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# How to learn the GiD Problem Type configuration

To learn how to configure GiD for a particular type of analysis, you can:

- follow the Problem Type Tutorial; this tutorial is included with the GiD package you've bought. You can also download the tutorial from the GiD web page. http://www.gidhome.com/support

- read the online help in GiD (or the printed Reference Manual).

- study and modify the Problem Type's included in GiD by default. These Problem Types are:

  - cmas2d: This is the problem type created in the tutorial, which finds the distance of each element relative to the center of masses of a two-dimensional surface. It uses the following files: `.cnd`, `.mat`, `.prb`, `.bas` and `.bat`. There is a help file inside directory cmas2d.gid called cmas2d.html
  - rambshell: This is a problem type which performs the structural analysis of either beams or shells or a combination of both using the Finite Element Method. This problem type uses the latest features offered by GiD version 6. It uses the following files: `.cnd`, `.mat`, `.prb`, `.bas`, `.tcl`, `.geo`, `.sim`, `.unix.bat` and `.win.bat`. The `.exe` file for Windows systems is also included in a limited version. It can also be executed for Linux with libc6 (glibc). For the full version without limitations check http://www.gidhome.com/ram-series.
  - Dxfout: This is a very simple Problem Type which exports a `project_name.dat` file in the `dxf` file format. It only has the `.bas`, `.prb` and `.mat` files.
  - problem_type_solid1: This is the interface of what it could be a structure-calculating module. It contains the `.cnd`, `.mat`, `.prb`, `.sim`, `.bas` and `.bat` files.
  - problem_type_solid2: Same as problem_type_solid1 with a different interface.
  - problem_type_thermo_mec: This is the interface of what it could be a thermo-mechanical module. It has programation in TCL-TK language. It uses the following files: `.cnd`, `.mat`, `.prb`, `.sim`, `.bas` `.bat` and `.tcl`.

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