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1. Software Overview
1.1. The Ansys Product Improvement Program
1.2. Package and Version Capabilities
1.2.1. Capabilities Charts
1.2.2. Rocky Particle Shapes and Capabilities
1.2.3. PyRocky
1.2.4. About This Version of Rocky
1.2.4.1. To open the Rocky About screen:
1.3. Program Limitations
1.3.1. Physics and Force Limitations
1.3.1.1. Momentum Settings Limitations
1.3.1.2. Thermal Modeling Limitations
1.3.1.3. Coarse-Graining Settings Limitations
1.3.2. Geometry Limitations
1.3.2.1. All Geometries
1.3.2.2. Imported Geometries Only
1.3.3. Particle and Inlet Limitations
1.3.3.1. General Limitations for Particles and Particle Inlets
1.3.3.2. General Particle Shape Limitations
1.3.3.3. Assembly Particle Shape Limitations
1.3.3.4. Multi-Element (Flexible and/or Discrete-Breakable) Particle Shape Limitations
1.3.3.5. Inlet Limitations
1.3.4. Materials and Interactions Limitations
1.3.4.1. Materials Limitations
1.3.4.2. Materials Interactions Limitations
1.3.5. SPH Limitations
1.3.5.1. General Limitations for SPH simulations in Rocky.
1.3.6. Ansys and CFD Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.1. 1-Way LBM Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.2. 1-Way Constant Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.3. 1-Way and 2-Way Fluent Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.4. 2-Way Fluent Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.5. 2-Way Fluent and 2-Way Fluent Semi-Resolved Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.6. 2-Way Fluent Semi-Resolved Coupling Limitations
1.3.6.7. Ansys Workbench Limitations
1.3.7. Display and Processing Limitations
1.3.8. Module Limitations
1.3.8.1. Collision Statistics Limitations
1.3.8.2. CFD Coupling Particle Statistics Limitations
1.4. System Requirements
1.4.1. Minimum Requirements
1.4.1.1. Additional Minimum Requirements for GPU or Multi-GPU Processing
1.4.1.2. Rocky Compatibility with Other Ansys Products
1.4.2. Recommended
1.5. What's New
1.6. Best Practices
1.6.1. Best Practices for Installing a New Version of Rocky
1.6.2. Best Practices for Faster Processing
1.6.3. Best Practices for Creating Geometries for Import
1.6.4. Best Practices for Setting up Geometries
1.6.5. Best Practices for Setting Up Particles
2. Getting Started
2.1. Walk Through Self-Guided Tutorials
2.1.1. To access the Rocky Tutorials:
2.2. Remove Rocky
2.2.1. To remove Rocky [Windows]
2.2.2. To remove Rocky [Linux]:
2.3. Understand the User Interface
2.3.1. Main UI Components
2.3.1.1. About the Menu
2.3.1.2. About the Toolbar
2.3.1.3. About Panels
2.3.1.4. About Workspaces
2.3.2. Hidden Features
2.3.2.1. Name Components to Affect Sort Order
2.3.2.2. Show/Hide Components by Using Eye icons and Checkboxes
2.3.2.3. See Input/Output Relationships in the Data Panel When Component Names are Bold
2.3.2.4. Determine the Frequency of Calculations by Pinning/Unpinning Items
2.3.2.5. Recognize Data Placeholders
2.3.2.6. Double-Click the Status Panel to Jump to the Appropriate UI Location
2.3.2.7. Use Colored Text to Validate the Syntax of Your Entries
2.3.2.8. Drag/Drop Items into Windows
2.3.2.9. Access the Right-Click Menu for Additional Features
2.3.2.10. Use the Data Panel Search Bar to Quickly Find Components
2.3.2.11. Refer to the Rocky Title Bar for Simulation Progress Details
2.3.2.12. Lock a Curve Selection to a Plot to Quickly Change the Data Shown
2.3.2.13. Double-Click a Plot Line, Bar, or Point to Change Its Appearance
2.3.2.14. Recognize Shared Parameters with Asterisks (*)
2.3.2.15. Use Colored Directional Handles
2.3.2.16. Keyboard Accessibility and Shortcuts
2.3.2.17. File Types and Folders in Rocky
2.3.3. Understand Data Collection in Rocky
2.3.3.1. What would you like to do?
2.3.3.2. About Collecting Data in Rocky
2.3.3.3. About Monitoring Overlaps
2.3.3.4. Turn off the Overlap Monitor
2.3.3.5. Change the Overlap Monitor Warning Levels
2.3.3.6. Collecting Data on Boundaries
2.3.3.7. Collecting Data on Particles
2.3.3.8. Collecting Data on Contacts and Energy Spectra
2.3.4. Understand Rocky and Ansys Integration
2.3.4.1. About Rocky and Ansys Workbench Integration
2.3.4.2. About Rocky and Ansys Mechanical Integration
2.3.4.3. About Rocky and Ansys Fluent Integration
2.3.4.4. About Rocky and Ansys Motion Integration
2.3.4.5. About Rocky and Ansys optiSLang Integration
2.3.4.6. About Rocky and Ansys Minerva Integration
2.3.5. Understand Rocky Modules
2.3.5.1. About Rocky Modules
2.3.5.2. Rocky Simulation Entities that can be Affected by Modules
2.3.5.3. Install an External Module
2.3.6. Set Your Rocky Preferences
2.3.6.1. Setting Your Global Preferences
2.3.6.2. Setting Your Unit System
2.3.6.3. Defining Your Variables
2.3.6.4. Creating and Using Your Scripts
2.3.7. Change Set Up Parameters When Restarting a Simulation
2.3.7.1. About Changing Geometries and/or Particles When Restarting a Simulation
2.3.7.2. Change Geometries and/or Particles When Restarting a Simulation
2.3.8. View Frequently Used Tasks
2.3.8.1. Enter Input Variables or Mathematical Functions as Parameter Values
2.3.8.2. Change the Speed of a Default Conveyor
2.3.8.3. Change Particle Adhesion
2.3.8.4. Set Particle Size Ranges
2.3.8.5. See Surface Wear on the Geometry Itself
2.3.8.6. Use the 1-Way Fluent Method to Process Fluent and Rocky Simulations
2.3.8.7. Use the 2-Way Fluent Method to Process a Fluent and Rocky Simulation
2.3.8.8. Use the 2-Way Fluent Semi-Resolved Method to Process a Fluent and Rocky Simulation
2.3.8.9. Enable and View Particle Breakage
2.3.8.10. Create and View a Particle Assembly
2.3.8.11. Enable Thermal Modeling Calculations
2.3.8.12. Add a Logo to a 3D View
2.3.8.13. Reuse 3D View Window, Workspace, and User Process Setups in Other Projects
2.3.8.14. Set Up a New GPU Card
2.3.9. Customize and Extend Rocky with Python
3. Setting Up a Simulation
3.1. Minimum Setup Requirements
3.2. Changing the Setup After Processing
3.3. Open a Simulation Project
3.3.1. Open a Brand New Simulation Project
3.3.2. Open an Existing Simulation Project
3.3.3. Restoring an Archived Simulation Project
3.3.4. Begin a New Simulation Project
3.3.5. Open an Existing v3 Simulation Project
3.3.6. Open an Existing v4 or Later Simulation Project
3.3.7. Restore an Archived Simulation Project
3.4. Save a Simulation Project
3.4.1. Save a New Project
3.4.2. Save a Copy of a Project
3.4.3. Save an Archive of the Project
3.4.4. Save an Image of a Window
3.4.5. Save a New Simulation Project
3.4.6. Save an Exact Copy of the Simulation Project; Including the Simulation Results
3.4.7. Save a Copy of Only the Simulation Settings; Not the Simulation Results
3.4.8. Save a Copy of a Partially Processed Simulation for Restart Purposes
3.4.8.1. Requirements for Saving a Copy of a Simulation for Restart Purposes
3.4.8.2. Limitations to Saving a Copy of a Simulation for Restart Purposes
3.4.8.3. To Save a Copy of a Partially Processed Simulation for Restart Purposes:
3.4.9. Save Over the Current Simulation Project
3.4.10. Save Custom Properties and Curves into projects
3.4.11. Save an Image of the Rocky Window
3.5. Set Simulation Parameters
3.5.1. Set Simulation-Wide Parameters
3.5.1.1. About Study Parameters
3.5.1.2. About Physics Parameters
3.5.1.3. About Modules Parameters
3.5.1.4. About SPH Parameters
3.5.1.5. About SPH and ROI
3.5.1.6. About Joints Parameters
3.5.1.7. About Domain Settings Parameters
3.5.1.8. About Solver Parameters
3.5.1.9. Set Simulation-Wide Study, Physics, Modules, Domain Settings, and Solver Parameters
3.5.2. Add and Edit Geometry Components
3.5.2.1. Add Geometry Components
3.5.2.2. Add New Circular and Rectangular Surfaces
3.5.2.3. Import Wall or Surface Geometries
3.5.2.4. Add a Conveyor Template
3.5.2.5. Edit the Parameters for a Geometry
3.5.2.6. Export a Geometry Component to an STL File
3.5.2.7. Remove a Geometry
3.5.2.8. Replace an Imported Geometry File
3.5.3. Create and Edit Regions of Interest
3.5.3.1. About Regions of Interest
3.5.3.2. About the Cube Region of Interest
3.5.3.3. About the Cylinder Region of Interest
3.5.3.4. Add a Region of Interest
3.5.3.5. Edit or Remove a Region of Interest
3.5.4. Create and Apply Motion Frames
3.5.4.1. About Creating and Applying Motion Frames
3.5.4.2. Create and Apply Cone Crusher Frames
3.5.4.3. Create a Motion Frame
3.5.4.4. Apply a Motion Frame to a Geometry
3.5.4.5. Apply a Motion Frame to a User Process
3.5.4.6. Apply a Motion Frame to a Particle Custom Inlet
3.5.4.7. Create and Modify a Motion Preview Window
3.5.4.8. Use Motion Frames to Create Specific Movements
3.5.5. Create and Modify Material Compositions
3.5.5.1. About Modifying Solid Material Compositions
3.5.5.2. About Modifying Fluid Material Compositions
3.5.6. Modify Materials Interactions and Adhesion Values
3.5.6.1. About Modifying Materials Interactions and Adhesion Values
3.5.6.2. Modify the Interaction or Adhesion Values for a Material-to-Material Set
3.5.7. Add and Edit Particle Sets
3.5.7.1. About Adding and Editing Particle Sets
3.5.7.2. About Particle Assemblies
3.5.7.3. About Particle Breakage
3.5.7.4. About Defining and Importing Custom Particle Shapes
3.5.7.5. Import a Custom Particle Shape
3.5.7.6. Add a New Particle Set
3.5.7.7. Modify the Parameters of a Particle Set
3.5.7.8. Create and Modify a Particles Details Window
3.5.7.9. Remove an Existing Particle Set
3.5.7.10. Export a Particle Shape to an STL File
3.5.7.11. Use Frames of References for Particles
3.5.8. Add and Edit Point Clouds
3.5.8.1. About Point Clouds
3.5.8.2. Add a Point Cloud
3.5.8.3. Edit or Remove a Point Cloud
3.5.9. Add and Edit Inlets and Outlets
3.5.9.1. About Adding and Editing Inlets and Outlets
3.5.9.2. Create a New Particle Inlet
3.5.9.3. Create a New Fluid Inlet
3.5.9.4. Create a New Volumetric Inlet
3.5.9.5. Create a New Particle Custom Inlet
3.5.9.6. Create a New Outlet
3.5.9.7. Edit an Inlet or an Outlet
3.5.9.8. Remove an Inlet or an Outlet
3.5.10. Collect (or Reject) Contacts Data
3.5.10.1. About Contacts
3.5.10.2. Turn On Contacts Data Collection
3.5.10.3. Turn Off Contacts Data Collection
3.5.11. Set or Modify Fluid and/or Air Flow Properties
3.5.11.1. 1-Way Constant Method
3.5.11.2. 1-Way LBM Method
3.5.11.3. 1-Way Fluent Method
3.5.11.4. 2-Way Fluent Method
3.5.11.5. 2-Way Fluent Semi-Resolved Method
3.5.11.6. Use the 1-Way Constant Method
3.5.11.7. Use the 1-Way LBM Method
3.5.11.8. Use the 1-Way Fluent Method
3.5.11.9. Use the 2-Way Fluent Method
3.5.11.10. Use the 2-Way Fluent Semi-Resolved Method
3.5.12. Define External Coupling Options
3.5.12.1. About Defining External Coupling Options
3.5.12.2. Define Options for External Coupling
3.5.12.3. About the Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) Component
3.5.13. Duplicate a Data Panel Item
3.5.13.1. To duplicate a Data panel item:
3.5.14. Remove Multiple Items from the Data Panel
3.5.14.1. To remove multiple items from the Data panel:
3.6. Verify Key Simulation Criteria in the Summary
3.6.1. About the Simulation Summary
3.6.2. Use the Simulation Summary Dialog to Verify Key Simulation Criteria
3.6.3. Use the Solver Summary Tab to Verify Key Simulation Criteria
3.6.4. Use the Solver Summary Tab to Verify the Simulation Version
3.7. Delete the Results of a Simulation (But Keep the Setup)
3.7.1. To delete the results of a simulation (but keep the setup):
4. Processing a Simulation
4.1. Starting a Simulation
4.1.1. About Starting a Simulation
4.1.2. Start Processing a Simulation from the Beginning
4.1.3. Resume Processing a Stopped Simulation
4.2. Stopping a Simulation
4.2.1. About Stopping a Simulation
4.2.2. Stop a Simulation from Processing
4.3. Extending the Duration of an In-Process or Completed Simulation
4.3.1. About Extending the Duration of an In-Process or Completed Simulation
4.3.2. Extend the Duration of an In-Process or Completed Simulation
4.4. Processing Multiple Simulations In Succession
4.4.1. About Processing Multiple Simulations In Succession
4.4.2. Open the Rocky Scheduler Program
4.4.2.1. To open the Rocky Scheduler Program [Windows]:
4.4.2.2. To open the Rocky Schedule Program [Linux]:
4.4.3. Add a New Resource to the Rocky Scheduler
4.4.4. Remove a Resource from the Rocky Scheduler
4.4.5. Process Multiple Simulation Projects In Succession
5. Analyzing a Simulation
5.1. Use Properties and Curves
5.1.1. About Properties
5.1.1.1. Limiting and Displaying Properties
5.1.1.2. Calculating Properties
5.1.1.3. Viewing Properties
5.1.1.4. Definitions of Default Rocky Properties
5.1.2. About Curves
5.1.2.1. How Curves are Calculated
5.1.2.2. About Displaying Curves
5.1.2.3. About Curves for Imported Geometries and Motion Frames
5.1.2.4. Definitions of Rocky Curves
5.1.3. About Customizing Properties or Curves
5.1.3.1. Custom Properties or Curves Parameter Definitions
5.1.4. About Customizing Eulerian Statistics Properties
5.1.5. About SPH Eulerian Solution
5.1.6. About Adding and Editing Time Statistics Properties
5.1.6.1. Applying Time Statistics Properties
5.1.6.2. Time Statistics Properties and Eulerian Statistics
5.1.6.3. Time Statistics Properties Parameter Definitions
5.1.7. About Meshed Particles Upscaling
5.1.7.1. About Upscaled Particles (Default Setting)
5.1.7.2. About Particles with Upscaling Disabled
5.1.8. Change or Remove an Existing Custom Property on the Properties or Curves Tab
5.1.9. Add a New Custom Property on the Properties or Curves Tab
5.1.10. Add a Particle Property to a Eulerian Statistics User Process
5.1.11. Remove a Custom Particle Property for a Eulerian Statistics User Process
5.1.12. Add a Time Statistics Property
5.1.13. Edit or Remove a Time Statistics Property
5.2. Create and Modify a 3D View Window
5.2.1. About 3D View Windows
5.2.2. View Geometries, Particles, Points, and Fluids in 3D
5.2.3. Change a 3D View Window
5.2.3.1. Using the Mouse, Keyboard, or Toolbar to Change the View
5.2.3.2. Using the Window Editors Panel to Change a 3D View
5.2.3.3. Using the Coloring Tab to Change a 3D View
5.2.4. Save a View with Custom Cameras
5.2.4.1. About the Custom Presets Toolbar
5.2.4.2. Save Custom Camera Settings for a View
5.2.4.3. Apply a Custom Camera Preset to a View
5.2.4.4. Modify or Remove an Existing Custom Camera Preset
5.3. View and Save Simulation Statistics
5.3.1. View an Individual Statistic
5.3.1.1. About Viewing an Individual Statistic
5.3.1.2. View an Individual Statistic
5.3.2. Graph (Plot or Histogram) a Data Set Within Rocky
5.3.2.1. Graphing (Plot or Histogram) a Data Set Within Rocky
5.3.2.2. Changing the Appearance of a Graph (Plot or Histogram)
5.3.3. Export Data and Images Out of Rocky
5.3.3.1. About Exporting Data and Images Out of Rocky
5.3.3.2. About Collecting and then Exporting Geometry Loads Data for Later FEM Analysis
5.3.3.3. Save a Snapshot of the Rocky Window
5.3.3.4. Export Data into a CSV File
5.3.3.5. Copy an Image or Data Set to the Clipboard
5.3.3.6. Export Boundary Forces for FEM Analysis
5.4. Create and Save an Animation
5.4.1. About Creating and Saving an Animation
5.4.2. Set up an Animation
5.4.2.1. Transition Tips
5.4.3. Use the View in the Window to Change the Qualities of a Key Frame
5.4.4. Use the View in the Key Frame to Edit the Qualities of that Key Frame
5.4.5. Edit the Settings and Key Frames Included in an Already Set-Up Animation
5.4.6. Save an Already Set-Up Animation as an AVI
5.4.7. Save a Static Image of Each Individual Frame in an Animation
5.5. Filter Views and Data with User Processes
5.5.1. Creating a User Process
5.5.2. About Particles User Processes
5.5.3. About Particle <-> Contact User Processes
5.5.4. Analyze Data within a Defined Shape
5.5.4.1. About the Cube User Process
5.5.4.2. About the Cylinder User Process
5.5.4.3. About the Polyhedron (Envelope) User Process
5.5.4.4. About the Surface User Process
5.5.4.5. Analyze Data within a Cube
5.5.4.6. Analyze Data within a Cylinder
5.5.4.7. Analyze Data within a Custom Shape by using the Polyhedron (Envelope) User Process
5.5.5. Analyze Data with a Clip or Cut Plane
5.5.5.1. About the Plane User Process
5.5.5.2. Analyze Data with a Clip Plane
5.5.5.3. Analyze Data with a Cut Plane
5.5.6. Analyze Data by Property Type
5.5.6.1. About the Property User Process
5.5.6.2. Analyze Data with the Property User Process
5.5.7. Analyze the Particles Trajectory
5.5.7.1. About the Particles Trajectory User Process
5.5.7.2. Analyze Data with the Particles Trajectory User Process
5.5.8. Inspect an Individual Cell
5.5.8.1. About the Cell Inspector
5.5.8.2. Inspect an Individual Cell (Triangle, Block, or Node) for an Entity
5.5.9. Duplicate a User Process
5.5.9.1. To duplicate a User Process:
5.5.10. Export User Process Geometry Triangles to an STL File
5.5.10.1. To export User Process geometry triangles to an STL file:
5.5.11. Analyze Particles within a Time Selection
5.5.11.1. About the Particles Time Selection User Process
5.5.11.2. Analyze Data with the Particles Time Selection User Process
5.5.12. Divide a Cube or Cylinder User Process into Many Analysis Blocks
5.5.12.1. About Eulerian Statistics
5.5.12.2. Divide a Cube or Cylinder User Process into Many Analysis Blocks
5.5.13. Retain Particle Data Calculated within a User Process by Using Particle Calculations
5.5.13.1. About Particles Calculations
5.5.13.2. About Tagging Calculation
5.5.13.3. Apply Particles Calculations to a Particles User Process Selection
5.5.13.4. Apply Tagging or Divisions Tagging to a Particles User Process Selection
5.5.14. Analyze Contacts from a Sub-Set of Particles
5.5.14.1. Usage Examples
5.5.14.2. Particle to Contact Parameters
5.5.14.3. Create a Particle to Contact User Process
5.5.15. Analyze Particles from a Sub-Set of Contacts
5.5.15.1. Usage Examples
5.5.15.2. Contact to Particle Parameters
5.5.15.3. Create a Contact to Particle User Process
5.5.16. Surface User Process
5.6. Change the Current Output by Using the Time Toolbar
5.6.1. About the Time Toolbar
5.6.1.1. Previewing Motions Using the Time Toolbar
5.6.2. Use the Time Toolbar to Change the Current Output
5.6.3. Limit Output Values by a Specific Time Range
5.7. Monitor Analyses Statuses by Using the Progress Panel
5.7.1. About the Progress Panel
5.7.2. Stop an Active Process
6. Getting Help and Support
6.1. Getting Help and Support
6.1.1. Submit a Support Request
6.1.2. Include a Simulation Project in a Support Request
6.1.2.1. To include a copy of your simulation project in a support request:
6.1.3. Archive a Simulation Project
6.1.3.1. To archive a simulation project:
6.1.4. Report a Software Bug
6.1.5. Verify Your Rocky License Status
6.1.6. Tips for Using Rocky Help
6.1.6.1. Tips for Using the Contents Tab
6.1.6.2. Tips for Using the Search Tab
6.1.6.3. Tips for Searching within Topics
6.1.6.4. Tips for Saving Help Content
6.1.6.5. Tips for Increasing the Text Size
6.1.6.6. Tips for Accessing Panels in Help
6.1.6.7. More information about Qt Assistant
7. Appendices
7.1. Appendix A: Particle Shape Examples
7.2. Appendix B: ASCII Printable Characters
7.3. Appendix F: Save Geometries as XGL, STL, or DXF Files
7.3.1. Use Ansys SpaceClaim 2022 R2 to Save Geometries to STL Files
7.4. Appendix G: Perform Tasks from the Command Line or Journal
7.4.1. About Using Commands
7.4.2. Known Limitations
7.4.2.1. Scripts that Require the Rocky UI to be Open
7.4.2.2. Scripts that use matplotlib
7.4.3. Common Commands
7.4.4. Use the Command Line to Process a Simulation
7.4.5. Use the Command Line to Play a Script
7.4.6. Use a Journal to Run Fluent and Export Transient 1-Way Results
8. Troubleshooting
8.1. What kind of problems are you having?
8.2. Troubleshooting Simulation Setup Problems
8.2.1. I cannot change my import scale
8.2.2. I cannot change the setup parameters
8.2.3. I cannot find Rocky API documentation
8.2.3.1. API:PrePost
8.2.3.2. API:Solver
8.2.4. I cannot get Rocky to couple with my CFD program
8.2.5. I am having difficulty properly calibrating sticky, wet, or cohesive particles
8.2.6. I do not know how to simulate magnetic forces
8.2.7. I need help simulating an HPGR
8.2.8. I cannot find the upper limit for importing custom particles shapes
8.2.9. I entered an invalid variable or value and Rocky accepted it
8.2.10. I briefly see long numbers when pasting in copied values
8.2.11. My particle size is too large for my periodic domain
8.2.12. Parts of my particle disappear or appear cut off
8.2.13. Rocky does not list my Ansys version when I try to set up 2-Way Fluent Coupling
8.2.13.1. Order Rocky Follows When Looking for Ansys Versions
8.2.13.2. Possible Solutions
8.2.14. I cannot find the Rocky component in Workbench
8.2.15. I get "reference" errors in my Motion Frames when I open an older project
8.2.15.1. To solve these errors:
8.2.16. I cannot find the Forces for FEM Analysis checkbox
8.2.17. I get an "Unsupported Particle" error when I open an older project
8.2.18. I cannot find Particle Collision Statistics
8.2.19. I cannot find Particle Size Scale Factor
8.2.20. I cannot find the Leeds Adhesion Force model
8.2.21. I cannot find the Inlet Start and Stop Times
8.2.22. I cannot find the Movements Tab for my older simulation projects
8.2.23. I cannot figure out how to set the Parent Reference for a Motion Frame
8.2.24. I get "Displacement" errors in my Motion Frames when I open an older project
8.2.24.1. To solve these errors:
8.2.25. My "Air Viscosity" units changed
8.2.26. I cannot enter an input variable or mathematical function into a text field
8.2.27. I cannot find the Velocity Dependent Adhesive Force model
8.2.28. I cannot find the Torque Law setting for 1-Way Constant
8.2.29. I cannot find the Output Frequency parameter
8.2.30. I cannot find the Loading N-Steps parameter
8.2.31. I cannot find the Set Contact Detection Neighboring Distance parameter
8.2.32. I cannot find the Export Solution to Rocky item in Fluent
8.2.33. I cannot find the Maximum Volume Fraction Target parameter for 2-Way Fluent
8.3. Troubleshooting Simulation Processing Problems
8.3.1. Troubleshooting Common Processing Errors
8.3.1.1. I get a "runtime" or "system resource" error when I try processing my simulation
8.3.1.2. I get a "No Solver license available" message when I run the Rocky Scheduler but the status says "License Ok"
8.3.1.3. I get a "Failed to write the log" message while processing my simulation
8.3.1.4. I get a "CPU" or "GPU" error message when I start processing my simulation
8.3.1.5. I got a message saying concave particles are not allowed in my Rocky version
8.3.1.6. I get an "Error simulating" or "Simulation error" message when I resume or start processing my simulation
8.3.1.7. I get a "Simulation setup failed" message when I start processing my simulation
8.3.1.8. I get warnings or errors on my Simulation Log Panel
8.3.1.9. I get an "Error copying memory from device to host" message when I try processing my simulation
8.3.1.10. I get a "Particles composed of Multiple Elements can't have size defined" error when I try processing my simulation
8.3.1.11. I get a scripting error when I attempt to run the simulation in batch mode
8.3.1.12. I get a "Server returned a fault exception" error when running a script in batch mode
8.3.2. My simulation is taking too long to process
8.3.3. I set parameters for my simulation but I cannot process it
8.3.4. I get unusual results when I process my simulation
8.3.5. I am processing my simulation but no output files are being created
8.3.6. My particles are flowing too quickly
8.3.7. Particles are going through the walls of my geometry
8.3.7.1. Periodic Cartesian Domain Issues
8.3.7.2. Particle Velocity Issues
8.3.7.3. Rolling Resistance Issues
8.3.7.4. Geometry Thickness Issues
8.3.8. No particles appear when I process the simulation
8.3.9. Particles stopped flowing before my simulation was done processing
8.3.10. I cannot find a batch mode for processing
8.3.11. I want to use a Pascal-based GPU card instead of the recommended CUDA-based one
8.3.12. I cannot find where to set the number of cores for CPU processing
8.3.13. My GPU card is not being recognized as CUDA compatible
8.3.14. A fiber or other particle shape disappeared from my simulation during processing
8.3.15. I cannot resume processing my older simulation in the latest version of Rocky
8.3.16. My inlet stopped injecting particles for a long time and then later resumed it
8.3.17. My Volumetric Inlet isn't working right
8.3.17.1. Fewer particles were injected than estimated on the Info tab
8.3.17.2. Only a few (or no) particles were injected
8.3.17.3. No particles were injected
8.3.18. I cannot change my setup parameters during processing
8.3.19. My particle's height increases after each collision
8.4. Troubleshooting Simulation Analysis Problems
8.4.1. I cannot find the zoom, pan, or tilt options on the toolbar
8.4.2. I cannot see the data or statistics
8.4.3. I cannot view my previous output files
8.4.4. I cannot remove the colored box around my 1-Way LBM or User Process selection
8.4.5. I cannot get a time counter to appear on my simulation
8.4.6. I cannot get my company logo to appear on my simulation
8.4.7. I cannot find the minimize, restore down, and close buttons for my maximized Rocky window
8.4.8. I do not understand how power is calculated
8.4.9. I want to analyze Property information for only one of my Particle sets
8.4.9.1. To create a Property User Process that limits by Particle Group:
8.4.10. I do not understand how my Particle set names map to the Particle Group value numbers
8.4.10.1. To view the legend for the Particle Groups Property:
8.4.11. I cannot find the Particle Name nor Particle Input Property
8.4.12. I cannot find some Properties or Curves in this version of Rocky
8.4.12.1. Changes Prior to v4.5.0
8.4.12.2. Changes Prior to v4.4.0
8.4.13. Parts of my geometries and particles disappear when I rotate my 3D View
8.4.14. I cannot display or plot a particular property
8.4.14.1. Tensor Properties
8.4.14.2. Vector Properties
8.4.14.3. Space Plots
8.4.15. My old script no longer works
8.4.16. I still want to use my old macros
8.4.17. My trajectory lines are outside my periodic domain
8.4.18. I have large discrepancies in my Intra-particle Collisions Statistics Frequency values
8.4.19. I cannot find the directional properties for Solid Implicit Force
8.5. Troubleshooting Rocky Licensing and File Problems
8.5.1. Troubleshooting Common Licensing or File Errors
8.5.1.1. Rocky says I have "No Solver License" when I process my simulation but my license status is "OK"
8.5.1.2. My Rocky license Status says "No license for feature"
8.5.1.3. I get a "Links removed" message when I save my project for restart purposes
8.5.1.4. I get a "No Solver license available" message when I run the Rocky Scheduler but the status says "License Ok"
8.5.1.5. Rocky says my project file is "locked"
8.5.1.6. I reinstalled Rocky but I am still seeing errors
8.5.2. Rocky says I have lost the connection with the license server
8.5.3. My Rocky license will not let me open a project from the File directory
8.5.4. I cannot find the import project functionality
8.5.5. I cannot open my older simulation file in the latest version of Rocky
8.5.6. I made a copy of my older simulation project but Rocky will not open it
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