Rfem - 5 Manual

The difference between a model that "runs" and a model that is "correct" is usually 10 specific pages of the RFEM 5 manual that nobody else bothered to read.

But six months later, you encountered the problem . A hyperstatic shell structure wasn't converging. A buckling analysis gave you a mode shape that made no physical sense. Or worse, the results looked perfect, but the reactions were off by 40%. rfem 5 manual

The manual introduces the concept of FE Mesh Refinement . Most users use "Global Refinement" (smaller elements everywhere). This is computationally stupid. The difference between a model that "runs" and