


{"id":461005,"date":"2026-07-07T16:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/internal-error-cannot-plot-some-faces-in-set-as-the-number-of-nodes-is-too-high\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:47:08","slug":"internal-error-cannot-plot-some-faces-in-set-as-the-number-of-nodes-is-too-high","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/internal-error-cannot-plot-some-faces-in-set-as-the-number-of-nodes-is-too-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Error: Cannot plot some faces in set as the number of nodes is too high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am running a closed-cycle diesel combustion simulation in ANSYS Forte and successfully generated the <strong>.ftind<\/strong> file for all the requested crank angles.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When I open CFD-Post directly from Forte, I can plot contour variables on the domain surfaces without any issues.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/07-07-2026-1783442447-foto1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"839\" height=\"339\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/07-07-2026-1783442492-foto5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"482\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, when I create a plane and try to plot any variable on that plane, I receive the following error.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/07-07-2026-1783442567-foto6.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/07-07-2026-1783442605-foto7.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also tried creating a Volume Rendering of the velocity field, and it worked correctly.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/07-07-2026-1783442753-converted_image (1).jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"434\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can I resolve this issue?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best Regards,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elias Amancio&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-461005","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-forte","topic-tag-cfd-post","topic-tag-cfd-post-error","topic-tag-plotting-error-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_topic_id":["461005"],"_bbp_subscription":["504319"],"_bbp_author_ip":["206.42.19.82"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["461005"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-07-07 16:47:08"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_engagement":["504319"],"_btv_view_count":["69"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"elias-amancioiati-org-br"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/461005","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\/461005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}