Toolbar

The static toolbar is used, among other things, to define the fluid model, add physics to the system, tailor the simulation output, and execute the simulation. The toolbar is located just below the menu and provides shortcuts to menu commands.

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Toolbar Selections

Component

Description

new New

Open new file.

open Open

Open a preexisting file.

save Save

Save simulation.

undo Undo

Undo recent changes to the model.

redo Redo

Restore an action that was previously undone.

fluid Fluid

Define the types of fluids that will exist in your simulation.

  • Single phase: A single fluid with no interface.

  • Free surface: A single fluid with a dynamic interface.

  • Immiscible Two fluid: Two fluids and the dynamic interface between the fluids, which is modeled explicitly.

  • Background fluid: A set of background fluid properties with no fluid dynamics.

  • No fluid: No fluid is considered and no fluid properties are specified.

create Create

Add the components of your model.

  • Fundamentals: Create solid body geometry using built-in parametrics or loading an external CAD.

  • Particles: Add Lagrangian point objects such as bubbles or droplets that can assume arbitrary positions in the vessel and participate in reactions.

  • Lattice: Add refinement.

  • Scalar: Model reactions, thermal fields, and other continuous phase systems.

  • Variables:

  • Runtime:

  • Thermal: Describe the time-evolution of a temperature field across the flow domain.

  • Output: Add additional sampling probes, lines, and planes to your model.

  • Analysis:

cog Output

Control the types of data that get printed to disc and the frequency of that data for visualization. See output.

  • Output Panel

check Check

Verify that your motion types and parameterization are set up properly.

  • Check Model: General check for model self-consistency and errors in user-defined functions.

  • Preview Lattice: Visualize the lattice that will be created at run time. Useful for comparing selective resolution to simulation geometry.

  • Preview Surface Meshes: Preview the STL mesh that will be generated by the preprocessor for each geometry.

  • Preview Motions: Preview the motion of moving objects present in the simulation through 3D space and time. Motions are captured at a user-defined interval over a user-defined run time duration.

  • Preview Solver Output Files: A complete list of all the tabular data that will be generated by the solver.

solve Solve

Export files for execution locally or remotely. Simulations can be executed in serial and/or batch mode. Includes options to optimize variables and automatically select a tailored resolution. See Running the Solver.