The Fluent Guided workflows are designed to make it easier to generate a volume mesh starting from CAD geometries. Using the workflows, you can use the predefined steps, and add steps of your own, that walk you through common settings in Fluent in meshing mode to quickly create a valid volume mesh for use in the Fluent solution mode.
The guided workflows are available in the Workflow tab in the Fluent graphical user interface, and can be used to create a conformal, connected volume mesh from an imported CAD geometry.
Select the appropriate workflow from the Workflow tab. Available choices are:
Use the Watertight Geometry workflow for water-tight CAD geometries that do not require much in the way of clean-up and modifications. See Using the Watertight Geometry Meshing Guided Workflows for a description of the workflow and it's tasks.
Use the Fault-tolerant Meshing workflow for more complicated non-water-tight CAD geometries that may require some form of clean-up and modifications (for example, defects such as overlaps, intersections, holes, duplicates, etc.) This workflow can be used for both internal and external flows simulations. See Using the Fault-tolerant Meshing Workflow for a description of the workflow and it's tasks.
Once selected, the workflow is opened and you can proceed with working through the existing tasks, or even creating custom workflows by adding, grouping, or removing tasks.
- 2.1. Prerequisites for the Fluent Guided Workflows
- 2.2. Limitations of the Fluent Guided Workflows
- 2.3. Customizing Workflows
- 2.4. Understanding Task States
- 2.5. Operating on Tasks
- 2.6. Grouping Tasks
- 2.7. Editing Tasks
- 2.8. Monitoring Task Updates
- 2.9. Accessing Advanced Options
- 2.10. Filtering Lists and Using Wildcards
- 2.11. Saving and Loading Workflows
- 2.12. Setting Preferences for Workflows
- 2.13. Getting Help for Workflow Tasks