Quick Start#

Note

In this documentation, IVABS_ROOT refers to the root directory of iVABS after installation.

Run iVABS with a simple example#

Start the shell/terminal that is configured during the installation. Please refer to Download & Installation for more information.

If you are using Python virtual environment managed by Anaconda (see /install/python_setup), you need to activate it first. For example, if Python 3.6 and all dependencies are installed in a virtual environment named py3ivabs, then activate it using
conda activate py3ivabs

Go to the directory IVABS_ROOT/examples/anl_cs_airfoil_box

cd IVABS_ROOT/examples/anl_cs_airfoil_box

Run the example using the following command.

ivabs main.yml --mode 1

If iVABS has been installed properly, a single cross-sectional analysis will be carried out and the result can be found in the output file main.out.

iVABS running options#

The general command syntax to run an iVABS study is

ivabs <main_input_file> [options]

Use the option -h to see the list of available options.

There are two running modes:

Mode 0 is the default mode. It will generate Dakota input and run iterative analysis.
```
ivabs <main_input_file>
```
Mode 1 runs a single analysis.
```
ivabs <main_input_file> --mode 1
```

Other examples#

More examples can be found in Section Examples.