Workbench allows you to create a duplicate of a system so that you can set up multiple, similar systems and analyze them at the same time. For instance, if you would like to study the differences in the fluid flow between two slightly different geometries, then you can create, set up, and solve a single fluid flow analysis system, duplicate the entire system, change the geometry in the duplicate system and perform another fluid flow analysis on the new geometry.
You can create a duplicate of a Polyflow-based system by performing the following steps:
In the Project Schematic, right-click the system header to open the system’s context menu.
Select Duplicate from the context menu.
A copy of the original Polyflow-based system is created in the Project Schematic.
All data associated with the Polyflow-based system, except for any results files associated with the Solution cell, are copied to the new system. The states of the Geometry, Mesh, and Setup cells in the new system will be the same as the states of the cells in the original system. The state of the Solution and Results cells in the new system will be different than those of the original system if the original system had results files associated with its Solution cell.
In addition, you can use the Duplicate command to create a duplicate of a Polyflow-based system in which the data in the Geometry cells or the data in both the Geometry cells and the Mesh cells is shared between the two systems rather than copied.
To create a duplicate system in which the geometry is shared between the original and new system:
In the Project Schematic, right-click the Mesh cell in the system you want to duplicate to open the context menu.
Select Duplicate from the context menu.
A copy of the original Polyflow-based fluid flow system is created in the Project Schematic. A shared data connection is created between the Geometry cell in the original system and the Geometry cell in the new system.
To create a duplicate system in which both the geometry and the mesh are shared between the original and new system:
In the Project Schematic, right-click the Setup cell or any cell below it in the system you want to duplicate to open the context menu.
Select Duplicate from the context menu.
A copy of the original Polyflow-based fluid flow system is created in the Project Schematic. Two shared data connections are created: one between the Geometry cell in the original system and the Geometry cell in the new system, and the other between the Mesh cell in the original system and the Mesh cell in the new system.