Hey Guys,
I'm new to the forum and struggling to understand why my simulations crashes when I include bolts or gravity. The setup is shown below and is attached.
The error message which comes up is as follows:
Any thoughts would be extremely helpful.
Thanks
You will need a no-penetration condition to include bolts. I suspect that is the problem.
You forgot to include the parts in the assembly!
Please upload the file again, so someone else can try to run the file on another system to exclude it is due to a corrupt installation.
Janko Stellaard
Cadmes BV
The Netherlands
Mike Pogue - Usually that doesn't make the STAR solver crash. But ofcourse you are right that it is necessary
Janko Stellaard
Cadmes BV
The Netherlands
Aug 26, 2015 9:05 AM
It looks like you are using SOLIDWORKS 2014 SP4, in which case it is likely the following known issue:
SPR 803290 - "Regression: In 2014 SP4.0, solver crash when running static or frequency analysis containing bolt connectors and gravity or centrifugal load (with any solver)"
The issue is resolved in 2014 SP5, so upgrading to a newer version should resolve this.
Hey guys,
I just wanted to thank everyone for the help. Jay's answer was correct.
I upgraded to SolidWorks 2014 SP5 and ran the same study and it worked!
