***restart#
Description#
Manages the restart of an interrupted or unfinished calculation. The
program automatically saves a restart file (filename prob.rst)
at the end of each increment. If special restart saves are desired at
different stages of the calculation, use the ***make_restart_file
option. Saving a calculation’s .rst file may be used to repeatedly
calculate a second part of a calculation without repeating the initial
portion. The option may also be used to change the parameters of the
calculation at intermediate points in the time-scale, although with
significant user work.
Syntax#
***restart
[ **file name-of-restart-file ]
The default restart file name is prob.rst ; you may specify a
different name with the **file option.
Drastically changing the boundary conditions or other parameters in the
.inp file and re-starting the calculation may lead to poor results.
***auto_restart#
Description#
This option allows automatic restart of a problem, if a restart file
exists. The only difference with ***restart is that no error message
is output if no restart file is available.