Analysis wizard : Relaxation analysis progress

The progress of an analysis can be viewed in a progress report and Graphic view that are opened at the start of the analysis. The Graphic view shows the deflection of the model as the analysis progresses.

Updating the graphic and progress report slows the analysis down. Therefore it is advisable to update these views more frequently during the initial runs of the model, reducing the frequency or disabling the views as the performance of the model becomes familiar.

If the option to save residuals to file is selected then the residual forces and moments at the last iteration calculated are saved in user modules in a GWA file. This GWA file can then be imported into the model using the File > Import > Text (GWA file) command to make the residuals available for tabular and contoured display.