restart analysis

[navigator30]

Hi guys,

can anyone explain to me how to restart an explicit-analysis? What I do is:

-take the original Input file with all the steps and loads, upload it into CAE
-then go to load module, and input in the field dialog box an initial state from the aborted calculation
-then write a new input file and submit it.

Is that the right way? Or do I have to do something different. - It's that the analysis is taking quite long time to run but does not give me any new results.

Thanx for any help on that!

 

[corus]

For a restart I usually see where the job ended and then create a small input deck that just simply has *restart starting from the end of the last job, and ending at the time it's supposed to, together with all the output commands you required.

corus

 

[navigator30]

Hi Corus,

thanx for your reply, so would the input file be like that?

*HEADING
** Job name: myjob Model name: mymodel
*RESTART, READ, END STEP
*STEP,name=mystep
*DYNAMIC, EXPLICIT
, .1
*RESTART, WRITE, NUMBER INTERVAL=1
**
** FIELD OUTPUT: F-Output-1
**
*Output, field, variable=PRESELECT
**
** HISTORY OUTPUT: H-Output-1
**
*Output, history, variable=PRESELECT
**

Or is anything missing? I get the message, that the .res-file is needed, although the .res-file is inside the same directory.


*END STEP

 

[corus]

You need the step number for explicit. Refer to the documentation for the inputs you need. Why is the *Step line there? Is it another step you require?
When you submit the job it will ask for the restart file name.

corus