4.12. Saving the Data File and Exiting from Ansys Polydata

Now that you have finished defining your model in Ansys Polydata, you have to save the information to a data file that will be read by Ansys Polyflow. To save the data file and exit from Ansys Polydata, select the Save and exit menu item.

  Save and exit


Note:  When not started from Ansys Polyman, Ansys Polydata asks for the name of the new data file and by default, it creates a data file named dat.


Ansys Polydata will ask you to confirm any specified convergence strategies (Figure 4.32: Accepting the Convergence Strategies). Click Upper level menu option to accept the current setup.

Figure 4.32: Accepting the Convergence Strategies

Accepting the Convergence Strategies


Ansys Polydata will ask you to confirm the fields that are to be saved to the results file for postprocessing (Figure 4.33: Accepting the Default Fields to be Saved).

Figure 4.33: Accepting the Default Fields to be Saved

Accepting the Default Fields to be Saved

Select Accept to confirm that the default Current fields are correct. Then select Continue to accept the default names of the mesh and results files that are to be saved for postprocessing (Figure 4.34: Accepting the Default Names for the Files to be Saved).

Figure 4.34: Accepting the Default Names for the Files to be Saved

Accepting the Default Names for the Files to be Saved