Resume flip simulation from bgeo.sc files?

[Mokiki]

I have read a few conflicting information regarding this, so I want to ask myself.
Is it possible to resume a flip sim based on the bgeo.sc. files? And if so how?
I tried the initial data tab inside the fluid object according to the help file but with not much success.

[vtrvtr]

That's not possible. At least not properly. .sim files are the files to "cache" simulations

 

You can use your current flip sim as a initial source of another flip sim, but results may vary 

[goldleaf]

The initial data for DOPs simulations requires .sim files. For FLIP (and maybe some other solvers), technically you could probably use a bgeo as the source, giving it some initial velocity and such based on that frame of a sim; but you're not actually resuming a sim, you're starting a new simulation, and it may not match up very well since it's an incomplete snapshot that doesn't have the whole state of the system like the .sim files would have.

 

*edit* what vtrvtr said 

Edited March 21, 2017 by goldleaf

[Mokiki]

Damn would have thought its possible since all the different velocity etc. attributes are present. But guess I have to redo the sim then. Thanks for the answer though. :)
*Edit* So the sim files are basically large files containing all simulated frames?
Just to be on the save side I take it I activate the checkpoint option on the dopnetwork. Set my checkpoint intervals, the checkpoint trail length and that should be it?
How would I then resume the sim base on a sim file if the need arises?

Edited March 21, 2017 by Mokiki