[OUTPUT] ; Write results every N iterations write_interval = 10 ; Output directory output_dir = ./results ; Result format: vtk, hdf5, ascii format = vtk ; Write stress tensor (0/1) write_stress = 1 ; Write strain tensor (0/1) write_strain = 1
[MATERIAL] ; Material library file library = materials.db ; Default material name default = StructuralSteel ; Young's modulus (GPa) youngs_modulus = 200.0 ; Poisson's ratio poisson = 0.3 ; Density (kg/m^3) density = 7850.0 ; Yield strength (MPa) yield_strength = 250.0 mechset.ini
[MESH] ; Element type: tetra, hex, quad, tri element_type = tetra ; Global element size (mm) global_size = 2.5 ; Minimum element size (mm) min_size = 0.5 ; Growth rate (1.0 - 3.0) growth_rate = 1.2 ; Curvature refinement (0/1) curvature_refine = 1 ; Proximity refinement (0/1) proximity_refine = 1 [OUTPUT] ; Write results every N iterations write_interval
Since you didn't specify the exact software or context, I'll provide a for a mechanical simulation settings INI file, along with common sections and parameters. Example: mechset.ini for a Generic Mechanical Solver ;============================================================================== ; mechset.ini - Mechanical Solver Configuration File ; Version: 2.1.0 ; Date: 2026-04-14 ;============================================================================== [SOLVER] ; Type: static, modal, transient, harmonic type = static ; Maximum number of iterations max_iterations = 500 ; Convergence tolerance (relative) tolerance = 1.0e-6 ; Linear solver: direct, iterative linear_solver = direct ; Use parallel processing (0/1) parallel = 1 ; Number of CPU threads (0 = auto) num_threads = 0 Output directory output_dir = ./results
[BOUNDARY_CONDITIONS] ; File containing fixed supports fix_file = fixed_nodes.txt ; File containing nodal loads load_file = loads.txt ; Gravitational acceleration (mm/s^2) gravity = 0, 0, -9810
[CONTACT] ; Contact detection tolerance (mm) contact_tolerance = 0.05 ; Friction coefficient (default) friction = 0.15 ; Contact stiffness factor stiffness_factor = 1.0