The solver encounters a degenerate Jacobian ratio or zero-volume element, causing a floating-point exception.
If you are reading this, you have likely been interrupted by a pop-up window that no ANSYS Mechanical user wants to see: “ansyswbuexe encountered a problem and needed to close. A diagnostic file has been written (new).” You have probably lost hours of simulation time, and the frustration is palpable. The solver encounters a degenerate Jacobian ratio or
ANSYS components (especially the HPC MPI libraries) get corrupted by antivirus software or incomplete updates. The solver encounters a degenerate Jacobian ratio or