CBAR 800 has invalid orientation vector

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

CBAR 800 has invalid orientation vector ( zero length or parallel to the element axis). How to solve this error?

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  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited August 2017

    Hi

    Try update orient of that cbar section by a node not colinear with cbar

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2018

    can you please shre more information about how to do it ,about this problem ?

     

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited May 2018

    Hi Saber

    enter panel 1d>bar2>update

    select the elem

    set orientation as 'components'

    enter values vx vy vz somehow the vector is not parallel to the cbar elem

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2018

    @saber

     

    If the cross section axis is parallel to the tube axis, you will face this error,

     

    Make sure the axis are normal (by changing the orientation axis in 1D panel>>bars) and try again,

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