Generate mesh from within GID

• Choose in GID data then Project type. Choose tochnog.

• Generate geometries in GID.

• Assign conditions. This will later be used to generate bounda_unknown and bounda_time records for Tochnog.

• Assign materials. This will later be used to generate group_type records and element_group records for Tochnog.

• Generate a mesh in GID. Use GID generation and generate to get a mesh. Use GID generation and mesh view to see the mesh. This will later be used to generate element and node records for Tochnog.

• Use Save as... in the File menu to save to a problemname.gid directory (choose problemname something to match your problem, e.g. beam or so).

• Use the GID calculate menu to start the calculation. The above data will be written to the problemname.gid/problemname.dat file.

So, other data then above will not be written to the problemname.gid/problemname.dat file, and the gid calculate wil not start a real calculation. You should finish the file with an editor and then run tochnog in the usual way.