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  1. Maestro50

    common error on Femap: negatives pivots

    yes , i'm not running a linear statics analyse . I tried applying a load but I have the same error message and I don't know how to follow the displacement of the beam. Then I tried with a torque.
  2. Maestro50

    common error on Femap: negatives pivots

    I'm working with beam element so I don't think it's the drilling freedom. It's a simple model : One beam with the right end fixed and connected (at the left end) to a second beam with a Cbush element . Then I apply a torque to the right end of the second beam. I want to bend the strucure (like...
  3. Maestro50

    common error on Femap: negatives pivots

    Hello , I am new on Femap I've often the same error on femap : negative or excessive pivot on the DOF listed ... I know it's a constraint problem but I don't know how to fix it. What I 'm supposed to do if the error message says " Excessive pivot on the DOF R3 of the point 42" Thanks :)

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