Workbench integrates multiple data-integrated (for example, Polyflow) and native applications into a single, seamless project flow, where individual cells can obtain data from and provide data to other cells. Workbench provides visual indications of a cell’s state via icons on the right side of each cell. Brief descriptions of the each possible state are provided below. For more information about cell states, see the Workbench online help:
Unfulfilled (
) indicates that required upstream data does not exist. For
example, when you first create a new Fluid Flow (Polyflow)
analysis system, all cells downstream of the Geometry cell
appear as Unfulfilled because you have not yet specified a
geometry for the system. Refresh Required (
) indicates that upstream data has changed since the last
refresh or update. For example, after you assign a geometry to the
Geometry cell in your new Fluid Flow
(Polyflow) analysis system, the Mesh cell
appears as Refresh Required since the geometry data has not
yet been passed from the Geometry cell to the
Mesh cell. Attention Required (
) indicates that the current upstream data has been passed
to the cell, however, you must take some action to proceed. For example, after
you launch Polydata from the Setup cell in a
Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system that has a valid
mesh, the Setup cell appears as Attention
Required because additional data must be entered in
Polydata before you can calculate a solution. Update Required (
) indicates that local data has changed and the output of
the cell must be regenerated. For example, after you launch Ansys Meshing from
the Mesh cell in a Fluid Flow
(Polyflow) analysis system that has a valid geometry, the
Mesh cell appears as Update
Required because the Mesh cell has all the
data it needs to generate a Polyflow mesh file, but the Polyflow mesh
file has not yet been generated. Up-to-Date (
) indicates that an update has been performed on the cell
and no failures have occurred (or an interactive calculation has been completed
successfully). For example, after Polyflow finishes performing the number
of necessary solver iterations, the Solution cell appears
as Up-to-Date. Interrupted (
) indicates that you have interrupted an update (or stopped
an interactive calculation that is in progress). For example, if you select the
stop button (
) in the Progress Monitor of Workbench at a point where
Polyflow has generated results but has not yet completed the calculation
(such as during a transient simulation), and then verify the action in the
dialog box that opens, Polyflow is immediately stopped and then the
Solution cell appears as
Interrupted. Input Changes Pending (
) indicates that the cell is locally
up-to-date, but may change when next updated as a result of changes made to
upstream cells. For example, if you change the Mesh in an
Up-to-Date
Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system, the
Setup cell appears as Refresh
Required, and the Solution and
Results cells appear as Input Changes
Pending. Pending (
) indicates that a batch or asynchronous solution is in
progress. This icon will only appear when the Solution cell
is in background mode.
If a particular action fails, Workbench provides a visual indication as well. Brief descriptions of the failure states are described below.
Refresh Failed, Refresh Required (
) indicates that the last attempt to
refresh cell input data failed, and so the cell must be refreshed. Update Failed, Update Required (
) indicates that the last attempt to
update the cell and calculate output data failed, and so the cell must be
updated. For example, if you update the Solution cell and
the solver diverges during the calculation, the Solution
cell appears as Update Failed, Update Required. Update Failed, Attention Required (
) indicates that the last attempt to
update the cell and calculate output data failed, and so the cell requires
attention.
If an action results in a failure state, you can view any related error messages in the Messages window by clicking the Show Messages button on the lower right portion of Workbench.