Sometimes when modelling large PLAXIS project files with e.g. a lot of phases or a lot of steps, Plaxis may indicate that there is not enough disk space available:
When this issue of not enough free disk space appears, you can use one of these available workarounds:
"C:\Program Files\Seequent\PLAXIS 3D 2024\Plaxis3DInput.exe" "--CALCDIR=D:\PlaxisCalc"
"C:\Program Files\Seequent\PLAXIS 2D 2024\Plaxis2DXInput.exe" "--CALCDIR=D:\PlaxisCalc"
This can be used in e.g. a DOS command, in Windows Start menu's Run..., run from a batch file (*.bat), or be defined in a Windows shortcut.
Please be aware when moving the folder where the intermediate (calculation) results are stored (options 1 and 4) to a disk with less read/write speed, it may lead to a longer calculation time.
Note: default installation folders are located in: