Dear Nader, [quote userid="442432" url="~/cadence_technology_forums/f/custom-ic-design/43828/how-do-i-load-parametric-analysis-results-in-ade-l-again-to-plot"]Now I have 100k directories in the simulation directory with each run in a separate folder, but I don't know how to load them back in ADE and get the same plots if the simulation finished normally. I know how to load a single run in the results browser only by loading the psf directory, but I don't know how to do it in the parametric analysis multiple run. Is there an easy way to restore the results without running the simulations again?[/quote] Unless Andrew has a different experience or wants to correct me, I will provide my experience with the ADE-L Parametric Analysis tool. I must preface my remarks, however, to note that the use of this tool - and ADE-L - is no longer supported by Cadence and there are more efficient means of performing the analyses you describe which I will detail later. Three points to consider... 1. If the Parametric analysis was the victim of a Virtuoso crash, I fear that the compiled psf directory that points to all the various simulations performed may either not be created or may be corrupted. This may explain why you can not load the full set of simulations in ViVA. However, many years ago when I actively used the Parametric Analysis tool, I filed several Cadence support tickets as occasionally ViVA would not recognize the compiled psf directory - even if it completed successfully. I described it in the post at: community.cadence.com/.../1335421 I found a workaround to this issue was often to run a second Parametric Analysis (it need not be as long as the simulation set you submitted or even the same run). When it finished, for some reason, ViVA was able to recognize the compiled psf directory of a prior Parametric Analysis set. You might try this to see if after you run a short second Parametric analysis ViVA recognizes the compiled psf directory for your initial run of 100K simulations. If not, I fear that the compiled directory is not readable. 2. If the compiled psf directory is damaged, you might try to use an ocean script to retrieve the analysis results for those analyses that completed. There are a few examples within Cadence Support. One example is at URL: support.cadence.com/.../ArticleAttachmentPortal 3. Finally, with respect to your comments regarding the increased time required for simulations as you approach the end of the set of Parametric Analyses, I would suggest you consider using ADE-Explorer or even ADE-XL to perform your sweeps. They are far more efficient in parsing jobs to a compute farm and options exist to allow simulations to complete even in Virtusuo crashes. There are also means to request either tool re-run unfinished or errored points of a simulation set. I am sure there will be a learning curve for you, but I think in the long run you might consider this. Shawn
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