File format for batch option -steps

Hello,

I'd like to set the time steps on that FEFLOW writes into the DAC file in batch mode. This should be possible using the -steps <filename> option. What is the format of the file with the time steps? Using a text file with one time step per line does not work - FEFLOW ends unconditionally without any log message.

Torsten

FEFLOW here needs a powtype  file with the time stage for the beginning of the step in the first column and the length of the step in the second column.

I've tested this, but giving the following file with -steps option to FEFLOW does not work. FEFLOW starts, loads the FEM file and exits immediately.


This is my batch file for starting FEFLOW:
[code]feflow -steps timesteps.pow -log results\FEFLOW.LOG -noexit -ascii -work . MODEL.FEM[/code]


The timesteps.pow contains this:
[code]
! Time steps
!
0 60
60 61
121 61
182 62
244 61
305 60
END
END
[/code]

Torsten

Nobody knows a solution for this problem?

hi torsten-
try to delete the two top lines.
leave only two columns of numbers..

gooday...
Elad

Hi Eladd,

I've tried it - without success. I've found out that my time steps file was wrong, so I prepared the time steps in FEFLOW and exported them into a file. The new file ist different - first column is the absolute time and the second column is the time step to reach the time of the first column. This definition works directly in FEFLOW without problems, but giving the file with the -steps parameter does not work.

Torsten

[code]
!
!  t [d]      fvalue
!---------------------
1 1
60 59
121 61
182 61
244 62
305 61
365 60
END
[/code]