Cant apply body forces to rigid elements?
Cant apply body forces to rigid elements?
(OP)
I just tried to run a simulation of a rigid sphere dropping into a container using a body force but to my surprise I keep getting the following error,
Invalid load type on element 1 instance sphere-1. Load type bz is not valid for element type r3d3
I can find any mention of such a restriction in the documentation.
Invalid load type on element 1 instance sphere-1. Load type bz is not valid for element type r3d3
I can find any mention of such a restriction in the documentation.





RE: Cant apply body forces to rigid elements?
RE: Cant apply body forces to rigid elements?
Did you manage to solve the problem? I'm trying to do a similar thing (crushing a vehicle roof with a rigid plate moving downwards; see ECE R29 or FMVSS 216). My plate is analytical rigid with a ref point but Abaqus Explicit tells me it can't proceed because the node / RP to which I assigned the velocity is shared between domains.
I'll share a solution when / if I find one.
cheers
Jo