GMS:Saving a FEMWATER Simulation
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| Pre-processing | |
| Building a FEMWATER Model | |
| FEMWATER Model Input | |
| Saving a FEMWATER Simulation | |
| Post-processing | |
| FEMWATER Display Options | |
| FEMWATER Post-Processing Viewing Options | |
| Tutorials | |
| FEMWATER Tutorials | |
Once a FEMWATER simulation has been set up and checked for errors, the final step before running the model is to save the simulation. FEMWATER simulations are saved using the Save and Save As commands in the File menu.
Selecting the Save command saves the GMS project including the model simulation. By default the model simulation will be saved to the same location as the GMS project. However, in the Save dialog the path for the model simulation can be specified.
A FEMWATER simulation is actually saved to a set of input files. The FEMWATER super file is a special type of file which is used to organize the set of files used in a simulation. The names of all of the input and output files associated with a simulation are saved in the super file. When FEMWATER is launched, the name of the super file is automatically passed to the FEMWATER executable.
When a FEMWATER simulation is saved, the names of the other FEMWATER input files are automatically patterned after the name of the super file. For example, if the super file is named sampmod.fws, the other files are named sampmod.geo, sampmod.3bc, etc.
Geometry File Options
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 
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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