Workbench File Types

The following file types are created by the various Ansys applications and are shown in the Files pane.

Database Files

Ansys applications create the following types of database files:

  • Ansys Workbench project database file (.wbpj)

  • Mechanical APDL (.db)

  • Fluent (.cas, .dat, and .msh)

  • CFX (.cfx, .def, .res, .mdef and .mres)

  • DesignModeler (.agdb)

  • CFX-Mesh (.cmdb)

  • Mechanical (.mechdb)

  • Meshing (.cmdb)

  • Engineering Data (.eddb)

  • Mesh Morpher (.rsx)

  • Ansys Autodyn (.ad)

  • DesignXplorer (.dxdb)

  • BladeGen (.bgd)

Workbench Journal and Log Files

Workbench writes journal and log files for each Workbench session. For more information on journal and log file options, see Journals and Logs.

Design Point Log Files

During a design point update, the parameter values of each successfully updated design point are written to a CSV log file in the user_files directory. For more information, see Exporting Design Point Parameter Values to a Comma-Separated Values File.