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Computation Setup dialog box

Name-Description
Name Sets a unique name for the parameter.
Label Sets a unique integer for the parameter.The dialog box automatically displays the next available label number. However, you might want to change this if you use a particular series of numbers to identify certain types of parameters.
Description Sets a description for the parameter.This description appears in the Durability Simulation Objects dialog box only if you add the Description column to the list table. To do that, right-click the column heading row and choose ColumnsConfigure. In the Configure Columns dialog box, select the Description check box and then click OK.
Categorization
Category Sets the category name for this parameter.
Sub-Category Sets the subcategory name for this parameter.The subcategory appears in the Durability Simulation Objects dialog box only if you add the Sub-Category column to the list table.
Properties
Solver Execution
Hostname Sets the host machine for external computations. Set the number of cores that the host uses by typing a colon and the number after the hostname. If you do not specify the number of cores for a host, the solver assigns one core to it.Note: To use parallel processing, you must specify that more than one core is used. If you have multiple local definitions or function definitions they are distributed over the cores. To get a better usage of multiple cores in the case you have only one or few large local definitions you should use the Computation Decomposition solver parameter to divide these large tasks into computational blocks.
Installation
Installation Location Sets the solver installation on the remote machine. Enter an absolute path or an environment variable.
Data Transfer
Interchange Directory Sets the directory to which the input data file is copied.
Create Unique Subdirectory Specifies whether to create a unique subdirectory in the interchange directory when the input data file is written.
Copy Referenced Input Files Specifies whether all referenced input data is copied to the interchange directory.
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Computation Setup dialog box, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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