The following sections describes how to delete solution and setup data for your Fluent-based systems by using the Clear Generated Data command, the Reset command, and the Clear Old Solution Data command.
You can delete all past and current generated files associated with a Mesh, Setup, or Solution cell by right-clicking the cell and selecting the Clear Generated Data command from the context menu. The following actions will be performed:
Solution cell: All past and current generated case and data files associated with the cell are deleted and the Fluent application is closed if it is open. All solution monitoring data generated during the run will be cleared from the Scene pane (if applicable).
Setup cell: output case file
name-Setup-Output.cas.h5 (if available)
Mesh cell: generated mesh file (if available)
If the cell status is Up-to-Date, it will become Update Required when the Clear Generated Data command is executed.
If Fluent is already open, you can use the corresponding Clear Generated Data command from the drop-down menu of
the Mesh (
), Setup (
), or Solution (
) Cell Commands. See Appendix C: The Workbench Tools Toolbar Commands for more details.
For either type of Fluent-based systems, you can delete all local and generated data from the Setup cell or from the Solution cell by right-clicking either cell and selecting the Reset command from the context menu.
For Setup cells, the Reset command removes the Setup cell’s references to the mesh file, deletes the settings file associated with the Setup cell, sets the cell property values to their defaults, and closes the Fluent application if it is open. If the Setup cell is Up-to-Date, it will become Refresh Required when the Reset command is executed.
For Solution cells, the Reset command deletes all past and current case and data files (not including imported initial data files) associated with the cell, sets the cell property values to their defaults, and closes the Fluent application if it is open. If the Solution cell is Up-to-Date, it will become Refresh Required when the Reset command is executed.
If Fluent is already open, you can use the corresponding Reset command from the drop-down menu of the Mesh ( ), Setup ( ), or Solution ( ) Cell Commands. See Appendix C: The Workbench Tools Toolbar Commands for more details.
For either type of Fluent-based systems, you can delete all older local and generated data from the Solution cell by right-clicking the cell and selecting the Clear Old Solution command from the context menu.
For Solution cells, the Clear Old Solution Data command retains only the most recent solution files associated with the Solution cell, and removes older case and data files that are not part of the current solution history. This command is only available if there are already solutions associated with the cell, in addition to the most recent solution.
Note:
Archived projects will only contain the most current solution files, and all solution files that are associated with the current run (that is, solution history).
While importing design points, the next design point (
dp1) will contain only the last data file of the current solution from the last design point (dp0).