FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
How can I change the language?
After installation, 2 shortcuts are created on the desktop.
The FVA-Workbench can be started in German or English using these desktop shortcuts.
Recreating the shortcuts
If the shortcuts have been deleted, they can be recreated:
Right-click on FVA-Workbench.exe in the installation directory and choose "create shortcut "
Right-click on the new shortcut and select "properties "
Add the parameters -nl en_EN or -nl de_DE in the "target" field
Notice
If the FVA-Workbench is frequently started in different languages, the user interface may display both German and English text. To prevent this, a second parameter (-clearPersistedState) can be specified in the "target" field.
This parameter resets interface settings such as the window size every time the FVA-Workbench is started.
Why isn't the 3D Model displayed?
Depending on the graphics card used, there may display problems with the 3D Model. If no physical graphics card is available, hardware acceleration cannot be used. This is often the case with remote systems. In this case, the 3D driver can be changed to "msw" software rendering in the settings. This will allow 3D representation without a graphics card.
Why are windows cut off?
For monitors with a display width greater than 1920 pixels, Windows may scale the size of screen elements to 125%. This can lead to display problems with many programs. The scaling can be reset to 100% by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing "display settings."
Calculation of plastic gears - Why can't the .obd file be imported?
For very large FE plastic models, the .odb files created by Abaqus become very large. If the FVA-Workbench cannot allocate enough memory, this can lead to a program crash when importing the file.
The installation directory of the FVA-Workbench includes the FVA-Workbench.ini. The parameter -Xmx3072M in this file specifies how much ram memory (in megabytes) is allocated to the FVA-Workbench at startup. Increase this value according to the available memory in the computer.