Hello,

I'm attempting to run an analysis; a simple tension test of a bar with one end fixed and the other end controlled by a displaced node with a kinematic constraint to the surface. I'm using the parallel=domain option on my simulation and am splitting the domain across 8 CPUs. My understanding is that the domain decomposition requires all nodes involved in a kinematic constraint to lie within the same domain; however, when I adjust the domain via the *DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION, METHOD=RCB, RCB DIRECTION = **" command in the input file, the analysis still runs successfully. I've tried adjusting the RCB direction to be both parallel and perpendicular to the surface, but the analysis still runs successfully every time. This analysis is being used to troubleshoot a more complicated simulation, so I'm hoping to recreate the error on the simple model to understand how to fix it on the more complicated model. 

Does anyone have any experience with utilizing domain decomposition and kinematic constraints? Additionally, is there a way to view or manipulate the decomposed domains within the CAE file? I would appreciate any help!