When running System Coupling in one of its user interfaces, you can use the graphical user interface (GUI) and/or the command-line interface (CLI) to build and execute coupled analyses. The same functionality is available in both interfaces.
Note: The System Coupling User's Guide generally uses context designations as needed to enhance clarity. In this section, however, when the term "System Coupling" is used without qualification, it refers to System Coupling when run from one of its user interfaces.
The following topics are addressed in this section:
Overview of System Coupling's User Interfaces provides a high-level introduction to using System Coupling in one of its user interfaces, including information on supported participants, coupling interfaces, and data transfers.
Working with System Coupling's Data Model includes a description of the data model structure, an overview of the root-level containers, and instructions on viewing data model contents.
Using System Coupling's Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides instructions on starting the GUI and describes its components and available functions.
Using the System Coupling Command-Line Interface (CLI) provides instructions on starting the CLI and includes information on accessing help and navigating the data model from the command line.
Preparing for a Coupled Analysis provides instructions on preparing a working directory and setting up participant physics.
Creating a Coupled Analysis provides instructions on adding participants, interfaces, and data transfers to a coupled analysis.
Modifying Coupled Analysis Settings provides instructions on changing data model settings and expert settings, as well as on requesting debug output.
Running a Coupled Analysis provides instructions for running and monitoring a coupled analysis.
Common Coupled Analysis Tasks describes tasks that are commonly used in coupled simulations, including restarts, snapshots, opening a new working directory, and connecting/reconnecting to running simulations.
Advanced Coupled Analysis Tasks describes advanced tasks that can be used in coupled simulations, including the use of debugging and diagnostic output, participant timeout connection intervals, geometry transformations, interactive solve commands, simultaneous participant solutions, parallel processing for HPC job submission, and execution of coupling setups exported from Workbench.
Reviewing Coupled Analysis Output and Results provides guidance on accessing and working with coupling output, including convergence charts and Ansys EnSight-formatted results.