specifies the frequency with which data files are saved. For steady flows you will specify the frequency in iterations, while for unsteady flows you will specify it in either time steps or flow time (unless you are using the explicit time stepping formulation, in which case you will specify the frequency in iterations or if you are running an in-cylinder simulation you can specify the frequency in crank angles). The default value is set to zero, indicating that no automatic saving is performed.

gives you the choice to save the case file only if it is modified or each time that the data file is saved.

allows you to restrict the number of files saved by Ansys Fluent if you have limited disk space. When this option is enabled, you can enter the appropriate value in the Maximum Number of Data Files field.

Only the associated case files are retained when using this option.

opens the Data File Quantities Dialog Box where you can specify which quantities you want to automatically save to a data file for postprocessing. This button is only available when you are writing in the legacy format (that is, .dat files).

specifies the maximum number of data files that can be saved at any instance. If you have constraints on the disk space, you can restrict the number of files to be saved using this field. After saving the specified number of files, Ansys Fluent will overwrite the earliest existing file. The default value for this field is zero, which saves all the files.

specifies the root name for the files that are saved. The iteration or time-step number and an appropriate suffix (.cas.h5 or .dat.h5, by default) will be added to the specified root name. If the specified File Name ends in .gz or .Z and you have requested the reading and writing of files in the legacy format, appropriate file compression will be performed. (For details about file compression and the legacy format, see Reading and Writing Compressed Files and Reading and Writing Files in the Legacy Format, respectively.)

The default path is ./<filename> indicating that the autosaved files will be saved in the working directory of the current Fluent session. If you hard code a directory, then the files will always be saved at that location, regardless of the working directory of the current Fluent session.

allows you to select flow-time, time-step, or crank-angle to be appended to the file name. This option is available only for unsteady-state calculations (only for in-cylinder calculations in the case of crank-angle). The default selection is flow-time.

allows you to specify the number of decimal digits in the file name. This option is available only when flow-time or crank-angle is selected in the Append File Name with drop-down list. The default value for this field is set to 6.

contains a listing of standard postprocessing quantities (for example, density, Mach number, temperature, and so on).

contains a listing of additional postprocessing quantities that are derived from the standard quantities (for example, standard pressure, velocity magnitude, and so on).

specifies the name of the export definition.

contains a drop-down list of file types, which control the output file format that will be written.

specifies the cell zones for which data is to be written for a CFD-Post compatible, EnSight, or FIELDVIEW file.

specifies the surfaces for which data is to be written for an ABAQUS, ASCII, Data Explorer, I-deas Universal, Mechanical APDL Input, NASTRAN, PATRAN, TAITherm, or Tecplot file.

specifies valid quantities for output. The attributes of the list are modified based on the active file type. The list may be a single-selection or a multiple-selection list or it may be disabled, depending on the selected File Type.

specifies the finite element analysis intended.

contains optional structural loads that can be written to ABAQUS, I-deas Universal, Mechanical APDL Input, NASTRAN, and PATRAN files. This option is available only when Structural analysis is selected.

contains optional thermal loads that can be written to ABAQUS, I-deas Universal, Mechanical APDL Input, NASTRAN, and PATRAN files. This option is available only when Thermal analysis is selected.

specifies the location from which the values of scalar functions are to be taken.

(Available only with Fluent in parallel) creates .encas files suitable for use in EnSight Enterprise.

specifies the file format.

specifies the basis for the heat transfer coefficient exported.

specifies the circumstances under which a case file is written with the .cdat file. It is recommended that you select either Every Time or Only if Case/Mesh Changes since applications consuming .cdat files require a corresponding case/mesh file to consume the data.

specifies the frequency for appending the data during the solution process based on either Time Steps or Flow Time.

specifies the root name for the files to be saved.

allows you to select flow-time or time-step to be appended to the file name.

allows you to specify the number of decimal digits in the file name. This option is available only when flow-time is selected in the Append File Name with drop-down list. The default value for this field is set to 6.

specifies the name of the particle history export definition.

specifies the type of the file you want to write.

allows you to select the required injection from the list of predefined injections.

contains the list of variables for which you can export the particle data.

allows you to "thin" or "sample" the number of particles that are exported.

specifies the frequency for appending the data during the solution process. You can export particle history data frequency based on either Time Step or Flow Time for unsteady flow cases, or based on DPM Iteration for steady flow cases.

allows you to have separate exported data files for each time step. Available only when EnSight is selected as the File Type.

allows you to specify the file name/directory for the exported data, using the Browse... button.

is the file name you will specify if you selected EnSight under File Type. Use the Browse... button to select the .encas file that was created when you exported the file with the File/Export... ribbon tab option.

lists the total number of monitor commands that have been defined. Details for a selected command in the list are provided to the right.

moves the selected command up in the list of Defined Commands by one.

moves the selected command down in the list of Defined Commands by one.

opens the Execute Commands Dialog Box where you can create a new command.

opens the Execute Commands Dialog Box where you can edit an existing command.

opens the Execute Commands Dialog Box where you can edit an existing command.

removes the selected command from the list of Defined Commands.

opens a file selection dialog box where you can designate the name and location for the tab separated value (TSV) file that will contain your imported command(s).

opens a file selection dialog box where you can designate the name and location for the tab separated value (TSV) file that will contain your exported command(s).

activates/deactivates the execution of each command.

specifies a name for each command.

Select this option if your command needs to be repeated as part of a sequence of commands.

Select this option if your command needs to be executed only once.

Select this option if your command needs to be executed at the end of the simulation.

specifies the command to be executed. You can enter text commands (using multiple lines if required) or the name of a command macro that you have defined in the Define Macro Dialog Box.

opens the Define Macro Dialog Box, in which you can define command macros.

ends the definition of a macro. (This button will replace the Define Macro... button when you click OK in the Define Macro dialog box.)

contains a selectable list of the currently-defined macros.

specifies a name for the command macro.

allows you to automatically modify the case based on the settings in the dialog box.

lists your pre-defined commands.

moves the selected command up the list by one increment.

moves the selected command down the list by one.

opens the Modify Case Dialog Box where you can create a new case modification command.

opens the Modify Case Dialog Box where you can edit an existing case modification command.

copies the selected command in the list. By default, the copy uses the name of the original command and adds a numerical identifier indicating the number of the copy. For example, making multiple copies of a command my-new-settings, gives you copied commands with the default names of my-new-settings-1, my-new-settings-2, and my-new-settings-3, and so on.

removes the selected command from the list.

displays the Auto Initialization Method Dialog Box.

opens a file selection dialog box where you can locate and select tab-separated value files (.tsv) that contain your case modification commands.

opens a file selection dialog box where you can specify the name and location of tab-separated value files (.tsv) that contain your case modification commands.

uses the values set in the Solution Initialization task page.

requires you to read in a data file containing the desired initialization for the case.

is analogous to changing the values in a case and continuing the calculation. However, the iteration counter will be reset to 0 so that the modifications can be applied. Use this method when no solution data exists, similar to the first run.

allows you to enable or disable a defined case modification.

represents the name of the case modification.

represents the number of iterations that you want to run defined case modification commands.

allows you to choose if the case will be modified using Time Steps or by using Flow Time (available for transient calculations).

represents the number of time steps that you want to run defined case modification commands (available for transient calculations when Time Steps is selected for the case modification quality).

represents the number of flow time steps that you want to run defined case modification commands (available for transient calculations when Flow Time is selected for the case modification quality).

opens the Define Macro Dialog Box, in which you can define command macros.