Elements

The Elements page in the Job Diagnostics dialog box displays information about regions of the model where problems with the element and material point calculations may be preventing Abaqus from finding a converged solution for an Abaqus/Standard step. Abaqus/Explicit displays information for the critical elements—the elements with the lowest stable time limits.

See Also
Viewing diagnostic output
In Other Guides
About Convergence and Time Integration Criteria
Common Difficulties Associated with Contact Modeling in Abaqus/Standard
Note:

Only a subset of the element and material point diagnostics written to the message and status files by Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit are accessible through the Job Diagnostics dialog box.

Select Highlight selections in viewport to locate elements in the current viewport. Your selections in the Element Diagnostics and Details fields determine the elements that Abaqus/CAE will highlight.