Once the run definition is complete and the run is started, a new workspace is created
and the Workspace drop-down list will contain an entry based on the
name of the Solver Input File. For example, using the
Solver Input File named case.def, the
workspace entry will be similar to Run case 001. Note that the
integer index is identical to the index used for the CFX-Solver Output and results files for
the run. For multi-configuration simulations, one additional workspace is created as
each new configuration is executed. The Workspace drop-down list
will contain entries based on the names of the configurations.
Most workspaces contain a mixture of plot and text output monitors that are updated by the CFX-Solver as the simulation progresses. By default, appropriate monitors are automatically created in the workspace for the particular type of simulation you are running. These include:
Plot monitors showing the normalized residuals (which should decrease as the solution progresses) for each equation being solved, plus any user-defined monitor values.
A text monitor showing the contents of the CFX-Solver Output file. For details, see CFX-Solver Output File.
No plot monitors are generated for the simulation-level workspace (named according to the Solver Input File) created for multi-configuration simulations. This workspace includes one text monitor, showing the contents of the Multi-Configuration CFX-Solver Output File. For details, see Multi-Configuration CFX-Solver Output File.
When the CFX-Solver stops running, a dialog box is displayed that indicates whether the run completed normally or not, and additional information regarding the reasons for terminating the run are presented in the text output window.
The following dialog boxes may appear:
Solver Run Finished Normally
Solver Run Stopped By User
Solver Run Terminated With Errors
To close the dialog box without postprocessing the results, click .
On the Solver Run Finished Normally and Solver Run Stopped By User dialog boxes, you can choose from the following options:
- Post-Process Results
Opens CFD-Post with the specified CFX-Solver Results file loaded.
- Multi-Configuration Load Options
If this option is available, you can use it to control how the results of a multi-configuration run are loaded, or to load just the last case of such a run.
Select a multi-configuration load option to control how you load a multi-configuration (.mres) file or a results file (.res) that contains a run history (that is, a file that was produced from a definition file that had its initial values specified from a results file from a previous run and saved to the results file that you are loading). Choose:
Single Case to load all configurations of a multi-configuration run as a single case, or all of the results history from a results file that contains a run history. In either case, only one set of results will appear in the viewer, but you can use the timestep selector to move between results. This option is not fully supported.
Separate Cases to load all configurations from a multi-configuration run into separate cases. If a results file with run history is loaded, CFD-Post loads the results from this file and the results for any results file in its run history as separate cases. Each result appears as a separate entry in the tree.
Last Case to load only the last configuration of a multi-configuration results file, or only the last results from a results file that contains a run history.
- Shut down CFX-Solver Manager
Shuts down CFX-Solver Manager before CFD-Post is launched. This minimizes the number of licenses you use concurrently.
To post-process the results, make the desired settings on the dialog box and click .
After a run has finished you can use CFX-Solver Manager to:
Define a new run by following the earlier procedure. For details, see Define Run Command.
Calculate more timesteps for the original run. For details, see Restarting a Run.
View results in CFD-Post (provided that the CFX-Solver produced a results file and did not fail). For details, see Overview of CFD-Post in the CFD-Post User's Guide.
Print residual plots in the convergence history plots. For details, see Printing an Image of the Convergence History.
Add comments to the saved version of the text in the text output window. For details, see Starting the CFX-Solver from the Command Line.
Export results in a format suitable for post-processors other than CFD-Post. For details, see File Export Utility.
Quit CFX-Solver Manager by selecting File > Quit. This does not stop the CFX-Solver calculation. Additionally, CFX-Solver Manager can be reopened at any time. For details, see CFX-Solver Manager File Menu.
The CFX Tutorials describe how to use the CFX-Solver Manager step-by-step for several different cases. If you are a new user, you should try at least the first few tutorials.