Article - CS272536

Unable to mesh, run analyses, or design studies when working directory contains characters other than alphanumeric and underscore in Creo Simulate and Creo Parametric

Modified: 23-Jul-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Simulate 4.0 M030 to 9.0
  • Creo Parametric 2.0 to 12.4
  • Creo+

Description

  • Working directory path containing special or reserved characters causes the following error message:
    • The current working directory contains characters other than alphanumeric and underscore. You cannot mesh, run analysis or design studies for this model. Specify an alternative path.
  • Similar messages with the same cause and resolution
    • The directory path where this model is stored contains characters other than alphanumeric and underscore. You cannot mesh, run analysis or design studies. Specify an alternative path.
    • The directory path where this model is stored contains characters other than alphanumeric and underscore. You cannot create a mesh. Specify an alternative path.
    • The directory path where this model is stored contains characters other than alphanumeric and underscore. You can open the model in Creo Simulate. However, you cannot create a mesh. Do you want to continue into Creo Simulate?
  • Workspace name containing 2 byte characters
    • Two byte characters are often used in large character sets, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
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