Gravity or friction coefficients set to zero or negative in mechset.ini . Fix: Check the gravity_magnitude line. A value of 0 tells Creo you are in zero-G, which is fine, but if combined with friction, the solver fails to converge.
[Defaults] AnalysisType=Static UnitSystem=BIN (inch, lb, s, F) mechset.ini
[Paths] TempDir=C:\SIM_TEMP MatLib=C:\ANSYS\lib\materials.db Gravity or friction coefficients set to zero or
[CONTACT] static_friction_coeff = 0.3 dynamic_friction_coeff = 0.25 penalty_factor = 1.0 which is fine
; mechset.ini - Basic configuration for ANSYS Mechanical APDL [Memory] TotalWorkspace=4096 DatabaseSize=1024
Sets user preferences for new sessions.