Evaluating Design Points or Project Updates in Multiple Process Steps

You can set up a Workbench project to have Ansys HPC Platform Services evaluate design points or project updates in multiple process steps (tasks) on multiple machines. For example, you might be using standalone SpaceClaim, third-party geometry and CAE tools plus an Ansys solver tool, and a Python postprocessing tool.

When running simulations in a mixed environment:

  1. In the Project Schematic, right-click the Parameter Set bar or the white space of the Project Schematic and select Properties.

  2. In the Properties pane, select the Update Design Points in Steps check box.

  3. Select Jobs > Sync with HPC Platform Services to send the updated simulation workflow definition to the HPC Platform Services project.

  4. In Ansys HPC Platform Services, go to the project's Task Definitions tab.

    In the task pane on the left, two tasks are now visible:

    • Workbench_Geometry

    • Workbench_Solution

  5. Define each of these tasks.

    For more details, see Defining a task in the Ansys HPC Platform Services Guide.