Submit for Analysis

Use the command shell to submit the bulk data file for analysis.

A batch file named msc-helius.bat is included with the Helius PFA installation that simplifies the submission of Helius PFA jobs. This batch file is located in the 'bin' folder in the Helius PFA directory on your computer. The use of this batch file is demonstrated here. Note, there are a couple slight differences when running on Windows vs. on Linux operating systems.

Running on Windows

1. Open the Helius PFA 2016 Command Shell accessible from the desktop shortcut.
2. Change the directory to the location of the Tutorial_1_Nastran.bdf file.

   >>cd <directory containing input file>

3. In the Command Shell, enter:

   >>msc-helius C:\MSC.Software\MSC_Nastran\20131\bin\nastran.exe Tutorial_1_Nastran.bdf

   where C:\MSC.Software\MSC_Nastran\20131\bin\nastran.exe is the path to the nastran.exe file.
   Note: If you don't know the location of the nastran.exe file on your machine, type msc-helius into the Command Shell and it will conveniently provide you with its location.

Running on Linux

There is no Command Shell for Linux, therefore you must provide the complete path to the msc-helius.sh file.

1. In the Linux command prompt, navigate to the directory containing the Tutorial_1_Nastran.bdf file.
2. Provide the path to the msc-helius.sh file.

   $ /diana/autodesk/hpfa2016/bin/msc-helius.sh

3. Now provide the path to the Nastran executable file.

   $ /diana/autodesk/hpfa2016/bin/msc-helius.sh /diana/msc/20131/bin/nast20131

4. Finally type the name of the file to be run. A completed example is shown below:

   $ /diana/autodesk/hpfa2016/bin/msc-helius.sh /diana/msc/20131/bin/nast20131 Tutorial_1_Nastran.bdf