OptiStruct

Errors

Name	Description	Result	Auto correction action	Manual correction action
Material ID exceeds 8 characters	HyperMesh does not write out more than eight characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.	Lists the failing materials.	Not supported.	Opens the Renumber tool
Property is missing material	Checks for properties without a material reference.	Lists the failing properties.	Not supported.	Opens the Properties tool.
Property ID exceeds 8 characters	HyperMesh does not write out more than eight characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.	Lists the failing properties.	Not supported.	Opens the Renumber tool
Property with zero cross section area	Checks if the area of PBEAM, PBAR and PROD properties are less than or equal to zero.	Lists the failing properties.	Not supported.	Opens the Properties tool.
Component with solids and shells	Checks if a component consists of both solid and shell elements.	Lists the failing components.	Not supported.	Opens the Organize tool.
Node ID exceeds 8 character	HyperMesh does not write out more than eight characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.	Lists the failing nodes.	Not supported.	Opens the Renumber tool.
Element ID exceeds 8 characters	HyperMesh does not write out more than eight characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.	Lists the failing elements.	Not supported.	Opens the Renumber tool.
Free 1D elements	Checks for 1D elements that have one or more connection missing. This check does not include RBE2 or RBE3 elements.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing 1D elements.	Not supported.
RBE2 with constrained dependent nodes	Checks for RBE2 with constraints on dependent nodes.	Lists the failing elements.	Not supported.	Opens the Rigids tool.
Free Rigid elements	Checks for RBE2 elements that have one or more connection missing, typically a leg that is missing a connection.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the free arms of the Rigid.	Not supported.
Free RBE3 elements	Checks for RBE3 elements that have one or more connection missing, typically a leg that is missing a connection or an independent node that is not connected to structure.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the free arms of RBE3.	Not supported.
RBE3 elements are collinear	Checks if the dependent and independent nodes of an RBE3 element are collinear.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing RBE3 elements.	Not supported.
RBE3 dof connected to solid	Checks for rotational DOFs on independent nodes of an RBE3 connected to a solid element.	Lists the failing elements.	Removes rotational DOFs from affected independent grids of failing RBE3 elements.	Not supported.
Zero-length CBUSH without CID	Checks if the CBUSH spring element of zero length has the element coordinate system, CID defined.	Lists the failing elements.	Not supported.	Opens the Springs tool.
Elements have a dependency	Checks for rigid elements that share dependent nodes with other rigid elements.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing rigid elements.	Not supported.
Element has rigid loops	Checks for rigid elements that form a closed loop; where the dependent node of one rigid serves as independent node of the next rigid in the loop.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing rigid elements.	Not supported.
Duplicate 1D Elements	Checks if any 1D elements share the same nodes in the same order.	Lists the duplicate 1D elements.	Deletes the failing elements.	Not supported.
Duplicate 2D Elements	Checks if any 2D elements share the same nodes in the same order.	Lists the duplicate 2D elements.	Deletes the failing elements.	Not supported.
Duplicate 3D Elements	Checks if any 3D elements share the same nodes in the same order.	Lists the duplicate 3D elements.	Deletes the failing elements.	Not supported.
Rigids or RBE3's sharing dependent nodes	Checks for rigid elements that share dependent nodes with other rigid elements.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing rigid elements.	Not supported.
NSM field not defined	Checks for invalid or missing entries on NSMADD loadcols.	Lists the failing loadcols.	Not supported.	Opens the Loadcols tool.
MPC with free independent nodes	Checks for MPC equations with free independent nodes.	Lists the failing equations.	Updates the MPC by removing the free independent node.	Not supported.
Node sets as SSID in CONTACT
Empty Rigidbodies
Invalid inertia
Missing reference node or COG
Set referenced in multiple rigid body
Empty Rigidwalls
G0 not defined
Length MM1 is null
Length MM2 is null
No data to handle support
Node_id common in RWALL
RWALL Type SPHER or CYL and Diameter = 0

Warnings

Name	Description	Result	Auto correction action	Manual correction action
Unused materials	Checks for any materials that are not referenced by a property.	Lists the failing materials.	Deletes unused materials.	Not supported.
Material E is not defined	Checks if E of MAT1, MAT8 or MAT9ORT is less than or equal to zero.	Lists the failing materials.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Material Rho is not defined	Checks if Rho of MAT1, MAT2,MAT4, MAT5, MAT8, MAT9,MAT9ORT and MAT10 is less than or equal to zero.	Lists the failing materials.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Material Nu is zero	Checks if Nu of MAT1, MAT8 and MAT9ORT is equal to zero.	Lists the failing materials.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Material is missing a card image	Checks for defined materials with no card image.	Lists the failing materials.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Unused properties	Checks for properties that are not assigned to a component or element.	Lists the failing properties.	Deletes unused properties.	Not supported.
Property is missing a card image	Checks for defined properties with no card image.	Lists the failing properties.	Not supported.	Opens the Properties tool.
PSHELL thickness is not defined	Checks if the property PSHELL thickness is less than or equal to zero.	Lists the failing properties.	Not supported.	Opens the Properties tool.
PCOMP thickness is not defined	Checks if the first thickness value of Property PCOMP array is less than or equal to zero. The first thickness value is mandatory.	Lists the failing properties.	Not supported.	Opens the Properties tool.
1D Prop beamsection mismatch	Checks if the 1D property and the beam section attached to it have the same area and area moments of inertia. A difference greater than 0.01 will fail the check.	Lists the failing properties.	Disassociates the beam section from the 1D property.	Not supported.
Empty components	Checks for components that do not contain elements.	Lists the failing components.	Deletes the empty components.	Not supported.
Empty assemblies	Checks if assemblies are empty.	Lists the empty assemblies.	Deletes the empty assemblies.	Not supported.
Empty sets	Checks if sets are empty.	Lists the empty sets.	Deletes empty sets.	Not supported.
Empty contact surfaces	Checks if contact surfaces are empty.	Lists the empty contact surfaces.	Deletes the empty contact surfaces.	Not supported.
Empty groups	Checks if groups are empty.	Lists empty groups.	Deletes empty groups.	Not supported.
Empty plys	Checks if plys are empty.	Lists the empty plys.	Deletes empty plys.	Not supported.
Empty load collectors	Checks if load collectors are empty.	Lists the empty load collectors.	Deletes empty load collectors.	Not supported.
Empty vector collectors	Checks if vector collectors are empty.	Lists the empty vector collectors.	Deletes the empty vector collectors.	Not supported.
Empty laminates	Checks if laminates are not having any ply.	Lists the empty laminates.	Deletes the empty laminates.	Not supported.
CONM1 with zero diagonal mass matrix values	Checks if the diagonal mass matrix values of CONM1 are less than or equal to zero.	Lists failing CONM1.	Not supported.	Opens the Elements tool.
CONM2 with zero mass	Checks if the mass of CONM2 is less than or equal to zero.	Lists failing CONM2.	Not supported.	Opens the Bars tool.
Orientation vector along axis vector
Element connectivity	Checks for shell elements connected by one or less nodes and solid elements connected by two or less nodes.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing elements.	Not supported.
Elements have a dependency	Checks for rigid elements that share independent nodes with other rigid elements.	Lists the failing elements.	Deletes the failing rigid elements.	Not supported.
Unused BeamSections	Checks if any beamsection defined in the model is unused.	Lists the failing beamsections.	Deletes the unused beamsections.	Not supported.
Unused sets	Checks if any sets are not used.	Lists unused sets.	Deletes unused sets.	Not supported.
Unused curves	Checks if any curves are not used.	Lists unused curves.	Deletes unused curves.	Not supported.
Unused systems	Checks if any systems in the model are not used.	Lists unused systems.	Deletes unused systems.	Not supported.
Unused laminates	Checks if any laminates in the model are not used.	Lists unused laminates.	Deletes unused laminates.	Not supported.
Unused plys	Checks if any plys in the model are not used.	Lists unused plys.	Deletes unused plys.	Not supported.
Unused vectors	Checks if any vectors in the model are not used.	Lists unused vectors.	Deletes unused vectors.	Not supported.
Loadcol has two or more different load types
Unused parameter
No slave nodes detected
Free 1D element nodes	Nodes at the free end(s) of 1D elements.	List the free nodes of 1D elements.	NA	Check the elements with free 1D and correct it.

Info

Name	Description	Result	Auto correction action	Manual correction action
Components share the same property	Checks for two or more components that have the same property assigned.	Lists the failing components.	Not supported.	Opens the Components tool.
Component does not have a property	Checks for components that contain elements but do not have any properties assigned.	Lists the failing components.	Not supported.	Opens the Components tool.