This node is located in the folder in the Modules pane.
This node is only available on Windows systems. It is used to convert a certain set of supported CAE file formats to the VCollab CAX file format. The node calls the VMoveCAEBatch.exe executable and appends the arguments provided in the Additional arguments tab.
The VMoveCAEBatch.exe command line syntax is:
VMoveCAEBatch.exe [option=value] <model_file> [results_file] <cax_file>
The VMoveCAEBatch.exe executable is located using the following heuristics:
VMOVE_EXECUTABLEenvironment variableVCollab VMoveCAEBatch executableapplication settingVCollab native default installation location (%PROGRAMFILES%\VCollab\VMoveCAE[32;64]\VMoveCAEBatch.exe)
Additional Arguments Tab
Defines the arguments to be passed to the VMoveCAEBatch.exe process. This tab is a text field where you can enter the arguments.
For example, entering my_file.odb my_reduced_file.cax calls
VMoveCAEBatch.exe my_file.odb my_reduced_file.cax and converts
my_file.odb to my_reduced_file.cax.
Input Files Tab
Displays a list of input files. The working file name can be relative or absolute.
| Property | Description |
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| Adds an input file to the list. |
| Removes the selected input file. |
| Input file path/slot name | Sets the location of the input file.
A copy of the file is stored in the working directory. |
Output Files Tab
Displays a list of all output files.
| Property | Description |
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| Adds an output file to the list. |
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| Removes the selected output file. |
| Working file name |
Defines the working file name. The working file name can be relative or absolute. If the file exists only once in the design directory, only the file name is defined. If the file exists in several subdirectories of the design directory, you should define the relative path. You can use RegExes as working file names. To do so, select from the menu to the left of the field. When selected, the archival option is selected for all files that comply with the regular expression. Wildcards are not regular expressions. The following is a list of the most important conversions for wildcards and some examples for RegExes.
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| Importance |
Defines the importance of files using the following options.
You must specify the maximum runtime in the additional options when using the and settings. These settings wait at most until the expiration of this value, even if the (executed) process has already finished. By default, conditions are checked every one second. The interval of the check can be changed in the configuration settings. If only one of or is set, but the associated files are not created, the process node waits until the maximum runtime. |
| Archival | Sets the type of file archiving.
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| Slot name | By default, the slot name is the file name but it can be changed manually. |
Environment Tab
Displays a list of all environmental variables with their values.
| Property | Description |
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| Adds an environment variable to the list. |
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| Removes the selected environment variable. The override for a default environment variable is removed or the variable entry is removed entirely if it does not exist in the default environment. |
| Default environment | Sets the conditions for the default environment variables.
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| Prepend project directory and its bin subdirectory to PATH | When selected, two directories are inserted in front of the PATH
variable. For example, if your project path is
C:\mypath, the variable PATH will be PATH
= C:\mypath; C:\mypath\bin; C:\Windows instead of PATH
= C:\Windows
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Execution Settings Tab
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Designs per process |
When selected, activates the launch of a single process for multiple designs. The process node creates a file with designs to be calculated and provides the following environment variables for the executing script:
If this option is enabled, the environment variables
An example implementation for the script in process node: REM This is a Windows batch script (*.bat) copy ..\..\..\py\run_multi_cpfunc.py python run_multi_cpfunc.py %OSL_DESIGNS_BASE% %OSL_DESIGNS_LIST% An example code snippet to process the designs: # This is the Python script "run_multi_cpfunc.py"
...
basedir=normpath(sys.argv[1]) # base directory
listfile=normpath(sys.argv[2]) # path of the file containing the listing of design folders
for folder in listfilereader(listfile):
pd=myreader(join(basedir,folder,'inp_cpfunc.txt')) # pd stands for parameter dictionary
results={'Y': 0.5*pd['X1']+pd['X2']+0.5*pd['X1']*pd['X2']+5*sin(pd['X3'])+0.2*pd['X4']+0.1*pd['X5']}
mywriter(join(basedir,folder,'out_cpfunc.txt'),results)
...
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| Ignore process exit code | When selected, ignores the process exit code, avoiding problems if the code is not evaluable. |
| Distinct working directory | When selected, creates an extra directory in the design directories for calculations. |
| Execute through command shell | When selected, interprets the command line or the script as a shell
command. When cleared, the process is started at the operating system level. Note:
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Additional Options
To access the options shown in the following table, in any tab, click .
| Option | Description |
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| Delay before start |
Configures a delay before a process is started. This delay also works as a minimum delay for multiple parallel process starts. Example: delay one second,three parallel processes.
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| Maximum runtime | If a process takes longer than this number of seconds to execute, the run is counted as failed. The process is terminated automatically if maximum runtime is exceeded. |
| Maximum in parallel | Sets the maximum number of parallel runs. |
| Auto-save behavior |
Select one of the following options:
The project, including the database, is auto-saved (depending on defined interval) after calculating this node/system (either when the calculation succeeds or fails). By default, is selected. |
| Read mode | When selected, the node does not execute, but forwards outputs (files). |
| Retry execution | When selected, retries a node execution if it failed. Set the
following options:
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