Calculation
The calculation module in NetSim is started directly from the menu under Modules, automatically by NetSim when data is exported from the form Calculation to the calculation module, or directly from the explorer by enabling a calculation file from NetSim.
Model file: this field displays the file selected for calculation: You can use the file selector on the right to select a file for calculation, and use the adjacent review icon to open the file in Notes for review/editing (see the section entitled Calculation module, input data file).
Results directory: the directory where the results from the calculation are saved.
Calculation type: You can switch the calculation type between stationary and dynamic calculation. If you select dynamic calculation, you have to select a time series file using the file selector on the right. You can also open the time series file in Notes using the icon at the far right.
Time series calculation: In the case of dynamic calculation, you have to enter a start time, time step length and number of time steps (see the section entitled Dynamic simulation).
Calculation status: The calculation status shows the progress of the calculation.
Result: You can use the icons on the right to open the text-based results file (.OUT), the control file (.CHK) which shows any errors in input data, and the file containing selected dimensions for pipes which are to be dimensioned (.PTY).
You can use soft and quick stop functions to cancel simulation in progress with or without printing the results. You use these functions in cases in which simulation does not appear to converge.
