Backup and synchronization are inevitable problems when you work on more than one computer. There are two issues: 1) backing up work you have just performed and 2) transferring files to another computer without accidentally over-writing newer versions. The problem is of particular concern for me as a software developer working in a variety of [...]
We released AMaze 3.0 this month. One of the main advances is the use of customizable configurations for the postprocessors PhiView, MagView, HWV and RFE3View. In this article, I will review how you can deal with configuration files and the advantages they offer.
Running the post-processor
To begin, existing users have nothing to worry about. As an [...]
This week we released an educational version of the KB suite, adding to the diversity of free software for scientists available on our resource site. KB is an integrated package of data and simulation programs for shock hydrodynamics and detonations. It could be a useful tool in departments of physics, mechanical engineering and civil engineering. [...]
Conversion of the 64-bit 3D AMaze programs to parallel operation is ahead of schedule. We expect to have parallel versions of all programs (including OmniTrak) ready for the update release on February 1, 2010. We just finished upgrading Magnum (magnetic fields), our most popular 3D program. Magnum can be computationally intensive, particularly in runs with [...]
Over the past few years, we have had several inquiries about the possibility of parallelized versions of our codes. The questions have come mainly from people in the vanguard of technology with specialized cluster research machines. We were hesitate to jump into parallel programming until multiprocessor technology reached most of our users. Instead, we concentrated [...]