Overview

The interface program uses the following files:

Logical Unit File Type

08 DYNA3D Result file Unformatted

09 Temporary file 1 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

21 Temporary file 2 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

26 Temporary file 3 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

27 Temporary file 4 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

28 Temporary file 5 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

29 Temporary file 6 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

30 Temporary file 7 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

31 Temporary file 8 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

40 Temporary file 9 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

41 Temporary file 10 Unformatted,Sequential,Scratch,Recl=4096

23 Database Data file Unformatted,Direct,Old/New

24 Database Index file Unformatted,Direct,Old/New

17 Femview Neutral file Formatted,Sequential,New

04 Log file (POSTDY.MES) Formatted,Sequential,Unknown

51 Startup file (postdyna.str) Formatted,Sequential,Old

52 Command file (POSTDY.COM) Formatted,Sequential,Unknown

Note that only one DYNA3D result file is opened at one time. On most machines these files will be opened and closed by the program, on certain machines these files will need to be opened prior to execution and closed after execution.

The program runs interactively by default, the presence of a file called 'postdyna.str' will switch the program into batch mode. When in batch mode the program does not output text to the screen, however the log and com files are still produced.

The log file 'POSTDY.MES' contains all information relevant to a single run of the program including any errors. This file is overwritten each time the program is executed.

The com file 'POSTDY.COM' contains a list of commands used in the last execution of the program. The '!' character serves as a comment and this file is suitable for conversion to a startup file. This file is overwritten each time the program is executed.