Reevaluate

The Reevaluate system is a parametric system that collects all available designs with the help of design directories and a monitoring database file. All nodes within the system (for example, integration nodes as solver) should be executed in read mode if available.

Reevaluation Settings

To access the options shown in the following table, double-click the Reevaluate system on the Scenery pane and switch to the Reevaluation settings tab.

Option	Description
Path to design directories	Browse for the corresponding design directories.
Design directory format	Modifies the design directory format. Default format is Design%04d. Any format containing a placeholder for integer numbers is valid. Integers are represented by %d, %i, %x or %o. For multiple numbers, use %1%. Some examples are: Design%04d finds Design0001 or Design0112 Design%1%/dp%1% finds Design1/dp1 or Design223/dp223
Design numbers	Defines the range of design numbers using all, [, -, ] or ;. By default, all found design directories within the selected path are set. The design numbers do not have to be consecutive, for example [1-3];5;[7-10]. Leaving this line empty means using all designs.
Merge data	Selecting this check box displays the following options. Path to monitoring database Browse for the corresponding optiSLang monitoring database files. Merge input data If parameters were removed from the system and Merge input data is selected, the removed parameter values are merged back from the monitoring database file into the design table. If Merge input data is cleared, these values do not appear in the design table. Merge output data If responses or criteria were added to the system, result designs always display them. If items were removed from the system and Merge output data is selected, the result values of removed items are merged back from the monitoring database file into the result design table. If Merge output data is cleared, these values do not appear in the design table.
Type of postprocessing	Sets the type of resulting sampling monitoring database file.
Adapt bounds	When selected, the bounds of the parameters are set to the minimum and maximum values of the sampling for Sensitivity monitoring database files.
Write optiSLang post-processor database file	Select how often the post-processor database file is written.
Show as soon as available	When selected, show postprocessing during the run as soon as it is available or after a certain number of designs.
Show on termination	When selected, the postprocessing opens after the algorithm terminates. An additional Postprocessing node is not required.
Register files	When selected, defines file filter rules. Any file matching the defined filters is registered. Images: Defines a filter for common image formats such as .bmp, .gif, .ico, .jpeg, .png and so on. Ansys Viewer files: Defines a filter for Ansys Viewer .avz files. VCollab CAX/wCAX files: Defines a filter for the visualization file formats of the VCollab software. Custom*: Opens a dialog, allowing you to create custom filter settings.

Additional Options

To access the options shown in the following table, in any tab, click Show additional options.

Option	Description
Limit maximum in parallel	Controls the resource usage of nodes in the system. When the check box is cleared (default), a value is chosen to ensure the best possible utilization of the child nodes. When the check box is selected, set the value manually to specify how many designs are sent to child nodes, limiting the maximum degree of parallelism for all children. Ansys recommends keeping the check box clear.
Auto-save behavior	Select one of the following options: No auto-save Actor execution finished Every n-th finished design (then select the number of designs from the text field) Iteration finished (for optimization, reliability) The project, including the database, is auto-saved (depending on defined interval) after calculating this node/system (either when the calculation succeeds or fails). By default, all parametric and algorithm systems have Every nth finished design 1 design(s) selected, all other nodes have No auto-save selected.

Option

Description

Limit maximum in parallel

Controls the resource usage of nodes in the system.

When the check box is cleared (default), a value is chosen to ensure the best possible utilization of the child nodes. When the check box is selected, set the value manually to specify how many designs are sent to child nodes, limiting the maximum degree of parallelism for all children. Ansys recommends keeping the check box clear.

Auto-save behavior

Select one of the following options:

No auto-save
Actor execution finished
Every n-th finished design (then select the number of designs from the text field)
Iteration finished (for optimization, reliability)

The project, including the database, is auto-saved (depending on defined interval) after calculating this node/system (either when the calculation succeeds or fails).

By default, all parametric and algorithm systems have Every nth finished design 1 design(s) selected, all other nodes have No auto-save selected.