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How to resolve issue when CFX-Pre fails to start for warning message about “ExternalPhysicsQueries”?

Tagged: 2019 R3, cfx, fluid-dynamics, General - CFX
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:57 am
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      The error message shown below can occur when some preferences for CFX-Pre have been corrupted. To resolve the issue change the name of the directory C:Users.cfx into a different name and start a new CFX-Pre session. Error message: > cfx5pre Warning: ExternalPhysicsQueries – attempt to register ExternalPhysicsInterface more than once! DependencyStore::getParamValueDef – no data to match requested context (/LIBRARY/USER LOCATION DEFINITIONS/USER LINE/POINT DEFINITION) for parameter named Profile Name. signal 22 was caught: abort Warning! CFX-PRE exited with return code 1

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