HyperWorks applications can run interactively or in batch
mode.
In batch mode, the number of
Altair Units (AUs) drawn
depends on the number of batch applications running concurrently under the same user
and same host.
Note: The unit decay for batch applications or BatchMesher is scaled differently than in
solvers.
Unit Draw for BatchMesher in Batch Mode
The AUs drawn for running
BatchMesher applications in
batch mode are detailed in the table below.
BatchMesher Applications |
AUs |
1-8 |
21 |
9-16 |
40 |
17-32 |
50 |
33-64 |
60 |
65-128 |
70 |
129-256 |
80 |
257-512 |
90 |
>512 |
100 |
For example, 21 AUs are drawn when running up to 8 copies of BatchMesher in batch mode. If there are 9 copies of BatchMesher running, the total increases to 40 AUs.
Unit Draw for HyperWorks Application in Batch
Mode
When
HyperWorks applications
HyperMesh,
HyperView,
HyperGraph,
HyperLife,
HyperWorks NVH, and so on, are run in batch mode, the total
AUs drawn are determined by the number of batch applications used to perform batch
automation. The license feature, AutomationBatch, is required to run HyperWorks
applications in batch mode. The details are in the table below.
HyperWorks Batch Applications |
AUs |
1 |
21 |
2 |
42 |
3-4 |
50 |
5-8 |
50 |
9-16 |
60 |
17-32 |
70 |
33-64 |
80 |
65-128 |
90 |
129-256 |
100 |
257-512 |
110 |
>512 |
120 |
Note: Under the same user and same host, the number of AUs required for batch automation
will level against the units required to invoke HyperWorks Desktop applications interactively.
For example, when you launch HyperWorks in GUI mode, 21
AUs are drawn from the license pool. If you are on the same machine, also run a
script to perform Geometry cleanup and report generation in batch mode. Even though
the two batch applications require 42 AUs, the total units required for the entire
process is 42 AUs due to the levelling mechanism.
Note: Batch application unit decay requires Altair License Manager v15.1. If an older version of Altair License Manager is used, the BatchMesher
or batch application draws the maximum units listed in the above tables per user
and host.