RD-0010: Running RADIOSS from HyperMesh

This tutorial demonstrates how to launch a RADIOSS job from within HyperMesh. A HyperMesh database containing a fully defined RADIOSS finite element model is retrieved and a RADIOSS job is launched from the RADIOSS panel in HyperMesh.

Exercise

Step 1: Load the User Profile

1.	Launch HyperMesh. The User Profiles dialog appears upon start-up by default.

2.	If the User Profiles dialog is not visible, select Preferences from the toolbar and choose User Profiles.

3.	Under Application:, select RADIOSS.

4.	Click OK. This loads the appropriate User Profile. It includes the appropriate template, macro menu, and import reader. It simplifies the menu systems to give access to only the functionality of HyperMesh that is necessary.

Step 2: Retrieve the HyperMesh database

1.	From the File menu on the toolbar, select Open. An Open file browser window opens.

2.	Select the Radioss_Sample_Run.hm file you saved to your working directory from the radioss.zip file. Refer to Accessing the Model Files.

3.	Click Open. The Radioss_Sample_Run.hm database is loaded into the current HyperMesh session, replacing any existing data.

Step 3: Launch the RADIOSS job

1.	From the Analysis page, select the RADIOSS panel.

2.	Click save as. A Save file browser window opens.

3.	Select the directory where you would like to write the model file and enter the file name, Radioss_Sample_Run.rad, in the File name: field. The .rad file name extension is the suggested extension for RADIOSS input decks.

4.	Click Save. The name and location of the Radioss_Sample_Run.rad file now displays in the input file: field.

5.	Set the memory toggle, located in the center of the panel, to memory default.

6.	Set the run options toggle, located on the left side of the panel, to analysis.

7.	Set the export options: toggle, underneath the run options switch, to all.

8.	Click RADIOSS.

This exports the input file and launches the job. If the job is successful, new results files can be seen in the directory where the model file was written. The Radioss_Sample_Run.out file is a good place to look for error messages that will help to debug the input deck if any errors are present.

The default files written to your directory are:

Radioss_Sample_Run.html	HTML report of the analysis, giving a summary of the problem formulation and the analysis results.
Radioss_Sample_Run.out	ASCII output file containing specific information on the file set up, the set up of your optimization problem, estimate for the amount of RAM and disk space required for the run, information for each optimization iteration, and compute time information. Review this file for warnings and errors.
Radioss_Sample_Run.res	HyperMesh binary results file.
Radioss_Sample_Run.stat	Summary of analysis process, providing CPU information for each step during analysis process.
Radioss_Sample_Run.h3d	HyperView binary result file.

Step 4: Post-process the RADIOSS job

While still in HyperMesh, you can launch HyperView after the job has finished from the RADIOSS panel by clicking HyperView. HyperView will open and automatically load the H3D file from the RADIOSS job for post-processing.