Viewing Convergence Data

To view an adaptive solution's convergence information, either during or after the solution process:

In the Project Manager tree, right-click the solution setup of interest, and then click Convergence on the shortcut menu.

The Solutions window appears with the Convergence tab selected.

From the Simulation drop-down menu, select the solution setup for which you want to view convergence data.

By default, the most recently solved solution is selected.

Under the Convergence tab, depending on your design setup, you can review the following convergence data:

Whether the solution is converged or not converged
Number of adaptive passes completed and remaining
The number of tetrahedra or triangles created at each adaptive pass
Solution type dependent parameters such as Loss, Total Loss, Loss Error

Select Table to display the convergence data in table format or Plot to plot the convergence data on a rectangular (XY) plot.
Optionally, you can Export the convergence data to a text file.
If you select Save Defaults, the current selection of either Table or Plot and for Plot the current X and Y axis selections will be applied based on the design-type each time you open the desktop. You can also select Clear Defaults to reset to the original settings.

Note: In the case of the 3D AC Conduction solver, even though the convergence columns names refer to the loss as a solution criteria, the convergence parameter considered is the magnitude of the apparent power.

Viewing Convergence Data

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