Micro and Nano Mechanics Group
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Here is a practical guide to ParaDiS corresponding to the latest version. It is especially useful for beginners. Some command templates and programming tips are given. The guide includes following how-tos:

Contents

1. How to obtain the latest ParaDiS codes

It is highly recommended to create directory Codes under your home directory. Currently ParaDiS codes are maintained through Subversion. You can obtain the latest version of ParaDiS by typing the following,

 cd ~/Codes
 svn co https://micro.stanford.edu/svn/ParaDiS [./dirname]

Directory ~/Codes/ParaDiS (or ~/Codes/dirname)will be created with latest checked out revision. It is your svn local repository. You can update your local ParaDiS codes by simply typing

 cd ~/Codes/ParaDiS
 svn update

If you create a new file called newfile.c, you can add it to your local repository ~/Codes/ParaDiS

$ svn add newfile.c

or commit the change to ParaDiS codes after some modifications

$ svn commit newfile.c

2. How to run a test case

2.1 Basic setup of .data file

2.2 Basic setup of .ctrl file

2.3 How to create input files with Matlab

3. How to record properties

4. How to visualize the results