After you have set up your simulation (see Setting Up a Simulation), you are ready to process it. Processing is the step in which Rocky calculates at each progressive Timestep how each individual particle interacts with every other particle and boundary it comes into contact with.
The time it takes for your simulation to complete will depend upon the complexity of the parameters you have set, and the number and type of the processors you have chosen. Based upon these characteristics, your simulation can take anywhere from a few minutes to several days to complete. (See also Best Practices for Faster Processing.)
Important: You are only able to set and change setup parameters prior to processing your simulation so ensure that your settings are correct before you begin processing. (See also I cannot change my setup parameters during processing.)
While your simulation is processing, you might stop and restart the simulation several times before your simulation is complete. As the simulation is processing, you can see the progress in a 3D View window or see data collect in a plot or histogram. You can also set multiple simulations to be processed in batch-like succession by using the Rocky Scheduler, or even run the simulation from the command line without even opening Rocky.
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