{"id":460551,"date":"2026-06-30T13:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/rigid-bodies-with-hinges-to-calculate-hinge-loads\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:21:24","slug":"rigid-bodies-with-hinges-to-calculate-hinge-loads","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/rigid-bodies-with-hinges-to-calculate-hinge-loads\/","title":{"rendered":"Rigid bodies with hinges to calculate hinge loads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hello everyone, I came across a short YouTube tutorial about AQWA at <a title=\"autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/link.wtturl.cn\/?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTcLgRuOOSR0&amp;scene=im&amp;aid=497858&amp;lang=zh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TcLgRuOOSR0<\/a>.&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The video demonstrates that AQWA allows a hull to be split into two or multiple segments. Hinge joints are used to replicate structural deformations, and time-domain simulations can output loads acting on each joint. However, I keep encountering an error message when running my own simulations:&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;ABORTING- SOLUTION DIVERGED ON STRUCTURE 2 in X-Surge at time=0.00 step&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I would like to ask if this modelling approach is viable. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to responses from experienced practitioners.&lt;br&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/30-06-2026-1782825663-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-460551","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-aqwa-errors","topic-tag-joints-ansys-aqwa-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_topic_id":["460551"],"_bbp_subscription":["704625"],"_bbp_author_ip":["240e:3b4:f196:1490:c92f:75d:71e5:3d28"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["460551"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-06-30 13:21:24"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_engagement":["704625"],"_btv_view_count":["30"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"2531568171qq-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/460551","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\/460551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}