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Error message while creating input files
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:47 pm
by bruznunez
Dear STKO team,
I have been trying to run a model of a reinforced masonry wall, but it gives me the following error message when trying to run the model: "writeTcl() missing 1 required positional argument: 'xobj'. I need your help to solve this problem.
kind regards,
BenjamÃn
Re: Error message while creating input files
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:31 am
by STKO Team
There are some errors in your model:
Try to fix these 2:
- Your geometry has some faces that cannot be meshed with structured quad mesh (they have more than 4 edges). If you want to keep it as it is, switch to unstructured triangular mesh, and choose a triangular shell element. Otherwise, cut your geometry to make it suitable for structured quad mesh:

- extra cuts.png (15.81 KiB) Viewed 507 times
- You are using a uniaxial section for an elastic timoshenko beam: it's not correct. You should either use an elastic section with an elastic beam, or a nonlinear section (for example fibers) with a nonlinear beam column
Fix those first, and let's see if there are other mistakes
Re: Error message while creating input files
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 9:30 am
by bruznunez
Hi STKO team,
I fixed the geometry problem and the problem with the top and bottom faces using a elastic membrane section in shell elements, but now apparently the problem is something else.
Re: Error message while creating input files
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 9:33 am
by bruznunez
sorry, i forgot the picture and the model but here is.
Re: Error message while creating input files
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:13 am
by kesavapraba
Hi, Your model works fine on my end. I use recent version of STKO v4.0 released yesterday. Please check the attached file. Use parallel version of OpenSees