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Improperly Connected Idealizations
These problems are often caused by idealizations that are not connected to the rest of the model or not connected to adjacent idealizations.
Beams are connected when they share common endpoints. Shells are connected when they share a common edge and the endpoints of that edge. Solids are connected when they share a common face and the edges and endpoints of that face.
Beams are best connected to shells when the beam and shell share a common edge and the endpoints of that edge. Shells are best connected to solids when the shell and solid share a common face and the edges and endpoints of that face.
Two adjacent shells that share two points but no common edge can cause an error.
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