2.3. Toolbar Shortcuts

The toolbar contains buttons that, when clicked, serve as shortcuts to some of the menu tasks. A brief description of each button is provided in Table 2.6: Toolbar buttons in Ansys Forte Simulate . The buttons are listed in order of appearance in the toolbar.

Table 2.6: Toolbar buttons in Ansys Forte Simulate

Icon

Menu Path to Command

Name, Description

 

File > Open Simulation

Open simulation project file ( *.ftsim )

 

File > Save

Save the project

 

File > Save as..

Save as..

 

View > XY

Orient to X-Y view

 

View > XZ

Orient to X-Z view

 

View > YZ

Orient to Y-Z view

 

Orientation options in a drop-down list

 

View > Refit

Refit view

 

View > Previous View

Orient to previous view

 

View > Next View

Orient to next view

 

Edit > Profile Editor

Launches the Profile Editor for creating profiles or editing profiles saved to the project. See Entering Profile Data and Profile Editor , for more details on editing profiles.

 

Edit > Mixture Editor

Launches the Mixture Editor for creating mixtures, or editing mixtures or compositions saved to the project. See Mixture Editor , for more details on editing mixtures.

 

Edit > Dispersed Phases Editor

Launches the Dispersed Phases Editor for editing surface composition and dispersed phase properties saved to the project. See Solid Phase Editor and Dispersed Phase Editor for Particle Tracking , for more details on editing solid phase properties.

 

Edit > Flame Table Editor

Launches the Flame Speed Table Editor for creating tables of laminar flame speeds for use in the flame-propagation model or editing flame-speed tables saved to the project. See Flame-Speed Table Editor , for more details.

 

Edit > Edit Initial Condition Tables

Edit initial-condition tables.

 

Edit > Solution Criteria

Edit solution criteria that determine a steady-state condition based on location and solution variables. See Solid Phase Editor and Dispersed Phase Editor for Particle Tracking , and Steady-State Simulation , for more details.

 

Edit > Edit Boundary Condition Tables

Edit boundary-condition tables.

 

Edit > Edit Parameter Studies

Edit parameter studies.

 

View > Alter Visibility

Alter visibility of elements in the 3-D View pane.

 

Validate Project

Validate project settings and consistency.

 

Utility > Open File Browser

Opens a system file browser.

 

Utility > BDC=>TDC Transform

Runs the BDC to TDC Transform utility to shift the mesh to Top Dead Center by splitting the liner, shifting the moving surface, and stitching together open triangles. See also Geometry Node .

 

Utility > Open Composition Calculator

Opens the Composition Calculator for specifying the initial (and boundary condition) composition information in Ansys Forte for in-cylinder, exhaust-port and inlet-port initialization. See also Composition Calculator .