GeoStudio | PLAXIS - PLAXIS calculation does not run when free disk space > 2 TB

Application	PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D
Issue status	✔ Solved
First Affected Version	PLAXIS 2D 2011.00 PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Found in Version	PLAXIS 2D 2011.00 PLAXIS 3D 2012.00
Fixed and Released in Version	Solved in a recent version
Issue #	16975
Date created	23 July 2013
Date modified	24 October 2016

Problem description

Prior to running a calculation step, the calculation kernel will determine if there is enough free disk space to store the new calculation step. When the PLAXIS 2D 64 bit calculation kernel detects more than 2 TB of free disk space, the calculation kernel stops unexpectedly.

Solution

A workaround is available by storing the files that are being used for the actual calculation, in a folder on a drive with less than 2 TB free disk space.

2D2011: For PLAXIS 2D2011 this means you should save the file on another disk drive.
2D2012 and 3D2012: Since PLAXIS 2D2012, the files that are being used for the actual calculation, are stored in the Windows TEMP folder, just as in PLAXIS 3D. This means to avoid this issue to occur, that the Windows TEMP folder should be relocated to a disk with less than 2TB free disk space. This can be adjusted in the environment variables option in the Windows advanced system settings.

This issue has been resolved in PLAXIS 2DAE.00 and PLAXIS 2D Classic, and PLAXIS 3D 2013.00