sorry, not 400Gb but 400Mb! Luc Sibille a écrit : > Hi yade developers, > > Here is just an interrogation about the xml files defining the Yade > simulations: > > Two things: > > 1/ With 10000 particles the xml files are about 40Mb, it is already a > little heavy. With 100000 particles it would be about 400Gb and I > imagine it is quite difficult to open such a file, to edit the first > twenty line to define the simulation. > > 2/ In my mind, the definition of the particle assembly with its > interactions and the definition of the simulation are two different > stuffs. For instance you can perform different simulations from a same > particle assembly, thus you don't need for each of these different > simulations a different xml file defining the same initial particle > assembly with the same initial interactions. > Or reciprocaly you can perform an identical simulation from different > particles assemblies... > > Consequently, my interrogation is: > > Would it be interesting to split the xml file into two parts: > 1/ the very first part defining the simulation itself could be kept as > an xml file that we can edit manually, > 2/ the second and heavy part could be saved separately as a compressed > xml file or a binary file or something else ... > > But, maybe you will tell me that it is not a problem thanks to python > ;-) in every case it is only a question, what is your opinion? > > Luc > > >
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