Running FAST-TCF

Running FAST-TCF

Automatic running

FAST-TCF is integrated into the T/HIS executable and can be accessed from the command line or SHELL.

Command line syntax:

<this executable> -tcf=<FAST-TCF input file> -start_in=<start directory> -exit-batch <thf file name>

e.g. this93.exe -tcf=side_impact.tcf -start_in=e:\side_impact\run1 -exit run1.thf

The <thf file file>, -start_in, -exit and -batch syntax are all optional.

NOTES:

• If no THF file is specified then T/HIS will search the directory for the latest one (*.thf).
• If no THF file exists, then T/HIS will look for a d3thdt file (xtf file = xtfile).
• If this does not exist then no thf or xtf input filename is passed to FAST-TCF, and the input file is defaulted to ASCII
• The program runs in any directory you like (via the -start_in command line option). The FAST-TCF output files are created in that directory, and files written out are relative to that directory.

Instead of opening a single model multiple models can be read using the command line option

<this executable> -tcf=<FAST-TCF input file> -start_in=<start directory> -exit-batch -model_list=<file name>

The -model_list expects a text file with a list of filenames (1 per line) to read into model slots within T/HIS.

e.g	e:\side_imnpact\run1\run1.thf
	e:\side_imnpact\run2\run2.thf
	e:\side_imnpact\run3\run3.thf
	e:\side_imnpact\run4\run4.thf

SHELL operation:

In SHELL, click the Options... button below the T/HIS icon. Select the input data file, FAST-TCF input script and any other required options as necessary. Press Run at the bottom of the panel to launch T/HIS and automatically run the FAST-TCF script.

Interactive running

In the Tools menu within T/HIS, select the FAST-TCF option, then click on the Run tab in the sub-menu that appears. This brings up the following menu:

The user can select the script file then with play the whole file through, or step through each command one by one. The FAST-TCF line appears in the top dialogue box, and the translated T/HIS line appears in the bottom box. The line about to be sent to T/HIS appears in red text. To end the script prematurely, hit the End button.