Restart runs

You can rerun your model using one of the following ways:

• The most common type of restart run is rerunning the Analyzer module after the thermal solver computed all model parameters such as conductances, capacitances, thermal couplings, and radiative heat input from the geometry. For this option, set M = 0 and ensure that the files MODLF and tmggeom.dat are present.
• Another scenario involves reusing previously calculated radiative geometric view factors (e.g., view factors, solar view factors, etc.). In this case, ensure that the VUFF and tmggeom.dat files from the previous run are available. Additionally, delete all Card 6 requests for calculating view factors and solar view factors (but leave thermal coupling requests intact). Set M to the same value used in the previous run.
• Other types of restart runs are also possible. For example, if you need to calculate additional view factors, the newly computed data will be appended to the verbose log file ,VUFF, the report log file, and MODLF. Note that in VUFF, the newly calculated data will overwrite any earlier data, while in MODLF, new data will be added to the existing data such as capacitances, conductances, and heat loads. If needed, you can clear unwanted data from MODLF using the Card 9 KEEPDEL card.