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If the meshes were correct ,Open the 2012 model in RSA 2016 and freeze all the meshes , if you hadn´t already done that.
Rafael Medeiros
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It´s not that simple .
For example, the model has a retangular panel with 3mm X 6565mm dimensions with a 2,75mm thickness and a 2cm mesh size.
It also has solid circular bars with 1mm diameter and 1mm of lenght. I guess they are used as contact elements ( compression only truss bars)
What kind of structure is that , so we can help you better in the modelling process?
Rafael Medeiros
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You are correct, the 1mm bars are to repersent contact memebers.
What I am trying to model is a steel transom with the eccentric load from the glass setting on the front edge. The transom spans the 6.705m but its only the begining of a model as I will need stiffer connections at the ends and some kind of truss etc for such a large span.
See below
Can some one please review and see where I am making the mistake or is it an error in 2016.
"Colouring issue" because of small width of panels. This is my guess.
Rafal Gaweda
When I do the same steps as you I still get the wrong mesh between panels 3 and 4. See below image of Front view you can see mesh not correct. Is yours the same??
Corected model attached
(Select these nodes and run detailed correction to line to upper edge ; additionally : nodes 31 104do116K4 359 426do435K3 were not recognized by meshing panel 12 so I added lines between them to mesh correctly panel 12 with these nodes)
Rafal Gaweda
I have isolated the part of the structure where you defined these compression only bars and applied fixed supports at the outer ends of them. You can see that there is no convergence either and the simple reason is that under self-weight they have to transfer tension to keep the structure stable which they as being compression only can't do. Are you sure that you want them to be compression only rather than tension only?
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Artur Kosakowski
Please look at the picture I attached to my previous answer and focus on the vertical compression bars e.g. the ones between nodes 2106 and 2017 as well as 2010 and 2011. Assuming that thy represent the vertical bolts
they should be tension only bars. In other words if you look at the model I attached and you remove these short vertical bars (as they are compression only and self-weight acts downwards causing tension in them) as they are not going to work what would restrain the model against the vertical movement?
If you set them as tension only and keep the horizontal (bolts) as compression only the analysis will converge.
Artur Kosakowski
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