# Run simulation from cmd

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**Created:** [September 12, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/run-simulation-from-cmd/2004 "2024-09-12T16:03:41Z")\
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> [@Using standalone CalculiX](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/using-standalone-calculix/846/1):
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> Should I run it in the same way??
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> > [@Using standalone CalculiX](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/using-standalone-calculix/846/1):
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> > setx OMP\_NUM\_THREADS “number\_of\_your\_cpus”

The _setx_ command just sets this environment variable needed for parallel computations with CalculiX. You could use the _set_ command instead to set it temporarily.

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