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In any .gid file that I create, there are always the following kinds of files: MAT File: Defines Material properties PRB File CND File: Loading/boundary conditions BAS file: code that produces .DAT file and uses .CND and .MAT file (possibly others) RDR File:?? VV File:?? LIN File:?? MSH File: binary...

In GiD 12 and 13, is it possible to 'automate' the following process: 1) creating geometries, 2) assigning conditions, 3) generating mesh 4) generating calculation file For example, I have one problem where I would like to generate 10 prisms with varying thickness and mesh size, and generate the .da...

Very nice. Thank you.

Using GiD, it is possible to get X, Y and Z coordinates for any point using Utilities>List and then selecting the point or node of interest and pressing escape. Is it possible, however, to obtain the numerical volume or surface area of an element? For example if I would like to get the numerical val...

but no solver!!

Please see my other thread which addresses the same issue. Sorry but that does not work. I created a problemtype with only .BAS, .MAT and .CND files and when I create a model and click "Calculate" I get the following error message: This type of problem doesn't exist. Enter new problem type...

Sorry but that does not work. I created a problemtype with only .BAS, .MAT and .CND files and when I create a model and click "Calculate" I get the following error message: This type of problem doesn't exist. Enter new problem type name: The folder does have a .gid extension so I don't und...

I am using GiD 12.0.9. I would like to create a problemtype that allows the user to output mesh, materials and conditions. However I DON'T want this problemtype to have a solver at all, or maybe to have a dummy solver that does not accomplish anything. The point of this is that I am trying to set up...

FOr the materials, is also to have a MAT file? If so, where should I save the MAT file if I don't have a problemtype?

Hello, I am trying to verify what some of the commands in the .bas file are returning for learning purposes. Does there exist some simple way to generate a model in GiD using the GUI, and querying the model using the .bas file without using a solver or any of the other (.mat, .prb, .cnd etc..) filet...