From a stand-alone instance of Fluent, you access the ACT Start Page by doing one of the following:
During startup, select the Load ACT check box in the Fluent Launcher.
When Fluent is running, click
and
then , which toggles between showing and hiding the
.Enter the text command
file/load-act-tool.
The ACT Start Page opens as a new component in the Fluent layout.
The ACT Start Page for a stand-alone instance of Fluent has an icon for accessing the Extension Manager. However, when Fluent is opened within Workbench, the ACT Start Page accessed by using one of the previous methods does not have the icon. This is because you must manage extensions from the ACT Start Page for Workbench.
Once accessed, the ACT Start Page and ACT tools are all used as described in the Ansys ACT Developer's Guide.