**build_parallel_param_files

Description

This mesh operation is used to make data files for use with the ***parameter command in a parallel finite element calculation (see parameter ). It takes a parameter binary file which would normally be used directly with the ***parameter **file command described on page file and splits it appropriately for the different sub-domains.

Syntax

The command has the following syntax:

**build_parallel_param_files \(~\,\) *file list-of-files \(~\,\) *card nb-outputs-for-each-file [ *ip ]

*file

specifies either one or a list of binary input file names for reading the parameter values. These files will be read using the Ni format which defaults to big-endian. The output file name will be formatted for example file-name.005 (for the output map 5).

*card

the number of output maps for each file specified in the *file parameters. This command assumes that the file records 1-1 the current mesh node numbering and size.

*ip

indicates that the parameter values are at integration points, not nodes. All the element integration locations are assumed to map exactly the same as the calculation generating the parameter file.