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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">GEOMCHECK </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Specifies Geometry Check Options </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Specifies tolerance values for (optional) finite element geometry tests.</p>
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                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Describer </b></p>
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                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Meaning </b></p>
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                     <p class="para_td">test_keyword </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">A keyword associated with the particular element geometry test. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/04ref64485_16.html#ref93403');return(false);">17-2. </a> for a list of acceptable selections. 
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                     <p class="para_td">tol_value </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Tolerance value to be used for the specified test. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/04ref64485_16.html#ref93403');return(false);">17-2. </a> for default values of the test tolerances. 
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                     <p class="para_td">n </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">The maximum number of messages that will be produced.  The default is 100 messages for each element type.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/04ref64485_16.html#ref12745');return(false);">17-3. </a></p>
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                     <p class="para_td">FATAL </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Geometry tests that exceed tolerance values produce fatal messages. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/04ref64485_16.html#ref67078');return(false);">17-4. </a></p>
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                     <p class="para_td">INFORM </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Geometry tests that exceed tolerance values produce informative messages.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/04ref64485_16.html#ref67078');return(false);">17-4. </a></p>
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                     <p class="para_td">WARN </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Geometry tests that exceed tolerance values produce warning messages.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/04ref64485_16.html#ref67078');return(false);">17-4. </a></p>
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                     <p class="para_td">SUMMARY </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">A summary table of the geometry tests performed is produced.  No individual element information messages are output. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NONE </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">None of the optional element geometry tests will be performed. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The GEOMCHECK directive controls the number and severity of certain informational and warning messages produced by element matrix generation geometry checking operations.  Controls are currently available for the CQUAD4, CQUADR, CTRIA3, CTRIAR, CHEXA, CPENTA, CTETRA, CBAR and CBEAM elements only.  Multiple GEOMCHECK directives may be present.  Continuations are acceptable.</p>
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            <li><a name="ref93403"></a><p class="para_item">The following table summarizes the acceptable specifications for test_keyword. </p>
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                           <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Value Type </b></p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Q4_SKEW </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">30.0 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Skew angle in degrees </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Q4_TAPER </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.50 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Taper ratio </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Q4_WARP </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.05 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Surface warping factor </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Q4_IAMIN </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">30.0 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Minimum Interior Angle in degrees </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Q4_IAMAX </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">150.0 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Maximum Interior Angle in degrees </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">T3_SKEW </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">10.0 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Skew angle in degrees </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">T3_IAMAX </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">160.0 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Maximum Interior Angle in degrees </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">TET_AR </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">100.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Longest edge to shortest edge aspect ratio </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">TET_EPLR </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.50 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Edge point length ratio </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">TET_DETJ </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">| J | minimum value </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">TET_DETG </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">| J | minimum value at vertex point </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">HEX_AR </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">100.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Longest edge to shortest edge aspect ratio </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">HEX_EPLR </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.50 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Edge point length ratio </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">HEX_DETJ </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">| J | minimum value </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">HEX_WARP </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.707 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Face warp coefficient </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">PEN_AR </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">100.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Longest edge to shortest edge aspect ratio </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">PEN_EPLR </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.50 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Edge point length ratio </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">PEN_DETJ </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">| J | minimum value </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">PEN_WARP </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
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                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.707 </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Quadrilateral face warp coefficient </p>
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                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">BEAM_OFF </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.15 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">CBEAM element offset length ratio </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">BAR_OFF </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Real&ge;0.0 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">0.15 </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">CBAR element offset length ratio </p>
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               </table><br><p class="para_item">where: </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Test_keyword names starting with the characters Q4 are applicable to CQUAD4 and CQUADR elements.  Test_keyword names starting with the characters T3 are applicable to CTRIA3 and CTRIAR elements.  Test_keyword names starting with the characters TET_ are applicable to CTETRA elements.  Test_keyword names starting with the characters HEX_ are applicable to CHEXA elements.  Test_keyword names starting with the characters PEN_ are applicable to CPENTA elements. </p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Skew angle for the quadrilateral element is defined to be the angle between the lines that join midpoints of the opposite sides of the quadrilateral.  Skew angle for the triangular element is defined to be the smallest angle at any of the three vertices. </p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Interior angles are defined to be the angles formed by the edges that meet at the corner node of an element.  There are four for quadrilateral shapes and three for triangular shapes. </p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Taper ratio for the quadrilateral element is defined to be the ratio of the area of the triangle formed at each corner grid point to one half the area of the quadrilateral.  The largest of the four ratios is compared against the tolerance value.  It may be noted that as the ratio approaches 1.0, the shape approaches a triangle. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Surface warping factor for a quadrilateral is defined to be the distance of the corner points of the element to the mean plane of the grid points divided by the average of the element&rsquo;s diagonal lengths.  For flat elements (all of the grid points lie in a plane), this factor is zero. </p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">The edge point length ratio test is only performed for solid elements when edge node points exist.  The test evaluates the relative position of the edge node point along a straight line connecting the two vertex nodes of that edge.  Ideally, the edge point should be located on this line at a point midway between the two end points.  The default tolerance allows the edge node to be positioned anywhere between the two quarter points on this line.  In addition, the angles between the lines joining the edge node and the end points are determined.  If the angle is greater than 30&deg;, then the edge point length ratio test is considered violated and a diagnostic message will be generated if appropriate. </p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">The face warp coefficient test tolerance is the cosine of the angle formed between the normal vectors located at diagonally opposite corner points on each face surface.  This value is 1.0 for a face where all 4 corners lie in a plane.  The default tolerance allows angles of up to 45&deg; before a message is generated. </p>
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            <li><a name="ref12745"></a><p class="para_item">A single line summarizing the results of all tests for an element will be output if any of the geometry tests exceeds the test tolerance.  Only the first n of these messages will be produced.  A summary of the test results indicating the number of tolerances exceeded as well as the element producing the worst violation is also output.  If the SUMMARY keyword has been specified, only the summary table is produced and none of the single line element messages will be output. </p>
               <p class="para_item">Solutions which fail with numerical problems, i.e. negative jacobian, report differently based on the sign of MSGLIMIT. When troubleshooting a failed analysis, you may find it useful to switch between the following two strategies:</p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Value of MSGLIMIT</p>
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                           <p class="para_td">Meaning when numerical fatal errors occur</p>
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                           <p class="para_td">&gt; 0 (positive)</p>
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                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">If numerical problems are found, a FATAL ERROR message is generated without the offending element ID, the analysis terminates, but the GEOMCHECK criteria <em>is</em> processed and output for all elements.
                           </p>
                           <p class="para_td">This strategy works when only a few elements fail the GEOMCHECK. However, if there are hundreds or thousands of failures, diagnosing the critical elements could become difficult. In addition, the offending element ID may or may not have failed the GEOMCHECK criteria depending on the criteria you entered.</p>
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                           <p class="para_td">&lt; 0 (negative)</p>
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                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">If numerical problems are found, a FATAL ERROR message is generated which includes the offending element ID, the analysis terminates, yet GEOMCHECK <em>is not</em> processed for all elements.  The downside of using a negative MSGLIMIT is if the model contains multiple offending elements, the procedure of fixing/rerunning needs to be repeated until all offending elements have been corrected.
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            <li><a name="ref67078"></a><p class="para_item">When SUMMARY is not specified, each geometry test that exceeds the tolerance will be identified in the single line output summary by an indicator based on the specification for MSGTYPE.  For the FATAL option, the indicator is &ldquo;FAIL&rdquo;; for the INFORM option, it is &ldquo;xxxx&rdquo;; for the WARN option, it is &ldquo;WARN&rdquo;.  If the FATAL option is specified and any test fails, the run is terminated. </p>
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            <li>
               <p class="para_item">There are two categories of element checks in an NX Nastran solution:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">The system controlled checks will always occur whether GEOMCHECK is defined or not.  As the name implies, there is no user control to these checks. The system controlled checks will always produce a fatal error if an element is found which prevents the formulation of the finite element matrix.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">GEOMCHECK is the optional, user controlled check, and can optionally generate a fatal error if it finds an element which fails the user defined criteria. By default, GEOMCHECK does not produce fatal errors.</p>
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               <p class="para_item">The system controlled and user controlled checks are similar for elements like shells, but different for elements like solids. Be aware that when MSGTYPE=inform, GEOMCHECK may flag a poor quality element with an informational message, the element may pass the system check, and the solve may complete. MSGTYPE should be set appropriately if you expect fatal errors in these cases.</p>
               <p class="para_item">Fatal errors can also be forced by assigning a negative value to MSGLIMIT, for example, MSGLIMIT=-100. This is also useful since a specific &ldquo;FAIL&rdquo; message will be reported for each element failing the GEOMCHECK criteria.</p>
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               <p class="para_item">Set the tolerance for the CQUAD4 element skew angle test to 15.0 degrees and limit messages to 50. </p><pre class="indent">GEOMCHECK   Q4_SKEW=15.0,MSGLIMIT=50</pre></li>
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               <p class="para_item">Limit messages to 500 for each element type. </p><pre class="indent">GEOMCHECK  MSGLIMIT=500</pre></li>
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               <p class="para_item">Set the message type to fatal for CQUAD4 element taper tests. </p><pre class="indent">GEOMCHECK  Q4_TAPER,MSGTYPE=FATAL</pre></li>
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               <p class="para_item">Request summary table output only using default tolerance values. </p><pre class="indent">GEOMCHECK  SUMMARY</pre></li>
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