Dear OVITO experts,
I am trying to analyze the displacement vectors of atoms in a dump file using OVITO, but I am encountering difficulties. I suspect the issue is related to the file size, which is approximately 8 GB. For smaller models, I do not face any problems.
Would providing more free space on my PC resolve this issue? Additionally, is it possible to run OVITO on a supercomputer to handle such large files?
Thank you for your guidance.
Best regards,
Bahman
It would be helpful if you could describe the observed problems a little more specifically. How exactly do the “difficulties” you mentioned manifest themselves? Furthermore, what’s the size of your simulation in terms of number of atoms?
If your dump file is 8 GB in size, it probably contains a simulation trajectory, i.e. several snapshots of the system. Only the size of a single snapshot is relevant for memory consumption, not the entire file. OVITO only ever loads individual snapshots into the working memory. It is also irrelevant how much free hard disk space your computer has.