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  3. When writing out my mesh to plot3d format in ICEM, the translator fails with : Error Running ICEM CFD/CAE PLOT3D Interface 16.0.0 child killed: segmentation violation Is this a defect? What can I do to work around it?

When writing out my mesh to plot3d format in ICEM, the translator fails with : Error Running ICEM CFD/CAE PLOT3D Interface 16.0.0 child killed: segmentation violation Is this a defect? What can I do to work around it?

Tagged: 2020 R1, fluid-dynamics, icem-cfd, meshing, Solver output
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:58 am
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      This is a known issue when writing unformatted Plot 3D files out from ICEMCFD. The problem has been addressed and a fix will be in release V2020R2. A patch for releases 19.1- 2020R1 can be obtained from ANSYS Support

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