How to minimize the .f06 file size?

[drexalves]

I started a static analysis, with about 190000 elements. The output request is only displacements and stress for a group. There are about 70 cases.
The result is a .f06 file with about 10GB!!! Is there something that I can do to minimize the .f06 file size?
Is there some checks that I can do to the model, to avoid this output file size?

Thanks,

 

[WKTaylor]

dexalves...

suggest You submit this question to the

Structural Engineers, "Finite Element Analysis engineering Forum"


Regards, Wil Taylor

 

[SWComposites]

Better yet post it on the Nastran forum under Engineering Computer Programs.

What are you doing with the. f06 file? reading it manually, or reading it into a post-processor? if the latter it is probably better to output the data into a binary file.

 

[40818]

As an answer, no.
The massive files your generating are down to the amount of differing cases on the same run. Do a couple of runs will give you more files but smaller. Also maybe just running grouos of interest instead of a whole model will help.

 

[GregLocock]

That's a pretty small model, my laptop would be dead if each run created a 140 MB file.

Cheers

Greg Locock

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