4.4.1. Acquiring a Journal File with CFD-Post in Ansys Workbench

The basic workflow for acquiring a journal file with CFD-Post in Ansys Workbench is as follows:

  1. Start Ansys Workbench.

  2. Start journaling: Select File > Scripting > Record Session and set a name for the journal file.

  3. From Toolbox panel, open a system that has a Results cell with an available solution.

  4. Edit the Results cell. The actions you perform are captured by the journaling process and written to a .wbjn file.

  5. Stop journaling: File > Scripting > Stop Recording Session.

  6. Optionally, edit the journal file (this is the process of scripting).

  7. Run File > Scripting > Run Script File and select a .wbjn file.

 

4.4.1.1. Journal of an Operation That Creates a Plane in CFD-Post

In the following incomplete snippet, a user has created a Results system, edited the Results cell, loaded a CFX-Solver Results file (StaticMixer_001.res) and then created a plane named "Plane 1":

Create the Results system 
template1 = GetTemplate(TemplateName="Results")
system1 = template1.CreateSystem(Position="Default")
Edit the Results cell and load the Results file (StaticMixer_001.res) 
results1 = system1.GetContainer(ComponentName="Results")
results1.Edit()
results1.SendCommand(Command=r"""DATA READER:
  Clear All Objects = false
  Append Results = true
  Edit Case Names = false
  Open to Compare = false
  Multi Configuration File Load Option = Separate Cases
  Open in New View = true
  Keep Camera Position = true
  Load Particle Tracks = true
  Files to Compare = 
END
DATA READER:
Domains to Load=
END
> load filename=C:\StaticMixer_001.res, multifile=append""")
Set the camera and define a plane colored with a constant color 
CFX.SendCommand(
    Container="Results",
    Command="""VIEW:View 1
  Camera Mode = User Specified
  CAMERA:
    Option = Pivot Point and Quaternion
    Pivot Point = 0, 0, 0
    Scale = 0.226146
    Pan = 0, 0
    Rotation Quaternion = 0.279848, -0.364705, -0.115917, 0.880476
    Send To Viewer = False
  END

END

> autolegend plot=/PLANE:Plane 1, view=VIEW:View 1""")
CFX.SendCommand(
    Container="Results",
    Command="""PLANE:Plane 1
Apply Instancing Transform = On
Apply Texture = Off
Blend Texture = On
Bound Radius = 0.5 [m]
Colour = 0.75, 0.75, 0.75
Colour Map = Default Colour Map
Colour Mode = Constant
Colour Scale = Linear
Colour Variable = Pressure

# ...
# (Lines omitted for brevity) 
# ...

END""")

results1.SendCommand(Command="""# Sending visibility action from View...
>show /PLANE:Plane 1, view=/VIEW:View 1""")
Save the project 
Save(
    FilePath=r"C:\SaveJou.wbpj",
    Overwrite=True)

The commands in the script above are the default values for a plane.