Latest version of the gui scripts, this is a combination of earlier iterations of the tools by github OpenRadioss contributors: hotaosa and PaulAltair
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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!
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The latest mk4 version of the scripts is available now and adds to the job submission gui the option to use the Vortex Radioss d3plot tool (installation of these libraries a pre-requisite) 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.
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Linux gui scripts tar.gz Download (8KB)
Installation and Launch
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Windows Installation and LaunchThe script folder (win_scripts_mk3 or mk4) should be extracted to the installation folder of OpenRadioss (at the 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, the mk4 gui requires python installation due to the interaction with vortex radioss d3plot converter and does not include an exe version. The main gui tool is the the 'openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.py’ file. The mk4 version also includes a d3convert.py script to call the Vortex Radioss d3plot python libraries.  For the mk3 windows version, there is also an .exe version of the gui for which python is not a pre-requisite, it may be used directly, 'openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.exe’ can be launched from windows explorer on double click. If the tools for anim-vtk or th-csv conversion are required, they should be located 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 (mk3 version only): full_path_to\win_scripts_mk3\openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.exe Target for Python: C:\Windows\pyw.exe “full_path_to\win_scripts_mk4\openradioss_run_script_for_windows_mpi_ps.py" Start In Folder full_path_to\win_scripts_mk4\ You may also ‘change icon’ to the one in the included icon folder  |
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Linux Installation and LaunchThe 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 conversion are required, they should be located 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
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, the d3convert.py file is included in the gui directory if mk4 version is installed.  in order to launch it, enter the linux_scripts_mk3 or mk4 folder in a terminal window open it with python3, e.g. :
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)
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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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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:
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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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