Sofiplus simple parametric section takes very long to calculate

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Hello everyone,

For a project I would like to make a calculation for a H beam where the height is variable.
In SofiPLUS it is possible to do this, like in the picture below:

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The section seems to be right, as the output to SSD is also right. My concern is that the aqua and cross section calculation takes a long time to complete (couple of minutes whereas the meshing is set at 5m. More elements to be added to the model).

I would like to have a number of beams next to each other, with a very long length (~150m). I am surprised that this calculation takes so long, as the calculation with a standard H beam takes a few seconds. The parametric section contains only 6 stations. Am I doing something wrong with Teddy / variables or do these kinds of cross-sections simply take a long time to calculate?

Thanks in advance.

Teddy:

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HEAD
PAGE UNII 0
SYST 3D GDIR NEGZ GDIV -1000
CTRL INIT 7
CTRL TOLG 0.010000
CTRL MESH 1
CTRL HMIN 5.0000
CTRL TOPO GAXP 0
CTRL NODE 1000

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+PROG AQUA
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INTE 0
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Hi Coen,

there are 2 ways to reduce the export times.

1.) Disable the option “process immediately” during export.

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You can then start the meshing in the SSD in a separate task and disable the interpolation → Create a new Task in SSD → see an example below

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This is certainly sufficient for checking the geometry. But before calculating the system, the interpolation of the cross sections must run.

2.) The interpolation of the cross sections takes a long time if the FE cross sections are used (default). If you change the cross sections to the “integral equation method”, the interpolation of the cross sections is faster. Disadvantage: The change must be made individually for each cross section.

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Please also read the AQUA manual (from chapter 1.2.6 Selection of Section Type) if you need more information about the integral cross section method.

Cheers, Adrian