‘unable to attach Geometry’ and ‘The geometry editor colsed abnormally’

- February 12, 2019 at 10:56 am
  
  ak22
  Subscriber
  
  In ansys 19.2 after drawing geometry (surface), when i close ansys dosen't tick mark green against geometry. If I import it, it does tick mark green but after opening model there is error unable to attach geometry.
  
  I tried solutions of similar threads but none of it worked. Please help
  
  System.Exception: Unable to attach to geometry file C:UsersangarDocumentsansys2dbar.scdoc. Unable to attach geometry.
     at Ansys.Simulation.Core.Commands.RefreshModel.ExecuteCommand(IFullContext context)
     at Ansys.Addins.Infrastructure.CommandUtilities.CommandHelper.Execute(IFullContext context)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.CommandWorkUnit.executeInContext(CommandContext subContext, IExecutionEngineCallback tracer)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.BaseWorkUnit.doExecute(IExecutionEngineCallback executionEngine, CommandContext subContext)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.BaseWorkUnit.Execute(IExecutionEngineCallback executionEngine, Boolean dontCatchExceptions)
  --- Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandFailedException: Unable to attach to geometry file C:UsersangarDocumentsansys2dbar.scdoc. Unable to attach geometry.
  CommandName: Mechanical.RefreshModel(Container="Model", RemainingContainers=[])
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandAsyncResult.RethrowFailureException(Exception e)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandAsyncResult.Wait(Int32 milliSecondsTimeout, Boolean exitContext)
     at Ansys.ProjectSchematic.Commands.RefreshCommand.RefreshComponents(IFullContext context, IEnumerable`1 componentsToRefresh, Boolean refreshUnfulfilled)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.CommandWorkUnit.executeInContext(CommandContext subContext, IExecutionEngineCallback tracer)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.BaseWorkUnit.doExecute(IExecutionEngineCallback executionEngine, CommandContext subContext)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.BaseWorkUnit.Execute(IExecutionEngineCallback executionEngine, Boolean dontCatchExceptions)
  --- Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandFailedException: Unable to attach to geometry file C:UsersangarDocumentsansys2dbar.scdoc. Unable to attach geometry.
  CommandName: RefreshComponent(Component="/Schematic/Component:Model")
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandAsyncResult.RethrowFailureException(Exception e)
     at Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandAsyncResult.Wait(Int32 milliSecondsTimeout, Boolean exitContext)
     at Ansys.ProjectSchematic.Commands.RefreshComponentCommand.InvokeAndWait(IProtectedContext context, DataReference Component)
     at Ansys.Simulation.GUI.EditModelBase.InvokeEditModelOperation(GuiOperationContext context, IGuiOperation guiOperation, DataContainerReference dcr)
     at Ansys.UI.GuiOperationContext.Invoke(GuiOperationMetaData operationData)
     at Ansys.UI.UIManager.InvokeOperationCore(String pseudoname, OperationDelegate callback, Boolean allowOSMessages, Boolean coreTransaction, Boolean deferredRefreshOnly)
- February 12, 2019 at 1:49 pm
  
  Keyur Kanade
  Ansys Employee
  
  can you please insert images. it is not clear to me if you are closing spaceclaim or ansys.
- February 12, 2019 at 3:18 pm
  
  ak22
  Subscriber
  
  after closing spaceclaim only
- February 12, 2019 at 7:15 pm
  
  Fernando Torres
  Subscriber
  
  Hi , change analysis from '3d' to '2d' and check if it makes any difference. Thanks.
- February 13, 2019 at 5:00 am
  
  ak22
  Subscriber
  
  its solved by changing extension from sdoc to igs
  
  thanks
- February 13, 2019 at 5:27 am
  
  Keyur Kanade
  Ansys Employee
  
  good.
  
  please mark this as 'is solution' to help others on forum.