{"id":460637,"date":"2026-07-02T09:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/static-structural-analysis-solves-in-refine-mode-but-fails-in-explore-mode\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:53:10","slug":"static-structural-analysis-solves-in-refine-mode-but-fails-in-explore-mode","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/static-structural-analysis-solves-in-refine-mode-but-fails-in-explore-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Static Structural Analysis Solves in Refine Mode but Fails in Explore Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

<h6 class=”PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer” data-start=”247″ data-end=”259″><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Hi everyone,<\/span><\/h6><h6 data-start=”261″ data-end=”401″><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>I am working on a drone (MQ-9 Reaper) model in Ansys Discovery 2026 R1 and have encountered an issue with the structural simulation.<\/span><\/h6><h6 style=”text-align: justify;” data-start=”261″ data-end=”401″><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Simulation Setup<\/span><\/h6><ul data-start=”424″ data-end=”847″><li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”4fahlp” data-start=”424″ data-end=”462″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Analysis Type: Static Structural<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”z5o3b7″ data-start=”463″ data-end=”509″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Geometry: Single solid body (STEP model)<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”807ged” data-start=”510″ data-end=”545″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Material: Aluminum Alloy 6061<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”l4nwme” data-start=”546″ data-end=”603″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Supports: Fixed Support applied to the landing gear<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”rlfjxg” data-start=”604″ data-end=”758″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Loads:<\/span><\/h6><ul data-start=”619″ data-end=”758″><li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”1otetv9″ data-start=”619″ data-end=”670″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Right wing distributed force = 333 N (upward)<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”e6eyjy” data-start=”673″ data-end=”723″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Left wing distributed force = 333 N (upward)<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”98o0hj” data-start=”726″ data-end=”758″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Motor mount thrust = 240 N<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”lwkp5q” data-start=”759″ data-end=”805″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Gravity: Applied in the -Y direction<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”1dehtp9″ data-start=”806″ data-end=”847″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Model Mass: Approximately 63 kg<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

<h6 data-section-id=”76iehr” data-start=”849″ data-end=”858″><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>Issue<\/span><\/h6><ul data-start=”859″ data-end=”981″><li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”wz3j6″ data-start=”859″ data-end=”915″><h5><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>The simulation solves successfully in Refine Mode.<\/span><\/h5><\/li>\n

<li style=”font-size: 10pt;” data-section-id=”1904se6″ data-start=”916″ data-end=”981″><h6><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>The same simulation fails in Explore Mode with the message:<\/span><\/h6><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

<p data-start=”985″ data-end=”1054″><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”><em data-start=”985″ data-end=”1054″>”An error has occurred while solving. Review the simulation setup.”<\/em><\/span><\/p><h6 data-start=”1056″ data-end=”1121″><span style=”font-size: 10pt;”>There are no detailed solver messages indicating the exact cause.<\/span><\/h6><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-460637","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27789"],"_bbp_topic_id":["460637"],"_bbp_subscription":["659032","3452"],"_bbp_author_ip":["183.82.43.170"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["460968"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["460968"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-07-07 09:08:49"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["659032","3452"],"_btv_view_count":["95"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"bhavani-chauhan-intcadfem-ai"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/460637","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\/460637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}