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How to know the CPU time?

Colinda
Colinda over 3 years ago

For a CFL number study, I try to extract the CPU time. How to obtain this information?

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    +1 Colinda over 3 years ago

    Just after the simulation was completed, the CPU time can be found in the Command manager in the Bottom panel that can be pulled up from just underneath the workflow at the bottom of the interface.

    If many operations were performed after the end of the simulation, it may be difficult to find back this information in the log displayed in the command manager. If the interface was closed after the simulation, the information is not available in the new session. In such case it can be found in the project files:
    1. Navigate to <your project directory>/Document_1/.
    2. Look for a file that begins with "Computation_Uid" and ends with the name of your simulation. It should be "Simulation 1" by default. An example would be:
    "Computation_UId_100000000121658-Name-Simulation 1"
    3. Note down the number in the name of the file.
    4. Navigate to the folder that has the same set of numbers in its name in the same directory. For the above example, the folder name would be: "Computation_UId_100000000121658"
    5. Access the directory defaultRun.
    6. Open the file with a .log extension.
    7. Look for a line that reads: MainSolver::main-->Calculation successfully performed in <time here>. The computation time is at the end of the line.

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    +1 Colinda over 3 years ago

    Just after the simulation was completed, the CPU time can be found in the Command manager in the Bottom panel that can be pulled up from just underneath the workflow at the bottom of the interface.

    If many operations were performed after the end of the simulation, it may be difficult to find back this information in the log displayed in the command manager. If the interface was closed after the simulation, the information is not available in the new session. In such case it can be found in the project files:
    1. Navigate to <your project directory>/Document_1/.
    2. Look for a file that begins with "Computation_Uid" and ends with the name of your simulation. It should be "Simulation 1" by default. An example would be:
    "Computation_UId_100000000121658-Name-Simulation 1"
    3. Note down the number in the name of the file.
    4. Navigate to the folder that has the same set of numbers in its name in the same directory. For the above example, the folder name would be: "Computation_UId_100000000121658"
    5. Access the directory defaultRun.
    6. Open the file with a .log extension.
    7. Look for a line that reads: MainSolver::main-->Calculation successfully performed in <time here>. The computation time is at the end of the line.

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