Curved shell elements error [SOLVED]

Hi!

Any suggesgions on how to resolve this error message from the “Plate” component:

  1. Solution exception:Brep surface is not planar. This problem might occur due to tolerance error - if your model space is in millimeters try to change to meters.

I run in meters. The object concerned is an Untrimmed Surface originally generated with Sweep1.

Hi @Poja!

The reason for the error is that you are trying to use a non-planar surface. The picture shows a curved surface, but in FEM-Design only planar surfaces can be added to the model. If you are modelling a non-planar slab, try dividing the surface into smaller segments.

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