D3PLOT 22.1

Setting the Family Member Size of Database Files

Setting the family member size of database files

The following strategy is adopted when the software is supplied to you by Oasys Ltd:

  • The whole software suite defaults to 7MByte family members if no external environment variables are set.
  • The environment variable FAM_SIZE may be set to a family size in MBytes. This should be an integer between 1 and 100, and it is the preferred method of changing this value since it will be picked up by all the software in the suite.
  • In the Shell you can set a different size when submitting a Ansys LS-DYNA job with the Binary file size slider in the ADDITIONAL FILES panel.
  • In D3PLOT the value defaults to FAM_SIZE if this has been set, otherwise it is computed automatically. You can also modify the value both at file input and during a session using the commands described in Open a Single Model and The Animation options popup menu .
Please contact Oasys Ltd Support if you need more advice on changing this value.