Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

Chapter 20: File Management and Files
• Double-click on a .db or .dbb file to execute the Run Interactive Now program. When executed in
this way, ANSYS will use the Initial jobname, Total Workspace (-m), and Database (-db) values previously
set in the Interactive dialog box. To change these settings, access the Interactive dialog box (select
Interactive from the ANSYS folder), change the settings as desired, and click on Close.
• Double-click on a .grph or .f33 file to execute the DISPLAY program. The first plot that appears in
the file will be loaded into DISPLAY automatically.
For more information about the Interactive dialog box, see the Operations Guide. For more information about
the DISPLAY program, see Using the DISPLAY Program to View and Translate Neutral Graphics Files (p. 277) in
the Basic Analysis Guide.
20.2. Changing the Default File Name
When you activate the ANSYS program, you can change the default jobname from file or FILE to a name
that is more meaningful. To do so, activate the program as follows:
ansys130 -j newjobname
The value -j (or -J) is an option indicating that a new jobname, newjobname, follows. Once this command
executes, all ANSYS files produced during this run will have a filename of newjobname.ext.
Note
If an ANSYS job is running in the background, do not execute the ANSYS program interactively in
the same directory unless you use a different jobname.
ANSYS can process blanks in file and directory names. Be sure the file name is enclosed in a pair of single
quotes if a blank appears in the file name. Note that many UNIX commands do not support object names
with blank spaces.
20.3. Sending Output to Screens, Files, or Both
One of the files commonly referred to throughout the ANSYS documentation set is the output file (Jobname.OUT).
If you are running on a UNIX system and you want to send ANSYS output only to the screen,
open the launcher via the launcher130 command. Then select the Preferences tab and select Screen
Only for the Send Output To option. The output "file" will be your ANSYS output window. If you choose
Screen and File, then an actual text file called Jobname.OUT will also be written in your current working
directory.
Note
When you launch ANSYS from the launcher and direct output to both screen and file, ANSYS will
not immediately display output in the output window. The I/O buffer must be filled or flushed
first. Errors and warnings will flush the I/O buffer. You can also issue certain commands (e.g.,
/OUTPUT, NLIST, or KLIST) to force flush the I/O buffer.
Windows systems do not support the Screen and File option. The default behavior is to print output to the
output window. You can redirect your text output to a file by using the /OUTPUT command.
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