GiD - The personal pre and post processor

What is a 'problem type'

To write data from GiD to a calculations program, it is necessary to create a 'problem type' for it.


A 'problem type' is basically a collection of text files, copied inside a common directory with .gid extension. This files define your material fields, conditions, the template to write your calculation file, etc.
It is quite easy write a simple 'problem type'. The first step is to check one of the examples that are included in the GiD distribution like 'problem_type_solid1.gid'. Studying it and modifying accordingly to suit your needs you will get a GiD that can write the files that your calculations code can read.


Check also in the Help menu the 'Customization manual' and the 'Defining a problemtype' tutorial chapter of the 'User manual'.


Some problemtypes can be downloaded from the 'Data->Problem type->Internet retrieve' GiD menu, or from the GiD web page https://www.gidsimulation.com/gid-for-science/gid-plus

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