Multi-treaded finite elemental analysis software?
Multi-treaded finite elemental analysis software?
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Is there an efficient and cost effective a Multi-treaded or Multi-CPU Post processing FEA software package available? I need something that will utilize all of my 8 core processors, to speed things up?





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Thomas
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RE: Multi-treaded finite elemental analysis software?
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Thomas
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Using the right software (tool) for the job and becoming very familiar with it seems more important than multi-threading. Besides 95% of your time is learning your tool and getting to work right, not solving.
What software are you familiar with?
Brian
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That being said in the latter two cases a bit more thought in the design of the experiment could probably eliminate many of those runs.
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Well this is certainly possible and I have had a few runs that brought Lockheed to its knees, haha. But in hindsight, as you mentioned, a lot of that could probably have been avoided.
Judging from Voxeltree's comments though, he is a new user (if not completely new). That being said, I am still hard pressed to find out why this would be important than choosing the right tool.
For example, when I worked on space applications and R&D, we preferred ABAQUS due to its nonlinear capabilities. When working large static models, the aircraft industry prefers NASTRAN.
The point being that different software packages often have a niche and if you are working in a specific industry or area within an industry the package itself is probably more important than whether it can multi-thread or not (btw, I am pretty sure its largely moot since all major ones are updated for this).
Brian
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You appear to be new to the different options. There are also dedicated forums to NASTRAN, ABAQUS, etc. Many posters have been using them for years/decades. They can help with more specific questions. The ABAQUS forum appears to be more active than the NASTRAN one though.
Brian
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I'm not chooseing the software based solely on its multi-threaded capabilities, but that is a very important option. Thats why they usually charge extra for that capability. The goal of my search was to find a great FEA app to suit my purpose, which is large static models used in dragline construction. Sorry I was not more explicit.
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It's a great package. Check it out. Get a copy of the trial.
Fe
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all hi-end FEA packages are scalable on any number of processors you want, or so.
At least, ANSYS does. And it does in several different ways, so that you can even build computing arrays and solve in remote with dedicated hyper-parallel solvers.
It does charge you for all that, though.
If you want to have a look on Ansys, search for "HPC" (stands for "High-Performance Computing").
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