PAM-CRASH 2G
Errors
| Name | Description | Result | Auto correction action | Manual correction action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id of component out of bounds | Checks if there are any component ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the components with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumbers tool. |
| Component missing material | Checks if the components with card image PART / are associated with the correct material based on their element content. | Lists all components that do not have the correct materials associated to them. | Not supported. | Opens the Components tool. |
| Component does not have a part card | Checks if the components defined in Altair HyperMesh are not assigned with card image PART / . | Lists all components that do not have a card image. | Not supported. |
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| Id of material out of bounds | Checks if there are any material ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the materials with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumbers tool. |
| Id of property out of bounds | Checks if there are any property ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the properties with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumbers tool. |
| Id of group out of bounds | Checks if there are any group ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the groups with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumbers tool. |
| Master entities of contacts/interfaces not defined or empty | Checks if there are any contact or interface entities defined in the model that do not have any entities referred or empty in the place of master. | Lists all contact or interface entities that do not have master entities defined. | Not supported. | Opens the Entity Editor of the contact. |
| Slave entities of contacts/interfaces not defined or empty | Checks if there are any contact or interface entities defined in the model that do not have any entities referred or empty in the place of slave. | Lists all contact or interface entities that do not have slave entities defined. | Not supported. | Opens the Entity Editor of the contact. |
| Slave nodes of contacts/interfaces in master surface | Checks if the slave nodes of contact or interface are also present in its master. | Lists all contacts that have slave nodes that are also present its master. | Not supported. | Opens the Entity Editor of the contact. |
| Id of element out of bounds | Checks if there are any element ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the elements with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumbers tool. |
| Duplicate 1D elements | Checks if two or more 1D elements are connected between the same nodes. | Lists all of the duplicate 1D elements. | Deletes failing elements. | Not supported. |
| Duplicate 2D elements | Checks if two or more 2D elements are connected between the same nodes. | Lists all of the duplicate 2D elements. | Deletes failing elements. | Not supported. |
| Duplicate 3D elements | Checks if two or more 3D elements are connected between the same nodes. | Lists all of the duplicate 3D elements. | Deletes failing elements. | Not supported. |
| Negative or zero volume of solids | Checks if a solid has negative volume associated with it. | Lists all of the solid elements with zero or negative volume. | Deletes failing elements. | Not supported. |
| Beam: 3 nodes aligned | Checks if the beam element nodes IDNOD1, IDNOD2 & IDNOD3 are on same line or co-linear. Or, if the axis node is along the orientation direction for a beam element. | Lists all beam element with an aligned 3rd node. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Master node in other Rigid elements | Checks if node referred in master entity is also referred in rigid entity. | Lists all of the rigid entities that share the node. | Not supported. | Opens the Rigid tool |
| Slave nodes in other Rigid elements | Checks if node referred in slave entity is also referred in rigid entity. | Lists all of the rigid entities that share the node. | Not supported. | Opens the Rigid tool |
| Rigid element master shares slave nodes | Checks if same node referred in both master and slave entity in rigid entity. | Lists all of the rigid entities that share the same node. | Not supported. | Opens the Rigid tool |
| Degenerated 4 node shells | Checks if quad (shell) element’s IDNOD2 and IDNOD3 shares same node IDs | Lists all of the quad (shell) elements that have IDNOD2 = IDNOD3 | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Zero slave nodes in Rigid elements | Checks if slave field of rigid entities have empty or zero nodes referred. | Lists all of the rigid entities that have empty slave field. | Not supported. | Opens the Rigid tool |
| Id of node out of bounds | Checks if there are any node ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the nodes with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumber tool. |
| Id of system out of bounds | Checks if there are any system ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the systems with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumber tool. |
| Id of system collector out of bounds | Checks if there are any system collector ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the system collectors with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumber tool. |
| Multiple Rigids or RBE3s sharing nodes | Checks RBODY and/or RBE3 elements sharing common nodes. | NA | RBODY with common nodes will be merged and RBE3 with common nodes will be merged. | |
| Id of curve out of bounds | Checks if there are any curve ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the curves with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumber tool. |
| Repeated X values in curve | Checks if any X coordinate (abscissa) values are repeated in FUNCT keyword. | Lists all curves defined in the model that have repeated X coordinate (abscissa) values. | Not supported. | Opens the Curve Editor. |
| Curve X values not ascending | Checks if X coordinate (abscissa) values are not in ascending order for FUNCT keyword. | Lists all curves defined in the model that have X coordinate (abscissa) values which are not in ascending order. | Not supported. | Opens the Curve Editor. |
| Curve has no point | Checks if there are no X coordinate (abscissa) and Y coordinate (ordinate) values in FUNCT keyword. | Lists all curves defined in the model that doesn’t have X (abscissa) & Y (ordinate) coordinates values. | Not supported. | Opens the Curve Editor. |
| Id of load out of bounds | Checks if there are any load ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the loads with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumber tool. |
| Id of loadcol out of bounds | Checks if there are any load collector ids that are either less than the min_limit or more than the max_limit of allowable ids in the ID Manager. | List all of the load collectors with ids outside of the limit. | Not supported. | Opens the Renumber tool. |
| Component does not have a part card | Checks if the components defined in Altair HyperMesh are not assigned with card image PART / . | Lists all components that do not have a card image. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
Warnings
| Name | Description | Result | Auto correction action | Manual correction action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty components | Checks if any components are empty (no Element and no Geometry). | Lists all empty components. | Deletes the component. | Not supported. |
| Component with zero or negative thickness | Checks if the PART with card image type SHELL, TSHEL, MEMBR have zero or negative element thickness (H). | Lists all components with zero or negative element thickness (H). | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| 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. |
| Free nodes in the model | Checks if the nodes in the model are free (not used by any elements). | Lists free nodes. | Deletes free nodes. | Not supported. |
| Unused properties | Checks if any properties are not referred/used in any of the keywords. | Lists all unused properties. | Deletes the property. | Not supported. |
| Unused curves | Checks if the defined curves (FUNCT & SECURE/FUNCT) in the model are not used/referred to in other keywords. | Lists all unused curves (FUNCT & SECURE/FUNCT) in the model. | Deletes unused curves. | Not supported. |
| Rigid element connected to only one part | Checks if slave nodes of rigid entity not connecting more than one component. | Lists all rigid entities which are connected to only one part. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Cascades of Rigid elements | Checks if any keywords that are mapped to rigids (RBODY, MTOCO, LINCO, NODCO and MBYSY_RIGID) share a slave node of other rigid entity master node. | Lists all rigid entities where slave node is also connected or shared to master node of other rigids | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Free 1D elements | Checks if 1D elements in model are free, that is elements whose nodes are not connected to valid entities. | Lists all 1D elements whose nodes are not connected to any FE entity. | Deletes failing elements. | Not supported. |
| Free Rigid elements | Checks if rigid entities in model are free, that is rigid (RBODY, MTOCO, LINCO, NODCO and MBYSY_RIGID) entities whose nodes are not connected to valid entities. | Lists all rigid entities whose nodes are not connected to any FE entity. | Deletes failing entities. | Not supported. |
| Free RBE3 elements | Checks if RBE3 (OTMCO) entities in model are free, that is rbe3 rigid entities whose nodes are not connected to valid entities. | Lists all RBE3 (OTMCO) rigid entities whose nodes are not connected to any FE entity. | Deletes failing entities. | Not supported. |
| Shell elements with negative thickness | Checks if the shell elements with card image type SHELL, TSHEL have zero or negative element thickness (H). | Lists all shell elements with zero or negative element thickness (H). | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Shell elements with thickness | Checks if the shell elements with card image type SHELL, TSHEL have non-zero elemental level thickness (H) assigned. | Lists all shell elements which have non-zero element thickness (H). | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Spring elements with zero length | Checks if the length of SPRING entities is zero. | Lists all springs which have zero length. | Deletes failing springs. | Not supported. |
| One slave node in Rigid elements | Checks if a rigid (RBODY, MTOCO, LINCO, NODCO and MBYSY_RIGID) entities has only one slave node defined. | Lists all rigids that have one node. | Not supported. | Opens the Rigid tool. |
| Element connectivity | Checks for shell elements connected by one or less nodes and solid elements connected by two or less nodes. | List of 2D and 3D elements with bad connectivity. | NA | Check the failed element and correct it |
| Unused materials | Checks if any materials are not referred/used in any of the keywords. | Lists all unused materials. | Deletes the material. | Not supported. |
| Material with zero or negative density | Checks if any materials have zero or negative density defined. | Lists all materials that have zero or negative density. | Not supported. | Opens the corresponding materials Card Image tool. |
| Material with zero or negative Young's modulus | Checks if any materials have zero or negative Young's Modulus defined. | Lists all materials that have zero or negative Young's Modulus. | Not supported. | Opens the corresponding materials Card Image tool. |
| Material with Poisson's ratio less than 0.001 | Checks if any materials have values less than 0.001 Poisson Ratio defined. | Lists all materials that have poisson ratio <0.001. | Not supported. | Opens the corresponding materials Card Image tool. |
| Material Solid with IMPLICIT flags under ISINT | Checks if any solid materials have implicit flags or legal values assigned. | Lists all solid materials that have implicit flags. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Unused parameters | Checks if there are unused parameters (PYVAR, PYFINC) in the model. | Lists all parameters which are not referenced by any other entity. | Deletes unused parameters. | Not supported. |
| Unused systems | Checks if any system (FRAME) defined in the model is unused/not referred to in other keywords. | Lists all unused systems. | Deletes unused systems. | Not supported. |
| Unused beamsections | Checks if any Beamsection defined in the model is unused. | Lists all unused Beamsections in the model. | Delete unused beamsections. | Not supported. |
| Contact with negative thickness (Hcont) | Checks if Hcont value is negative in CNTAC entity. | Lists all CNTAC entities that have negative Hcont value. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Slave nodes in multiple contacts/interfaces | Checks if the same node is used as slave in more than one CNTAC entity. | Lists all CNTAC entities that share the same slave nodes. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Transformation Sequence with empty transformations | Checks if the keyword TRSSEQ has references of TRSFM definitions. | Lists all TRSSEQ entities that do not have references to TRSFM definitions. | Delete empty TRSSEQ entities. | Opens the Position/Transformation GUI. |
Info
| Name | Description | Result | Auto correction action | Manual correction action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of defined materials | Checks for the number of defined materials. | Lists all defined materials. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of undefined materials | Checks for the number of undefined materials. | Lists all undefined materials. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of defined properties | Checks for the number of defined properties. | Lists all defined properties. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of undefined properties | Checks for the number of undefined properties. | Lists all undefined properties. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of Components | Checks for the number of components. | Lists all components. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of undefined Components | Checks for the number of undefined components. | Lists all undefined components. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of elements | Checks for the number of elements. | Lists all elements. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of groups | Checks for the number of groups. | Lists all groups. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of nodes | Checks for the number of nodes. | Lists all nodes. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Nodes not connected to elements | Checks if there are any nodes that are not connected to elements. | Lists all of the nodes in the model that are not connected to elements. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of defined curves | Checks for the number of defined curves. | Lists all defined curves. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of undefined curves | Checks for the number of undefined curves. | Lists all undefined curves. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of output blocks | Checks for the number of output blocks. | Lists all output blocks. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of defined Set GROUP/ keywords | Checks for the number of defined GROUP keywords (listed as sets). | Lists all defined GROUP/ keywords. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Number of undefined Set GROUP/ keywords | Checks for the number of undefined GROUP keywords (listed as sets). | Lists all undefined GROUP/ keywords. | Not supported. | Not supported. |