The Pitagora software uses the Microsap solver in various versions.
The typical error 5 occurs when the number of max elements that are 20 for the demo version and 400 for the editorial version has been exceeded.
Category: faq-pitagora
Solver start
The Microsap solver has a limit of 256 characters for the string that defines the path to the calculation file.
Using very long paths may not allow the start of the solution
32-bit version limit
The software has a limit due to 32-bit memory. With a few load combinations you can get to several thousand elements, but with many combinations, the limit can be lowered significantly