1.4.1. Steps to Run the Preconfigured Sample Case

On Windows systems, open the Ansys Forte Simulate Interface by clicking once on the Simulate button in the Ansys Forte Launcher.
Figure 1.3: Ansys Forte Launcher with Launcher Preferences button

On Linux systems, start with the FORTE or FORTES alias. For details, see Launching Ansys Forte on Linux and Environment Setup Requirement for Linux Only
Change the working directory: Go to File > Open on the menu bar, browse to the folder containing the sample files. Select Sandia_Engine_LTC_EarlyInj.ftsim. You may need to change the Files of Type selector.
Figure 1.4: Opening the sample case file

Notice that a progress monitor shows the data loading and the Log window reports on details of the file processing. When it is loaded, the engine cylinder is visualized in the 3-D View. To center and resize the view, click on the toolbar.

In the Workflow tree, click the Run Simulation node to open the run control interface, as shown in Figure 1.5: Run Simulation - Icon bar .
Click the green arrow under Start/Save to start the case running. The Status changes to "Running" and the button under Stop changes color to red.
To interrupt the run, click the red button under Stop. Then the Status becomes "Stopped".
To start over or restart, click Start again.
The progress of the simulation can be monitored during a run. If you want to monitor the averaged value of simulation variables, click the Ansys Forte Monitor icon in the Run Simulation icon bar, as shown in Figure 1.5: Run Simulation - Icon bar .
Figure 1.5: Run Simulation - Icon bar

A new window will appear, with a list of variables that can be plotted on the left panel in the window (as described in the Ansys Forte User's Guide ). To select one or more variables to plot, check the boxes in front of them in the Monitor Data panel.