Ansys Workbench’s file management system keeps multiple databases under a single project. For more information see Project File Management.

Temporary Files

In Ansys Workbench, the applications function as editors. If you edit a model in the DesignModeler application, the changes are not committed to the project until you select the Save Project operation. If you select Save As or exit/close the DesignModeler application, before saving at the project level, the changes are stored in a temporary file and a "Saving File" message displays in the status bar.

This temporary save also occurs when an update is performed in the project schematic, such as when the data needs to be read from a downstream cell.

When you perform the Save Project operation, the permanent project file’s agdb is updated while the temporary file is deleted.