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Use GID to generate elements and nodes, use an editor to generate other data, use GID as post-processor
Use GID to prepare the mesh:
- Choose the data menu, then choose the problem type menu,
and then choose tochnog.
- Generate nodes and elements.
- Save to problemname.gid.
- Calculate.
Now a file problemname.gid/ problemname.dat is generated.
Tochnog element_group data will be taken from GID material data.
- Exit GID.
Complete the input file and use Tochnog to run the calculation:
- Change directory to problemname.gid
- Complete the file problemname.dat with an editor.
- Run a Tochnog calculation with it.
Use GID to postprocess the results:
- Start GID again.
- After a 2D calculation read the file problemname.flavia.dat.
- After a 3D calculation read the file problemname.flavia.msh.
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