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Hello, looking for some help with crash in instance create

Hello, looking for some help with crash in instance create

Hello, looking for some help with crash in instance create

(OP)
Hello,

Recently I've been introduced to ABAQUS, but when I attempted the very first tutorial on creating a cantilever I ran into an odd crash.
It seems like every time I try to create an instance under assembly the program crashes instantly. So far it's been like clockwork, usually when I hit the ok button, the apply button, or when I press the checkbox "auto-offset from other instances".

If anyone has seen this before, or has an idea of how I can avoid this crash I would appreciate your help. Thanks in advance.

RE: Hello, looking for some help with crash in instance create

Seems really odd, I have not heard of this one before? Does the same thing happen when starting from scratch. You could try reinstalling abaqus or try it on a different machine if possible.

RE: Hello, looking for some help with crash in instance create

(OP)
This does tend to happen even from scratch, yes.
I think re-installing is probably worth a shot, unfortunately since this is a classroom edition of the software I can't really put it on multiple machines without speaking to the professor quite some time in advance.

On that note, the professor mentioned that it may be due to low memory or a bad graphics driver. Can anyone give extra weight to this suggestion? I can't say I like the idea, but if it is the case then the answer is simply that the laptop I am using isn't up to the task of running this program.

Just some extra info: I am using ABAQUS-CAE version 6.9, on a 64 bit windows 7 laptop.

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