[Getdp] Trouble getting getDP to work

[Christophe Geuzaine]

Shiller, Paul J. wrote:
> I have just installed getDP and extracted the files for the Electrostatic
> problem (mStrip).  I get the following error when I try to solve the
> problem:
> 
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
> 
> C:\getdp>getdp mstrip -solve EleSta_v
> Loading   : Problem definition 'mstrip.pro'
> Loading   : Problem definition 'Jacobian_Lib.pro'
> Loading   : Problem definition 'Integration_Lib.pro'
> Loading   : Problem definition 'EleSta_v.pro'
> Info      : Selected Resolution 'EleSta_v'
> Loading   : Geometric data 'mstrip.msh'
> Info      : System 'Sys_Ele' : Real
> P r e - P r o c e s s i n g . . .
> Operation : Treatment Formulation 'Electrostatics_v'
> Info      :   Generate ExtendedGroup '_CO_Entity_11' (NodesOf)
> Info      :   Generate ExtendedGroup '_CO_Entity_12' (NodesOf)
> Resources : cpu 0.50000 s / mem 4664 kb
> E n d   P r e - P r o c e s s i n g
> P r o c e s s i n g . . .
> Operation : Generate[Sys_Ele]
> Solver    : Loading parameter file 'solver.par'
> Info      : Setting System {A,b} to zero
> Error     : Unknown type of Element (?) for Integration method (GradGrad)
> 
> The files are copied and pasted directly from the getDP manual.  What could
> the problem be? Attached are the input files.
> 

Your mesh contains second order (curved) elements: GetDP only works with 
first order elements at the moment.

Best,

Christophe


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Christophe Geuzaine
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