When you have completed your problem definition in Ansys Polydata, you can save it to a data file using the following procedure:
Select the Save and exit menu item in the top-level Ansys Polydata menu.
Save and exit
When prompted, specify the name of the file where you want to save the data.
When Ansys Polydata asks you (in the Field Management menu) to confirm the fields that are to be saved when Ansys Polyflow completes the calculation, select Accept if the fields listed under Current fields are correct. If you want to remove one of the fields so that it will not be saved, select the Do not view field menu item for that field. Conversely, if you want to add a field to the list of saved fields, select the View field menu item for that field. When you are satisfied with your changes, select Accept.
Next you will have a chance to specify the name of the results file and other output files for postprocessing, in the File Management menu. For the Ansys Polyflow results file and for each output file that has been requested (as described in Exporting Files for Postprocessing and Additional Simulations), information about its format and name will be listed. All files are formatted (that is, ASCII or text files, which you can read and understand yourself using a text editor, and which can be transferred between different types of machines), as indicated by a yes. To the right of the yes is the name of the file.
If you are satisfied with the settings, select Continue. Otherwise, select the file to be modified and make the desired changes to the file name. Ansys Polydata will save the data file and exit.
Note that Ansys Polydata checks the consistency of the problem setup and will not allow you to save a data file if the problem definition is incomplete. An incomplete problem definition can be saved to a session file, as described in Reading and Writing Ansys Polydata Session Files, so that you can complete the problem setup in a later Ansys Polydata session.