Warns that the selected part cannot be exported for FEA.
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Ribbon: Dynamic Simulation tab  Results panel Output Grapher and click Export to FEA.  Select a part that is not supported for export to FEA.
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The following message appears:
Export to FEA is not supported for occurrences which are in weld groups, or affected by assembly features or contact forces.
Occurrences Blocked shows the parts for which data cannot be exported for FEA for one of the following reasons:
- The part is in a weld group.
Simulation data for parts in a weld group cannot be exported to either AIP Stress Analysis or ANSYS Simulation for FEA currently. This behavior is because Dynamic Simulation does not compute efforts inside a weld group, reducing simulation time.
Your Options: You can remove the part from the weld group and use standard joints to link it to the group. At least one of those standard joints must be a welding joint. This option enables export for FEA, but slows down the simulation when manually converting constraints to joints. If Automatically Convert Constraints to Standard Joints option is on, the welded joint happens automatically. This needs to be done before running the simulation and before selecting the time steps in the Output Grapher.
- The part is affected by assembly features.
Simulation data for parts affected by assembly features cannot currently be exported to either Stress Analysis or ANSYS for FEA. This behavior is because Stress Analysis considers only part files, not assembly files, but assembly features are stored in assembly files.
Your options: If you can, delete the assembly features and duplicate their effect with part features. Otherwise, there is no workaround.
- The part is affected by contact forces.
Simulation data for parts affected by contact forces cannot currently be exported to either Stress Analysis or ANSYS for FEA. This behavior is because contact forces are applied on moving points, but Stress Analysis analyzes only forces on faces or stationary points.
Your options: There is no workaround.
- The part is in a subassembly.
This situation is like the situation of a part in a weld. Simulation data for parts in a subassembly cannot currently be exported to either Stress Analysis or ANSYS for FEA. This behavior is because Dynamic Simulation does not compute efforts inside subassemblies so that simulation time is reduced.
Your options: You can remove the part from the subassembly and use standard joints to link it to the group. At least one of those standard joints must be a welding joint. This option enables export for FEA, but slows down the simulation.