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However, after a few minutes the solver would stop and I&#8217;d run into a few warnings and an error they read:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Warnings:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>One or more contact pairs are detected with a friction value greater than 0.2. If convergence problems arise, switching to an unsymmetric Newton Raphson option may aid in convergence.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>One or more contact pairs exceeds contact small sliding assumption, check your results carefully.&nbsp; Consider using Large Deflection or turning off Small Sliding on the offending contact pair(s).&nbsp; You may select the first offending pair via RMB on this warning in the Messages window.&nbsp; Additionally, you can use the &ldquo;Number With Too Much Sliding&rdquo; Contact Results Tracker to locate any additional pairs.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The unconverged solution (identified as Substep 999999) is output for analysis debug purposes. Results at this time should not be used for any other purpose.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Error:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The solver engine was unable to converge on a solution for the nonlinear problem as constrained.&nbsp; Please see the Troubleshooting section of the Help System for more information.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>How do I fix this?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Here is the file for 2019 R2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-39756","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I am currently designing a brake rotor and running the analysis using frictional contacts. However, after a few minutes the solver would stop and I&#039;d run into a few warnings and an error they read: Warnings: One or more contact pairs are detected with a friction value greater than 0.2. 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