| T2217 | WARNING: T2217 | UNABLE TO DEFINE ELEMENT ORIENTATION FOR elemtype ELEMENT id |
| Cause: | The specified element definition is not valid or is highly irregular. | |
| Action: | Check the element connectivity and grid point coordinates. If the element is a rod, bar, or beam, check that the end nodes are not collocated. If the element is a gap, bar, or beam, check that the element y-axis orientation vector is not parallel to the element x-axis. | |
| Remarks: | See Autodesk Nastran Reference Guide, Section 4, Bulk Data, for entry format. |