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Can anyone help me with this error?

H4yzeus

Student
Jan 31, 2025
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I am trying to create a simple indentation simulation but I keep getting this error below.



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Abaqus Learning Edition 2024 Date 31-Jan-2025 Time 14:34:51




PROCESSING PART, INSTANCE, AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION
*******************************************************


***ERROR: in keyword *RIGIDBODY, file "Job-1.inp", line 1660: Unknown assembly
set B_SET-1
***NOTE: DUE TO AN INPUT ERROR THE ANALYSIS PRE-PROCESSOR HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
INTERPRET SOME DATA. SUBSEQUENT ERRORS MAY BE CAUSED BY THIS OMISSION

END PROCESSING PART, INSTANCE, AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION
***********************************************************




OPTIONS BEING PROCESSED
***************************


*Heading
*Element, type=C3D8R
*Elset, elset="ASSEMBLY_Test plate-1_SET-1"
*Elset, elset=ASSEMBLY_SET-3
*Elset, elset=ASSEMBLY__SLAVE_S3
*material, name=MATERIAL-1
*elastic
*plastic
*solidsection, elset="ASSEMBLY_Test plate-1_SET-1", material=MATERIAL-1
*solidsection, elset="ASSEMBLY_Test plate-1_SET-1", material=MATERIAL-1
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1

***ERROR: ELEMENT SET ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1 HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE
*surface, type=ELEMENT, name=ASSEMBLY_SLAVE
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1

***ERROR: ELEMENT SET ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1 HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE
*surface, type=ELEMENT, name=ASSEMBLY_SLAVE
*surface, type=ELEMENT, name=ASSEMBLY_SLAVE
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE

***ERROR: THE MAIN SURFACE ASSEMBLY_MASTER DOES NOT EXIST.
*surfaceinteraction, name=INTPROP-1
*surfacebehavior, pressure-overclosure=HARD
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE

***ERROR: THE MAIN SURFACE ASSEMBLY_MASTER DOES NOT EXIST.
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE

***ERROR: THE MAIN SURFACE ASSEMBLY_MASTER DOES NOT EXIST.
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1
*surfaceinteraction, name=INTPROP-1
*friction
*surfacebehavior, pressure-overclosure=HARD
*surfaceinteraction, name=INTPROP-1
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1

***ERROR: ELEMENT SET ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1 HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1
*boundary
*boundary
*boundary, amplitude=AMP-1
*boundary
*boundary
*boundary, amplitude=AMP-1
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE

***ERROR: THE MAIN SURFACE ASSEMBLY_MASTER DOES NOT EXIST.
*surfaceinteraction, name=INTPROP-1
*contactpair, interaction=INTPROP-1, type=SURFACETOSURFACE

***ERROR: THE MAIN SURFACE ASSEMBLY_MASTER DOES NOT EXIST.
*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1

***ERROR: THE ELEMENT SET ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1 (USED TO DEFINE A RIGID BODY) WAS
NOT FOUND.



END OF USER INPUT PROCESSING



JOB TIME SUMMARY
USER TIME (SEC) = 0.10
SYSTEM TIME (SEC) = 0.0
TOTAL CPU TIME (SEC) = 0.10
WALLCLOCK TIME (SEC) = 0
 
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"*rigidbody, refnode=ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSET12, elset=ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1

***ERROR: ELEMENT SET ASSEMBLY_B_SET-1 HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED"

doesn't that say it all ? you have several "elset" definitions, but none are this one.
 
It appears to mean that there is an assembly named B and there should be a set of constraints or surfaces or some other thing that is in it called "set 1."

Sometimes things like this happen when a clever user decides to rename things but not save the top level and all lower levels of the assembly that are affected by the name change.
 
start learning the code by reading the manual, doing the tutorials, watching YT videos.
 

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