*.sim database file error

[DanStro]

I am trying to run a coupled temp-displacement model in 2019 standard (i.e. not explicit) and I am getting an error saying that the 'sim' file cannot be opened. The specific error is: "SIM database file cannot be opened - No such file: C:\Abaqus Work (Current)\_Practice\Reflx\Tmp_59888_3DSymm.sim (code 1013): C:\Abaqus Work (Current)\_Practice\XXX\XXX.sim". One weird thing about this error is that the file is listed twice, but that might just be a quirk of how the error trapping is coded so I am not sure if I should read anything into it. For completeness, the .sim file does not exist so the error is right. I am just not sure why it is looking for one because as far as I can tell .sim files are only used for files that have restart defined or are linear perturbations steps. But this is neither of those.

No message file [highlight is created and the dat and log files don't have anything in them pertaining to this problem.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so, is there a fix?

Any help is appreciated.
Dan

 

[FEA way]

These files are also used for substructures. Anyway you should check your INP file to make sure that there are no commands calling for such file.

 

[DanStro]

Yeah I saw that too but I forgot to put that in the post. I am not using them, to be honest I am not even sure I know how to set something up to use them, but it is a good idea to check the input file to make sure.