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Dipl.-Ing. Frank Faulstich
2025-06-10

FE Mesh Generation for Contact Solids with Different Surfaces in RFEM 5

In RFEM 5, I have modeled a contact solid with objects connected on both sides at different locations. An error message appears: "Error when generating FE mesh!"

Answer:

In this case, the following conditions must be met to generate the FE mesh:

  • Both contact surfaces must be modeled in parallel: All nodes, lines, and integrated objects must match, even if an object at one of the contact surfaces is not used.
Contact Solid
1 Contact Solid
  • In order to be able to generate an FE mesh while also taking into account any unused objects, activate the "Integrate unutilized objects into surfaces" option in the FE mesh settings.
Option "Integrate Unutilized Objects into Surfaces"
2 Option "Integrate Unutilized Objects into Surfaces"
Author

Mr. Faulstich is responsible for the quality assurance of the RFEM program and provides customer support.

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