FAQs for Data Management

How much memory should I use for the checkrun?

What is the maximum amount of memory that can be used by OptiStruct?

Can OptiStruct use more memory than I actually have installed on my system (more than installed RAM)?

What if OptiStruct fails to solve my job, reporting that there is not enough memory available, but my computer has much more memory than required?

Why did OptiStruct start to run, but fail after some time with a memory allocation error when I used the "-fixlen" option?

I have a Windows machine with 3GB (or more) RAM. Can OptiStruct use it? Does it make sense to have more than 2GB RAM installed?

I have a Linux (ia32 - Intel 32-bit architecture) machine with 3GB (or more) RAM. Can OptiStruct use it? Does it make sense to have more than 2GB RAM installed?

Does the PC page file size affect the elapsed time for an OptiStruct job?

What should I do if, when I launch OptiStruct from the Solver Panel within HyperMesh, it tells me that OptiStruct is not recognized as a command or batch file?