Start ElastoDict by selecting Predict - ElastoDict in the menu bar.

In the ElastoDict section, located on the left side of the GUI, following modules are selectable from the pull-down menu:

1. Deformations for the computation of large deformations.
2. Flexural Test for the computation of 3-point bending experiments.
3. Effective Stiffness for the computation of effective stiffness based on numeric computations.
4. Effective Stiffness (AF) for the computation of effective stiffness based on analytic formulas.
5. Mechanics GeoApps contains apps which use the functionality of ElastoDict for specific applications.

The settings (Options) can be modified through the Edit… button. The default parameters can be changed to user-defined parameters for the computation of interest.

For Deformations and Effective Stiffness, the Estimate Memory button is present in the ElastoDict section. When the structure of interest is shown in the Visualization area, clicking Estimate Memory calculates the memory needed for the computations based on the size of the structure and the parameters entered in the solver options.

After entering the Solver Options, click the Run button in the ElastoDict section to start the computations. A progress dialog opens to follow the computations.

When recording a macro, the Record button becomes active, and the Run button changes to Run & Record.

Click Help to access this ElastoDict User Guide through our web page.

The button Cloud allows to perform the calculations in the GeoDict Cloud and with Job Queue the simulation run can be executed on a job queue server. More information on how to start a calculation in the cloud or the job queue can be found in the High Performance Computing User Guide.

If interested in cloud simulations contact Math2Market to apply for a GeoDict cloud license.

During the computation, the ElastoDict solver process can be cancelled or stopped by clicking the Cancel or Stop button in the progress dialog.

With Cancel, the computation is terminated, and no further action is taken. With Stop, the computation is terminated, and the results file is updated to the current state of the computation. Then, the result file is loaded and shown in the Result Viewer. With the button, the console is opened which shows additional information about the solver run.

The Release Floaters button is for floating license users only. Pressing this button frees all non-required floaters and makes them available again for other users, see the Graphical User Interface Settings section.

Depending on the solver’s internal processes and actual memory usage, terminating the computation may not be instantaneous.