Maximum model size in CAE
Maximum model size in CAE
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Hi All,
Has anyone found a limit to CAE in terms of the size/complexity of models/database size in Mb?
Is there a point where CAE refuses to continue and decides the best option is to crash/quit?
Ta
Has anyone found a limit to CAE in terms of the size/complexity of models/database size in Mb?
Is there a point where CAE refuses to continue and decides the best option is to crash/quit?
Ta





RE: Maximum model size in CAE
This depends on your machine resources.
"Is there a point where CAE refuses to continue and decides the best option is to crash/quit?"
Yes, but again it depends on your PC.
A while ago I tried to use Abaqus/Viewer to post process a model of nearly 2 million nodes on my Win2K machine with 2GB of memory, it started off okay, but when I tried to change load case it gave up ! I then moved to a colleague's XP machine with 3GB of memory and had no troubles.
RE: Maximum model size in CAE
RE: Maximum model size in CAE
Is this a hypothetical question?
Gurmeet
RE: Maximum model size in CAE
We are currently undertaking a fairly complex analysis and would be interested to know if we should expect our model creation to become limited for any reason.
RE: Maximum model size in CAE
As people have said, it's generally you rmachines capacity that governs the size of model and whether or not you can run the analysis and store the results. I'd review the way you intend to model what ever it is and reduce it down to a more manageable size. You should have no loss of accuracy if you use the right methods or assumptions.
corus
RE: Maximum model size in CAE