A project contains all the files related to a given analysis. It can include several different geometries and meshes, as well as multiple simulations.

To create a new project, select Project:

File → New → Project

Figure 3.7: The Create new project Panel

You can also open a new project by clicking the corresponding icon in the toolbar. In the resulting Create new project panel (Figure 3.7: The Create new project Panel), specify the Project name (only letters and numbers are allowed; no spaces or other characters are allowed), indicate whether or not you want to Create project in current directory, and click OK. If you turn off the Create project in current directory option, you will be asked (after you click OK) to specify the desired directory.

After the project is created, its name will appear at the top of the tree, as shown in Figure 3.2: Ansys Polyman Interface After Creation of a Project and Simulation, along with two branches: Geometry and Simulation(s). Ansys Polyman will create a directory with the same name as the project, as well as a file with the same name as the project and a .prj extension (for example, Sample.prj). The Geometry and Simulation directories are created within the project directory. These two directories contain all the information related to the project.