Ansys "invalid Volume" error when soliving

[necktwist]

Hi, we now have an open Ansys license at work and I'm trying to get some work done before we can afford a class later this year.

Problem with an "invalid volume" error on solving.

using workbench trying to look at a sprung member in this case a suspension component. I used a parasolid input and everything seems great and goes perfectly along with the internet tutorial (granted i'm using my own model instead of the supplied bike crank).

Meshes great - i've aslo done it manually by merging the entities and giving a good tolerance, but not point since it meshes so well in workbench. everthing seems fine, i define a single loading to one face only in Z direction, add a couple load constraints and then i attempt to run the solver - it just ends and states 'invalid volume'.. ideas??

 

[necktwist]

OK that was easy, i just re-loaded the parasolid back into solidworks, then saved AGAIN over the parasolid file a second time so it was a double saved parasolid and boom.. error gone!

hope someone else has the same issue and can benefit.

i think double saving the parasolid fixes some type of tolerance or something.. ??