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Latest version of the gui scripts, this is a combination of earlier iterations of the tools by github OpenRadioss contributors: hotaosa and PaulAltair

NEW Gui Scripts available 4th July 2024 (mk4)

In order to facilitate easier working with OpenRadioss, some simple python/tk based guis (.exe versions available for windows) have been created for running jobs, queuing jobs and converting anim files to vtk or d3plot and converting T01 files to csv. The gui job submission tool sets all required environment variables, so it makes getting started with OpenRadioss much easier!

In July 2024 the Vortex Radioss d3plot converter was opened to all users, see github discussion: https://github.com/orgs/OpenRadioss/discussions/2361

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https://github.com/Vortex-CAE/Vortex-Radioss

There is an update The latest mk4 version of the scripts is available now and adds to the job submission gui that adds the option to use this the Vortex Radioss d3plot tool to convert anim files to d3plot at the end of a run, a d3plot column is also added to the queue status page for queued jobs.

The linked tools include a combination of the features available in earlier scripts from hotaosa and PaulAltair

The zip files linked below contain scripts for windows and for linux (for linux, if using the zip download, the files/folders will need to be set writable/executable after extraction, the tar.gz does not require this)

Windows gui scripts with d3plot option zip Download (9.7MB)

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Linux gui scripts with d3plot option tar.gz Download (8KB)

The older mk3 versions of the scripts (without d3plot conversion option) may still be downloaded here

Older Gui Scripts (23rd July 2023) without d3plot option In order to facilitate easier working with OpenRadioss, some simple python/tk based guis (.exe versions available for windows) have been created for running jobs, queuing jobs and converting anim files to vtk and converting T01 files to csv. The gui job submission tool sets all required environment variables, so it makes getting started with OpenRadioss much easier!(mk3)

The linked tools include a combination of the features available in earlier scripts from hotaosa and PaulAltair

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Linux gui scripts tar.gz Download (8KB)

Installation and Launch

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Windows Installation and Launch

The script folder (win_scripts_mk3 or mk4) should be extracted to the installation folder of OpenRadioss (same level as exec, hm_cfg_files etc), the scripts work only from this directory level currently

The initial contents of the folder appear as below, for the windows version, python is not a pre-requisite, there is an .exe version of the gui that may be used directly without a python installation, the main gui tool is ‘openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.exe’ and can be launched from windows explorer on double click, the python code is still included for information and the .py script may still be used if python is installed (the 'openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.py’ files is the main python script)

If the tools for anim-vtk, th-csv or the Vortex Radioss d3plot conversion are required, they should be loacted in the exec folder with the radioss executables

Windows Desktop Shortcut (Optional)

It is possible to create shortcut Links for the exe or python tools with the form e.g.:

Target for exe:

full_path_to\win_scripts_mk3mk4\openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.exe

Target for Python:

C:\Windows\pyw.exe “full_path_to\win_scripts_mk3mk4\openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.py"

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full_path_to\win_scripts_mk3mk4\

You may also ‘change icon’ to the one in the included icon folder

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Linux Installation and Launch

The script folder (linux_scripts_mk3 or mk4) should be extracted to the installation folder of OpenRadioss (same level as exec, hm_cfg_files etc), the scripts work only from this directory level currently

If the tools for anim-vtk, th-csv or the Vortex Radioss d3plot conversion are required, they should be loacted in the exec folder with the radioss executables

bash shell, and python with tk is a pre-requisite in linux

not all linux distros necessarily include python/tk by default, e.g. lubuntu has it, but for ubuntu-mate following is needed

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sudo apt-get install python3-tk

In linux, the content of the linux_scripts_mk3 or mk4 folder is as below, the ‘openradioss_run_script_for_linux_mpi_ps.py’ file is the main gui,

in order to launch it, enter the linux_scripts_mk3 or mk4 folder in a terminal window open it with python3, e.g. :

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language	bash

python3 openradioss_run_script_for_linux_mpi_ps.py

Linux Desktop Shortcut (Optional)

It is possible to create a clickable desktop/menu icon for linux:

add/create a file: ./local/share/applications/openradioss.desktop (make executable)
content of form e.g.:

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=OpenRadioss
Exec=bash -c "cd /home/user/OpenRadioss/linux_scripts_mk3 && /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/OpenRadioss/linux_scripts_mk3/openradioss_run_script_for_linux_mpi_ps.py"
Icon=/home/user/OpenRadioss/linux_scripts_mk3/icon/ross.png

This will add a shortcut to desktop, menus: then can be pinned to desktop also:

Script Usage (windows/linux)

The gui usage is the same in both linux and windows, the gui takes input file and a number of OMP/MPI processors (-nt, -np) as arguments, there are also options for running single precision version, and having Anim-vtk and/or TH-csv conversion performed at end of the run.

Submission gui

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Job Input file can be Radioss format Starter (_0000.rad) Radioss format Engine (_0001.rad, _0002.rad etc.) or Dyna format .k or .key file

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If -np is 1 then the SMP (OMP) version of OpenRadioss is run, if -np is > 1 then the SPMD (MPI) version of OpenRadioss is run

If ‘sp’ box is checked, the extended single precision version of OpenRadioss will be run (if self compiling, this version is not compiled by default, see compilation guides)

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If ‘Anim - d3plot’ box is checked (mk4 July 2024 released version only), at the conclusion of the run, all animation files will be converted to d3plot

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Note: In Windows version only: On first attempt to submit an mpi run (-np > 1) you will be prompted to locate a suitable vars.bat file on your machine, once selected, this is remembered (to reset, delete the created ‘path_to_mpi_vars.txt’ file from the install directory, or edit its contents)

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Run Window

The job runs in a window titled with the run name, with some option buttons at the bottom:

Button Functions	Starter phase	Engine phase
Stop	stops the job at end of starter	stops the job cleanly writing restart (.rst) file(s)
Kill	stops the job at end of starter	kills the job (no restarts written)
Anim	no function	writes an Anim file at the current cycle
h3d	no function	writes/updates the h3d file at the current cycle
Close	becomes available when job is completed, and closes the run window	becomes available when job is completed, and closes the run window

Queue Window

it is possible to submit further jobs from the submission gui after the first and they will be queued for running when the currently running job completes, the queue can be checked and edited, by clicking the ‘Show Queue’ button in the submission gui.

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