Submit the Bulk Data File for Analysis

The bulk data file is now ready to be submitted 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

Open the Helius PFA 2016 Command Shell accessible from the desktop shortcut.
Change the directory to the location of the Tutorial_2_Nastran.bdf file.
```
>>cd <directory containing input file>
```
In the Command Shell, enter:
```
>>msc-helius C:\MSC.Software\MSC_Nastran\20131\bin\nastran.exe Tutorial_2_Nastran.bdf
```
where C:\MSC.Software\MSC_Nastran\20131\bin\nastran.exe is the path to the nastran.exe file.
Note: If you do not 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.
Refer to the View and Interpret Results section of Tutorial 1 after the finite element solution is complete for instructions to examine the results.

Running on Linux

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

In the Linux command prompt, navigate to the directory containing the Tutorial_2_Nastran.bdf file.

Provide the path to the msc-helius.sh file.

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

Now provide the path to the Nastran executable file.

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

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_2_Nastran.bdf

Refer to the View and Interpret Results section of Tutorial 1 after the finite element solution is complete for instructions to examine the results.