[FLASH-USERS] Request Tutorial

[Siyi Yu]

Thank you Scott,
I have succeed in setup a test project and the execution seems good. In the
end the terminal gives me these information :
[image: Inline image 1]
I think that I shall use visit to open it. Anyway, do you know how to open
the widget below?
[image: Inline image 2]
Thank you again.

Best Regards,
Siyi YU

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Scott Feister <sfeister at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Siyu and Dr. Portillo,
>
> I'm excited to hear you're designing simulations in FLASH! And, I'm sorry
> to hear you're running into obstacles. I'll see what I can do to help you
> get back in the fast lane.
>
> Chapter 3 of the user guide (*Setting up new problems) *is quite
> detailed, but it may be easy to miss the big picture. In my experience, the
> simplest way to learn how to make a new simulation is to base it off of one
> of the included example simulations, which are located in
> .../source/Simulation/SimulationMain.
>
> My advice is to do two things in parallel: *1) *Read through Chapter 3,
> and *2) *Read through the corresponding simulation files of an example
> related to what you're trying to create. Also, *3) *Have a Fortran90
> reference handy.
>
> Let's say I want to create a laser-plasma simulation, but I don't know how
> to start. In this case, I'll look at a related example, the "LaserSlab"
> simulation (examine the files under .../SimulationMain/LaserSlab). By the
> time I finish reading Ch. 3, all the while investigating the files of
> "LaserSlab", I will have the knowledge to make a completely new simulation.
>
> As an example, here's how you could make a modified version of the
> "LaserSlab" simulation. Copy the .../SimulationMain/LaserSlab directory and
> its contents into a new subfolder:
> (e.g. .../SimulationMain/ScottSlab)
>
> When you're done editing the files, you can build it just like any of the
> examples, with:
> ./setup -auto ScottSlab [options]
>
> Let me know how this works! I'll also ask around the Flash Center to see
> if any basic tutorial currently exists. And, if anyone has already made a
> tutorial that you'd like to share, let us know!
>
> Best,
>
> Scott
>
>
> Scott Feister, Ph.D.
> Postdoctoral Researcher, Flash Center for Computational Science
> University of Chicago, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
>
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Salvador Portillo <sportil at unm.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I too am in the same boat as Siyi and would like to add my voce to this
>> request.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Sal Portillo
>>
>> ECE dept, UNM
>>
>> 505-417-9822 <(505)%20417-9822>
>>
>> 505-277-4782 <(505)%20277-4782>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* flash-users-bounces at flash.uchicago.edu [mailto:
>> flash-users-bounces at flash.uchicago.edu] *On Behalf Of *Siyi Yu
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 29, 2017 1:57 PM
>> *To:* flash-users at flash.uchicago.edu
>> *Subject:* [FLASH-USERS] Request Tutorial
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am Siyi YU, a new user to the code FLASH. I have briefly read the user
>> guide of 500+ pages and have a general idea of the code's functions.
>> Anyway, I am still not sure how to set up a new problem. Is there maybe
>> someone has a simple example to get started easily please?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Siyi YU
>>
>
>
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