topic AutoGEM & Shell elements in 3D Part & Assembly Design https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/AutoGEM-Shell-elements/m-p/200152#M4012 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I have a comparatively larger assembly which fails while generating the mesh. As it consists of sheet-metal parts mostly I tried with shell elements but no success.</P><P>Will circular references in assembly affect AutoGEM process?</P><P>The model doesn't have any interference.</P><P>Also I'm getting a message saying "Detected degenerate boundary faces near the markers on the highlighted surfaces." which I couldn't understand.</P><P>Advice me how to proceed further.</P><P></P><P>--</P><P>Dhinesh</P><BR /><STRONG>This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist. </STRONG></BODY></HTML> Sat, 12 Dec 2020 11:43:38 GMT dm-3 2020-12-12T11:43:38Z AutoGEM & Shell elements https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/AutoGEM-Shell-elements/m-p/200152#M4012 Hi,I have a comparatively larger assembly which fails while generating the mesh. As it consists of sheet-metal parts mostly I tried with shell elements but no success.Will circular references in assembly affect AutoGEM process?The model doesn't have any interference.Also I'm Sat, 12 Dec 2020 11:43:38 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/AutoGEM-Shell-elements/m-p/200152#M4012 dm-3 2020-12-12T11:43:38Z