Altair's CAE pre- and post-processing 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 Altair's CAE Pre- and Post-processing
Applications in Batch Mode
When
HyperMesh,
HyperView,
HyperGraph,
HyperLife,
HyperMesh NVH,
HyperMesh
CFD,
MotionView 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.
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 HyperMesh, HyperView, HyperGraph,
and MotionView applications interactively.
For example, when you launch HyperMesh 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.