Hi all,

I am hoping someone can help. I've got an assembly that isbasically a multipiece wedge. I'm running a standard linear staticstudy. The base block has a pocket that houses two sliding piecesinside. The two sliding pieces have complimentary angles. Onesliding piece sticks out the side of the base block and the othersticks out the top of the base block. So, when you push the sidewedge inwards it forces the top wedge up. There is a screw thatthreads into the top of the base block that resists the top piecefrom moving up. I want to put a load on the side wedge and see atwhat point the screw fails. I have set the global contact to NoPenetration to allow the pieces to interact but not be weldedtogether. Then set a bonded local contact set between the threadedportion of the screw and the tapped hole that it is threaded into.There is a plate that holds all of this assembly together and isinvolved in the study. I used bolt connectors where it is attached.When I run the study I keep getting the "Equilibrium is notachieved" error. Any ideas what is causing my study to fail? Iwould think I should be able to run this as linear because as longas the screw doesn't catastrophically fail none of the moving partsshould move very far. In other words, I don't think it needs to belarge displacement mode (I could be wrong). I appreciate any inputyou guys have. Please see attached picture for the error.

Thanks,
AaronSolidworksSimulation