{"id":305282,"date":"2023-09-07T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/section-error-in-post-processing\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:14:09","slug":"section-error-in-post-processing","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/section-error-in-post-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"Section error in post processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I am attempting to complete the ICFD tutorials (i.e https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=egJ2dsekUHQ&amp;list=PLhM9_Av_eh25gP8R5GltI4gqzwWmgjsBU&amp;index=3 , https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wyyZgLPK1Ss&amp;list=PLhM9_Av_eh25gP8R5GltI4gqzwWmgjsBU&amp;index=4) but whenever I attempt to create a section plane as per the instructions in the videos, the section is in red with a *, like it&#8217;s undefined. I have completed all the required fields (position, normal, section type, even attempted to change clip type), but there&#8217;s no change. I am unsure what is wrong, and I cannot view the results of the simulation without sections. Is there something I am missing?&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/07-09-2023-1694084891-LSDYNA section error.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-305282","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-icfd-1","topic-tag-section-2","topic-tag-section-plane"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, I am attempting to complete the ICFD tutorials (i.e https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=egJ2dsekUHQ&amp;list=PLhM9_Av_eh25gP8R5GltI4gqzwWmgjsBU&amp;index=3 , https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wyyZgLPK1Ss&amp;list=PLhM9_Av_eh25gP8R5GltI4gqzwWmgjsBU&amp;index=4) but whenever I attempt to create a section plane as per the instructions in the videos, the section is in red with a *, like it&#039;s undefined. 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