The tutorial Running OptiStruct from HyperMesh demonstrates how OptiStruct could be launched from within HyperMesh. OptiStruct also can be run at the command line (UNIX or MSDOS). This tutorial assumes you already have the running file, plate.fem, in either your UNIX or MSDOS directory. This tutorial also assumes you know the location of the solver script.

In this tutorial, $HWSDIR describes the directory containing the OptiStruct executable. On UNIX machines, the script is normally located in the HyperWorks installation directory under <install_directory>/scripts/. On Windows, it is normally located in the HyperWorks installation directory under <install_directory>/hwsolvers/scripts/.

Running OptiStruct from the Command Line (UNIX or MSDOS).

To run OptiStruct from the command prompt, enter:

$HWSDIR/<solver_name> plate.fem

 

To check the current version of OptiStruct at the command prompt, enter:

$HWSDIR/<solver_name> -version

 

To execute a check run to validate your input deck and determine how much RAM and disk space is necessary for the run, at the command prompt, enter:

$HWSDIR/<solver_name> plate.fem -check

Information regarding memory requirements is written to the file plate.out.

See the Running OptiStruct section of the OptiStruct User's Guide for more detailed information.