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==Geometry File Options== | ==Geometry File Options== | ||
[[Category:FEMWATER Dialogs]] | [[Category:FEMWATER Dialogs]] | ||
When a FEMWATER simulation is saved using the '''Save''' or '''Save As''' command, all data associated with the simulation is saved to disk, including both the mesh geometry and the boundary conditions. For large FEMWATER models, the mesh file can take up a substantial amount of disk space and take a long time to save. During a model exercise, it is often the case that multiple versions of the simulation are saved to disk where the only change from one simulation to the next is changes in the analysis options or boundary conditions. In such cases, both time and disk space can be saved by re-using the same geometry file from one run to the next. This can be accomplished by first saving a copy of the FEMWATER simulation to disk and then selecting the '''Geometry File''' command in the ''FEMWATER'' menu. This command brings up the ''Geometry File'' dialog. If the Use existing geometry file option is selected, the | When a FEMWATER simulation is saved using the '''Save''' or '''Save As''' command, all data associated with the simulation is saved to disk, including both the mesh geometry and the boundary conditions. For large FEMWATER models, the mesh file can take up a substantial amount of disk space and take a long time to save. During a model exercise, it is often the case that multiple versions of the simulation are saved to disk where the only change from one simulation to the next is changes in the analysis options or boundary conditions. In such cases, both time and disk space can be saved by re-using the same geometry file from one run to the next. This can be accomplished by first saving a copy of the FEMWATER simulation to disk and then selecting the '''Geometry File''' command in the ''FEMWATER'' menu. This command brings up the ''Geometry File'' dialog. If the ''Use existing geometry file'' option is selected, the browse [[File:Generic Folder.svg|15 px]] button can be used to identify the previously saved geometry file. Once this option is selected, each time GMS saves the FEMWATER super file, it does not re-save the geometry file. Rather, it saves the path to the specified geometry file. | ||
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[[Category:FEMWATER]] | [[Category:FEMWATER]] | ||
