Settings_data
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Data Structure: Settings_data |
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Settings data |
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Settings_data NUM=ival where ival is the data structure number |
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Overview The Settings_data data structure is optional and allows definition of settings for the ParaGeo simulations. Settings_data may be defined within a separate .set file which must be named parageo_settings.set and may be read from either\both locations: •1 - From PARAGEOHOME directory (hence defining the settings for all the simulations, from now onwards refered to as Global settings). •2 - From the current simulation directory. Any keyword option defined in such file would overwritte the corresponding keyword option in the Global settings
Is Settings_data is defined in the simulation datafile and parageo_settings.set file exist in both, PARAGEOHOME and simulation directories, then the data defined in the datafile takes precedence, then the one defined in the simulation directory then the Global settings. |
 | Set_file_directory Directory containing ParaGeo set files |
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Directory containing ParaGeo set files. By default the set file directory is (PARAGEOHOME)/set_files
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| Restart_name_convention Restart file naming convention |
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End of stage restart file (.rst) naming convention. Valid values are: • "Stage_number" - Append stage number to restart file name (default) • "Stage_time" - Append stage time at end of stage to restart file name • "Stage_name" - Append stage name at end of stage to restart file name
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| Plotfile_name_convention Plot file naming convention |
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Plot file file naming convention. Valid values are: • "Dump_number" - Append dump number to project file name (default) • "Time" - Append current time to project file name • "Date" - Append current time in date format project file name • "DateTime" - Append current date and time project file name
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| Plotfile_time_convention Plot file output convention for time |
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Plot file output convention for time. Valid values are: • "time" - Analysis time (Default if Plotfile_name_convention is "Dump_number" or "Time") • "yyyy/mm/dd" - Integer representing "yyyy.mmdd" (default if Plotfile_name_convention is "Date") • "yyyy/mm/dd/hh" - Integer representing "yyyy.mmddhh" (default if Plotfile_name_convention is "Date")
Notes •Due to limitations on reading data into ParaView "yyyy/mm/dd" format cannot resolve time steps less than one day
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| Mesh_generator Define 3-D mesh generator |
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ParaGeo uses standalone mesh generators to generate 3-D unstructured tetrahedral meshes from closed volume facet sets. The mesh generators must be obtained separately and identified in the data file or in a settings file. Valid mesh generators are: • "Tetgen" - Tetgen mesh generator (Default if available) • "Gmsh" - GMSH mesh generator • "Flite" - Flite Swansea mesh generator
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| Mesh_generation_path Path to directory contaning mesh generator |
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Path to directory contaning mesh generator. The default path is the PARAGEOHOME directory
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| Memory_monitor_flag Monitor system memory flag |
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Monitor system memory flag. Valid values: • 0 - Do not debug memory (Default) • 1 - Debug memory
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| Auto_restart_flag Auto restart flag (default 0) |
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The Auto_restart_flag may be used to automatically launch a restart simulation when a ParaGeo analisys suffers a fatal error. This requires Output_restart_datafile set to either 1 or 2 to ensure that restart data files are automatically output during the simulation. Then the automatic restart simulation will be launched from the last output restart point. Note that a restart simulation will only be attempted once from the same restart point (i.e. if a fatal error occurs during 4th stage, and then a fatal error is met again during 4th stage after the automatic restart, no additional automatic restart runs will be performed)
The valid values are: • 0 - Do not perform an automatic restart when fatal error is triggered (default) • 1 - Perform an automatic restart simulation from the last output restart point
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| Output_restart_datafile output restart datafile flag (default 0) |
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This flag enables to automatically output a restart data file (.dat) at the end of each stage when the restart file (.rst) is output. The valid settings are: • 0 - Do not output a restart datafile (default) • 1 - Output a restart datafile at the end of each stage and keep them all • 2 - Output a restart datafile at the end of each stage and only keep the last one
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| Surface_based_stress_output Output stress computation method |
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Defines the type of output stress computation method. Valid values are: • 0 - Stresses are derived from nodal force • 1 - Stresses are surface based, compatible with pre-5.1 Parageo versions (Default)
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