2.3. Command Line Options

The frontier startup script accepts different options, the meaning of these options can be explained as follows:

-batch name.prj Specify the project file to run in batch. This option can be used when a project will be run in background mode without any graphic user interface. The option is recommended for long run analysis since it does not require CPU time for graphic handling.
e.g. frontier -batch /...my_path../test.prj -verbose
This command executes the test.prj project in batch mode running the analysis in verbose mode. The batch frontier will create the running directory /...my_path../test_0001 where everything happens.
Note:
Remember to verify if the directory /...my_path../ has the right writing permissions.
-batch_dir dirname Specify the working dir for the batch run.
e.g. frontier -batch test.prj -batch_dir /...my_path../dirname -verbose
This command executes the test.prj project in batch mode running the analysis in verbose mode. The batch frontier will create the running directory /...my_path../dirname where everything happens.
Note:
Remember to verify if the directory /...my_path../ has the right writing permissions.
-verbose The verbose output. The use of this option is recommended only for debugging purposes.
-n_concurrent_des n Number n of Concurrent Design Evaluations. This option will run simulation using the modeFRONTIER^TM concurrent evaluation capabilities. The number of concurrent evaluation depends on the licensing policy. The default value is 1. (with -batch only).
-clear_des_directory [alaways|never|not_on_failure] Clear the design directory after evaluation. During the optimisation run modeFRONTIER^TM runs the external applications in separate directories to preserve all the meaningful data. Those directories can grow without any limitation during long runs leading the system to a memory full or disk full error. The -clear_des_directory always flag deletes all the external data as soon as they are not of any meaning for modeFRONTIER^TM. The -clear_des_directory never flag never deletes the external data. The -clear_des_directory not_on_failure flag deletes the external data only if the design is completed successfully.
Note:
Using this flag with the always option will let impossible to find out single design's results for user's external post processing activities. The default value is false. (with -batch only)
-eval_repeated_des [true|false] With the option true modeFRONTIER^TM evaluates again the designs already present in the design database. The default value is true (with -batch only).
-eval_unfeasible_des [true|false] With the option false modeFRONTIER^TM will not evaluate the designs which are unfeasible. The unfeasibility is given only by the constraints applied to the input variables. The default value is true (with -batch only).
-save_repeated_des [true|false] With the option false modeFRONTIER^TM will not save again the designs which are already present in the design database. The default value is true (with -batch only).
-save_error_des [true|false] With the option false modeFRONTIER^TM will not save the error designs in the design database. The default value is true (with -batch only).
-rsm_percentage r Response Surface Method r Percentage. The value goes from the default value 0 (no RSM evaluation) to 100 (Total RSM Evaluation) (with -batch only).
-mordo_sampling [montecarlo|latinhypercube] MORDO Sampling mode. The option defines the sampling technique for the Robust Design MDO. (with -batch only).
-mordo_samples n The Number of samples for the MORDO analysis. (with -batch only).
-mordo_virt_samples n The Number of virtual samples for the MORDO analysis. (with -batch only).
-mordo_rej_out_sampl [true|false] Reject the out of bounds samples for the MORDO evaluation (default=false). The true option uses a bounded distribution to generate all the samples within the bounds of the input variables.(with -batch only).
-mordo_err_acc_level n Error samples acceptance level for the MORDO evaluation [0,100] (Default=100). If the number of error samples (percentage) exceeds the given n level the correspondent Robust Design is set to error.(with -batch only).
-priority p Priority of the running processes. The value goes from the default value 0 (High priority) to 19 (Low Priority). (with -batch only).
-nobuffer The Display double buffering is disabled. The option can be used when Frontier is used over the net exporting his display to local machines. On some systems that operation shows slow response, the use of this option disables the double buffering of the screen images speeding up the process.
-runtime Lightweight version of modeFRONTIER^TM, can be used only as runtime application. No changes to the Work Flow are allowed.
-version Prints out the modeFRONTIER^TM version number.
-fullversion Prints out a large list of information about the modeFRONTIER^TM.

-help Prints out the help screen:

Usage: frontier [-options] [project file]

Options:
  -batch               name.prj                       Specify the project file to run in batch.
  -batch_dir           dirname                        Specify the working directory for the batch run.
  -batch_xml           name.xml                       Specify the project parameters XML file for the
                                                      batch run.
  -noconsole                                          Disable the System Console (WINDOWS only).
  -verbose                                            The verbose output.
  -n_concurrent_des    n                              Number n of Concurrent Design Evaluations [1,128]
                                                      (Default=1).
  -clear_des_directory [always|never|not_on_failure]  Clear the design directory after evaluation
                                                      (Default=always).
  -eval_repeated_des   [true|false]                   Evaluate the repeated designs (Default=true).
  -eval_unfeasible_des [true|false]                   Evaluate the unfeasible designs (Default=true).
  -save_repeated_des   [true|false]                   Save the repeated designs in the data base
                                                      (Default=true).
  -save_error_des      [true|false]                   Save the error designs in the data base
                                                      (Default=true).
  -rsm_percentage      r                              RSM r Percentage [1,100] (Default=0).
  -mordo_sampling      [montecarlo|latinhypercube]    The MORDO Sampling Mode (Default=montecarlo).
  -mordo_samples       n                              Number n of samples for the MORDO evaluation
                                                      [1,1024] (Default=1).
  -mordo_virt_samples  n                              Number n of virtual samples for the MORDO
                                                      evaluation [0,9999] (Default=0).
  -mordo_rej_out_sampl [true|false]                   Reject the Out of Bounds Samples for the MORDO
                                                      evaluation (Default=false).
  -mordo_err_acc_level n                              Error Samples Acceptance Level for the MORDO
                                                      evaluation [0,100] (Default=100).
  -priority            p                              Priority of the running processes (0=High,19=Low)
                                                      (Default=0).
  -nobuffer                                           The Display double buffering is disabled.
  -runtime                                            Runtime version allows only few user changes.
  -version                                            Prints out the Frontier version number.
  -fullversion                                        Prints out the Frontier full version data.
  -help                                               This help screen.