Convergence issue with nlgeom

You should avoid this material overlap using offset or just translation of the skins:

Tie constraints take the shell thickness into account.

However, rigid body constraints used with shells and Nlgeom are a known cause of non-convergence: Known CalculiX limitations

So you should avoid one of those ingredients. Usually the best way is to replace shells with equivalent solid layers. Or to replace rigid body constraints.

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