Stephen Seymour, PE
Seymour Engineering & Consulting Group
www.seymourecg.com
RE: Mechanica crashes during when plotting results
Options:
Brute force with 64bit operating system and more memory. Cheap compared the the cost to your company of banging head with little results.
Take another look at reducing the complexity of your model. This is safer to do after you have a preliminary answer since you can see if the simplification moves your results significantly.
Simplify your plots as seymours2571 suggests