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How does the Analysis Job Monitor track a Nastran job during the process of
"In-Progress" thru "Completed".
Solution
How the AJM works:
The Analysis Job Monitor works on a pretty simple concept.
When NX solves it starts a new execute, a command like this
D:\workdir\reference_units\Analysis_nx11.latest\wntx64\kits\nxnastran\bin\nastr
an64L.exe nx_nastran_cad_sim1_nx11-solution_1.dat prog=bundle old=no
memory=400MB scratch=yes sys442=2
NX captures the process id for this and then monitors the process id. As long
as the process is still running, the Analysis Job Monitor reports "In
Progress", and when the process exits ( done ) the Analysis Job Monitor
reports "Completed".
For the Analysis Job Monitor to work correctly, NX users need to avoid using
nastranw.exe, nastran64w.exe, and nastran64lw.exe. These executable do not
follow the normal nastran process and can cause the Analysis Job Monitor to
report a false "Completed" job status.
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