{"id":392994,"date":"2024-11-06T14:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T14:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/butt-weld-in-ansys\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T14:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T14:22:32","slug":"butt-weld-in-ansys","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/butt-weld-in-ansys\/","title":{"rendered":"Butt Weld in Ansys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi!&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I&#8217;m trying to simulate a butt welding in a coupler-tube joint including TAZ.&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/06-11-2024-1730902250-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;br&gt;When I attempted to create the welded joint, I encountered the error shown in the image. I used edges and faces to define the weld. I also tried the midsurfaces method, but the geometry is quite complex, so it didn&#8217;t work in this case.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/06-11-2024-1730902429-mceclip1.png\" \/>&lt;br&gt;This is the geometry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/06-11-2024-1730902539-mceclip2.png\" \/>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The butt welding that I need to simulate with a 2mm bevel.&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Could anyone help me resolve this issue? I&#8217;m facing difficulties with creating the welded joint including ZAT, and any guidance on how to fix the error would be greatly appreciated!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cheers&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-392994","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansysworkbench-ansys-staticstructural","topic-tag-ansys","topic-tag-cylindricaljoint-1","topic-tag-joint","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-static-structural","topic-tag-weld","topic-tag-weld-defining","topic-tag-welding"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["479184","436953"],"_bbp_author_ip":["190.196.156.37"],"_btv_view_count":["447"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_topic_id":["392994"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["436953","479184"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["1"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["393063"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["393063"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-11-06 20:15:30"]},"test":"jorge-sepulveda-xlglobal-komatsu"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/392994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/392994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}