Run SimSolid on Linux

The Linux version of SimSolid works without any user-interface and is meant to run jobs on HPC clusters.

Note: To access the SimSolid user-interface, use the Windows version. An SSP is required to submit jobs on Linux clusters.
  1. Use the installer to install SimSolid on any Linux machine.
  2. Once the installation is successful, you can use the command line below to run SimSolid jobs. 
    <installation folder>/altair/scripts/SimSolid -s <Path to .js file>/<filename>.js -p <path to SSP file>/<SSP filename> -l <path to log file>/log.txt
    Commands to use in the .js file to execute SimSolid jobs in batch:
    // open project
Project.open({ file: '%1%.ssp'});

//Set number of logical cores
Project.setOptions({ numOfCoresToUse: 24 });

// initialize solutions
Project.initializeSolutions();

// solve all analyses 
Project.solveAllAnalyses();

// save project
Project.save({ file: '%1%_solved.ssp'});
    The above script performs a series of actions namely - opens an SSP file, initializes the solution, runs all the analysis, and saves the SSP by appending _solved to the original file name. It is also set to run the jobs using 24 cores.
    Commands to use in the .js file to execute specific analysis in specific design study in batch:
    // open project
Project.open({ file: '%1%.ssp'});

//Set number of logical cores
Project.setOptions({ numOfCoresToUse: 24 });

// run specific analysis
var analysisSpecific = null;
for (var study of Project.getDesignStudies()) {
       if (study.getName() == 'Design study 1') {
              for (var analysis of study.getAnalyses()) {
                     if (analysis.getName() == 'Modal 1') {
                           analysisSpecific = analysis;
                          break;
                     }
              }
              break;
       }
}

if (analysisSpecific)
       analysisSpecific.solve();

// save project
Project.save({ file: '%1%_solved.ssp'});
    The above script performs a series of actions namely - opens an SSP file, runs Modal 1 analysis in Design study 1, and saves the SSP by appending _solved to the original file name.