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What does error code 18 represent? *** ERROR *** CP = 1451.967 TIME= 08:13:08 An error has occurred in the Distributed Sparse Matrix Solver while factoring the matrix. Error code = 18. Please send the data leading to this operation to your technical support provider, as this will allow ANSYS, Inc to improve the program.

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      This error code 18 is a write error. This could occur due to permission issues, network communication problems at the time of the write, or even a virus scanner checking the file at the time of the solve. However, in the majority of cases, this error occurs due to disk space being full – either the total drive space or the allocated space within the user account folder (Scratch directory). Please make sure that you have adequate hard disk space available for the run. A rough guideline for required space can be found at the following link in the Ansys help: https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/v194/ans_per/perlineqsolv.html If one can confirm that there is enough disk space, first determine if the analysis will solve w/o error in Shared Memory Processing (SMP) mode (i.e., Uncheck Distributed Solution under Tools>Solve Process Settings>Distribute Solution). If this solves, then the user can also try Distributed Memory Processing (DMP) mode as well.