# Error message - hybrid bolt generation

**URL:** <https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/error-message-hybrid-bolt-generation/1415>\
**Category:** 3DEC\
**Tags:** tips, suggestions\
**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/error-message-hybrid-bolt-generation/1415 "2024-04-22T07:43:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Thiru28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@Thiru28](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Thiru28)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/error-message-hybrid-bolt-generation/1415/1 "2024-04-22T07:43:47Z")

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Hi There,

I am getting the following error message (see below screenshot) when generating hybrid bolt using the ‘sel hybrid create by-line’ command. Your advice and help to resolve this issue is much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![jhazzard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@jhazzard](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/jhazzard)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/error-message-hybrid-bolt-generation/1415/2 "2024-04-22T12:19:36Z")

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Another user had this problem and was able to resolve it by solving before installing bolts. I am unable to reproduce this with simple models. If you could send your data file, that would be great ([3decsupport@itascacg.com](mailto:3decsupport@itascacg.com))

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**Author:** ![Thiru28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@Thiru28](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Thiru28)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/error-message-hybrid-bolt-generation/1415/3 "2024-04-22T22:40:18Z")

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Thanks @jhazzard,

Sure, I will send the data and command files to the support team. For your information, I used two methods to install the bolts: 1) directly importing dxf files and creating the bolt elements and 2) a fish code to create elements. For these methods, I did not solve the model and was only trying to see the bolts being installed with each advance.