Starting Calculation

There are several ways to start the calculation.

Calculate Current Loading

If you only want to calculate the results of the current load case or combination, select Calculate Current Loading in the Calculate menu. As an alternative, you can use the "Show Results" button.

Calculating Load Case Using Button "Show Results"

You are asked if you want to calculate the results.

Question Before Calculation

Calculate All

If you want to calculate all load cases, combinations, and design situations, select Calculate All in the Calculate menu. You can also use the corresponding button.

Button "Calculate All"

RFEM calculates all load cases, load combinations, result combinations, and design situations for which input data are available. The calculation is performed in parallel using several computation kernels (see the image Calculation Progress).

Load cases that you have excluded from the calculation (see the chapter Load Cases ) are not analyzed with the "Calculate All" function.

Calculate Specific Load Cases or Combinations

If you only want to analyze certain load cases or combinations, select To Calculate in the Calculate menu. The "To Calculate" dialog box appears.

Selecting Load Combinations for Calculation

The "Not Calculated" column lists all load cases, design situations, and combinations that you have created. To transfer an entry to the "Selected for Calculation" list, you can use the following options:

• Double-click the entry.
• Select the load case or combination. Several entries can be selected by holding down the Ctrl key. Then, use the button .

Click "OK" to start the calculation of the selected load cases and combinations.

Cloud Calculation

If the options for cloud calculations are activated, further entries are available in the "Calculate" menu (see the image Menu "Calculate" for Cloud Calculations ). Use these functions to perform calculations on a high-performance external server. This option is particularly recommended for complex models containing many load combinations.

Calculation Process

The calculation process is shown in the "Calculation Progress" window. There, in addition to the completed phases, you can also track the progression of the maximum displacements in the "Convergence Diagram".

Calculation Progress

The button below the diagram opens a window with an enlarged view of the convergence diagram. You can use the button to track the deformations of the model step by step in a window.

Displaying Model Deformation During Calculation