The parallel solver allows for the calculation of as many load combinations, as there are logical processor cores available. If the number of load combinations to be calculated exceeds the number of logical processors (which can be viewed in the system information), it is necessary to perform the calculation in several runs. This significantly increases the calculation time, as the structural analysis takes up most of the time.
Therefore, the most efficient way is to reduce the load combinations (and nodes) to be calculated. This can be done manually with the appropriate system knowledge or automatically using the “Preliminary design” program option. Preliminary design can be activated in the ultimate configuration and ensures that only those load combinations that are likely to be governing for the load capacity are calculated. In most cases, the identified combinations can be calculated simultaneously by the solver.
