Abaqus

Errors

Name	Description	Result	Auto correction action	Manual correction action
Property missing material
Component with solid 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 9 characters
Element ID exceeds 9 characters
Free 1D elements
Free 1D 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
RBE2 with constrained dependent nodes
Free Rigid elements
Free RBE3 elements
RBE3 dof connected to solid
MASS is applied on RBE3 independent node
Zero-length CONN3D2
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.
Common nodes of RBodies	Checks if the rigid entities have common nodes.	Lists all of the rigid entities with common nodes.	Not supported.	Opens the Rigid Link Creation tool.
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.
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.
Free mass elements
Free spring elements
Incomplete Contact Pair or Tie definition
Free Couplings	Checks if there are any free nodes on the couplings.
Common nodes in kinematic coupling	Checks if there are any common nodes across multiple couplings.
Mass is applied on distributed couplings	Checks if there is mass on the dependent node of the coupling.
Distributed coupling rotation dof connected to solid	Checks if the coupling is associated with dof456 connected to a solid.
Repeated X value in curve
NSM field not defined
MPC with free independent nodes
Beamsects with missing dimensions
Beam Property with Zero cross section area
Property card has NO material card	Checks for properties that are assigned to components or elements, but without a material reference.	Lists all properties that have no materials defined.	Not supported.	Opens the Properties tool
Pretension Manager Duplicate Nodes / Nset
Incomplete Rigid Body Definition
Reference node set in rigid body holding more than one node
Set referenced in multiple rigid body
Same Node referenced in multiple rigid body
Elements missing properties

Warnings

Name	Description	Result	Auto correction action	Manual correction action
Negative density	Checks if any materials have negative density defined.	Lists all of the materials that have negative density.	Not supported.	Opens the Card Image tool.
Negative Young's Modulus	Checks if any materials have negative Young's Modulus defined.	Lists all materials that have negative Young's Modulus	Not supported.	Opens the Card Image tool.
Negative Poisson Ratio	Checks if any materials have negative Poisson Ratio defined.	Lists all materials that have negative Poisson Ratio.	Not supported.	Opens the Card Image tool.
Poisson Ratio greater than 0.5	Checks if the Poisson Ratio value for any material is greater than 0.5.	Lists all materials that have Poisson Ratio greater than 0.5.	Not supported.	Opens the Card Image tool.
Unused materials	Checks for any materials that are not referenced by a property.	Lists the unused materials.	Deletes the unused materials.	Not supported.
Material Elasticity is not defined	Checks if Elasticity is defined for the material. This check is applicable for only Isotropic Elastic Material.	Lists materials with no Young's Modulus value.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool
Material density is not defined	Checks if density is defined for the material.	Lists materials with no density value.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Material Poisson Ratio is not defined	Checks if Poisson Ratio is defined for the material.	Lists materials with no Poisson Ratio value.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Material is missing a card image	Checks if the card image is selected for material.	Lists materials with no card image.	Not supported.	Opens the Materials tool.
Unused properties	Checks for properties not used in the model.	Lists the properties that are not used	Deletes the unused properties.	Not supported.
Property is missing a card image
Shell Section thickness is not defined
Shell Section Composite Thickness is not defined
1D Prop beamsection mismatch
Mass Property having zero mass	Checks for Mass elements with zero mass value.	Lists all Mass elements with zero mass value	Not supported.	Opens the Property tool.
Free mass elements	Checks for Mass elements with no property.	Lists all Mass elements with no property.	Not supported.	Opens the Property Creation tool.
Empty components	Checks for components that do not contain elements.	Lists the failing components.	Deletes the empty components.	Not supported.
Contact ghost elements have no base elements	Checks if the contact elements created for interface have a base element.	Lists all interface entities that have a contact element without its base element.	Not supported.	Opens the Interface tool, Add page.
Empty Group Surface	Checks if the surface in the group has elements.	Lists surface groups that are empty.	Not supported.	Opens the Interface tool.
Unused Sets	Checks if any sets are unused.	Lists the unused sets.	Deletes the empty sets.	Not supported.
Empty sets	Checks if the sets are empty.	Lists the empty sets.	Deletes the empty sets.	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 systems	Checks if any systems in the model are not used.	Lists the unused systems.	Deletes the unused systems.	Not supported.
Unused contact surface	Checks if the contact surface defined in the model is unused.	Lists all unused contact surfaces.	Deletes unused contact surfaces.	Not supported.
Unused BeamSections	Checks if any beam sections are unused.	Lists all the unused beam sections.	Deletes the unused beam sections.	Not supported.

Info

Name	Description	Result	Auto correction action	Manual correction action
Number of Material	Checks for the number of material entities in the model.	Lists all of the materials.	Not supported.	Not supported.
Number of Undefined Materials
Number of Properties	Checks for the number of property entities.	Lists all of the properties.	Not supported.	Not supported.
Number of Undefined Properties
Number of Comps	Checks for the number of component entities.	Lists all of the components.	Not supported.	Not supported.
Number of Groups	Checks for the number of group entities.	Lists all of the groups.	Not supported.	Not supported.
Number of Sets	Checks for the number of set entities in the model.	Lists all of the steps in the model.	Not supported.	Not supported.
Number of Steps	Checks for number of step entities in the model.	Lists all of the steps in the model.	Not supported.	Not supported.