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1. Introduction to Ansys FreeFlow
1.1. Software Overview
1.2. The Ansys Product Improvement Program
1.3. Capabilities Charts
1.3.1. About This Version of FreeFlow
1.4. System Requirements
1.5. Program Limitations
1.5.1. Physics and Force Limitations
1.5.2. Geometry Limitations
1.5.3. Materials and Interactions Limitations
1.5.4. SPH Limitations
1.5.5. Display and Processing Limitations
2. Getting Started
2.1. User Interface
2.1.1. Main UI Components
2.1.2. Menu
2.1.3. Toolbar
2.1.4. Panels
2.1.5. Data Panel
2.1.6. Data Editors Panel
2.1.7. Info Tab
2.1.8. About the Coloring Tab
2.1.9. Windows Panel
2.1.10. Window Editors Panel
2.1.11. Log Panel
2.1.12. About the Simulation Log Panel
2.1.13. Cache Panel
2.1.14. Debug Info Panel
2.1.15. Undo/Redo History Panel
2.1.16. About Workspaces
2.1.17. Other UI Functionalities
3. Setting Up a Simulation
3.1. Simulation Project
3.1.1. Creating a Project
3.1.2. Opening a Project
3.1.3. Restoring a Project
3.1.4. Saving a Project
3.1.5. Delete the Results of a Simulation (But Keep the Setup)
3.2. Simulation Parameters
3.2.1. Study Parameters
3.2.2. Physics Parameters
3.2.3. Modules Parameters
3.2.4. Geometries Parameters
3.2.5. Motion Frames Parameters
3.2.6. Materials Parameters
3.2.7. SPH Parameters
3.2.8. Inlets and Outlets Parameters
3.2.9. Domain Settings Parameters
3.2.10. Solver Parameters
3.2.11. User Processes Parameters
3.2.12. Color Scales Parameters
3.2.13. Regions of Interest Parameters
3.2.14. Point Clouds Parameters
3.2.15. Verify Key Simulation Criteria
3.3. FreeFlow Modules
3.3.1. About FreeFlow Modules
3.4. FreeFlow Couplings
3.4.1. Ansys FreeFlow and Ansys Workbench
3.4.2. Ansys FreeFlow and Ansys Mechanical
3.4.3. Ansys FreeFlow and Ansys Fluent
3.4.4. Ansys FreeFlow and Ansys Motion
3.4.5. Ansys FreeFlow and Ansys optiSLang
4. Processing a Simulation
4.1. Starting a Simulation
4.1.1. Start Processing a Simulation from the Beginning
4.2. Stopping a Simulation
4.2.1. Stop a Simulation from Processing
4.2.2. About Stopping a Simulation
4.2.3. Resume Processing a Stopped Simulation
4.3. Extending the Duration of an In-Process or Completed Simulation
4.3.1. About Extending the Duration of an In-Process or Completed Simulation
5. Analyzing a Simulation
5.1. Use Properties and Curves
5.1.1. About Properties
5.1.2. About Curves
5.1.3. About Customizing Properties or Curves
5.1.4. About Customizing Eulerian Statistics Properties
5.1.5. About SPH Eulerian Solution
5.1.6. About Adding and Editing Time Statistics Properties
5.1.7. Change or Remove an Existing Custom Property on the Properties or Curves Tab
5.1.8. Add a New Custom Property on the Properties or Curves Tab
5.1.9. Add a SPH Property to an Eulerian Statistics User Process
5.1.10. Remove a Custom SPH Property for an Eulerian Statistics User Process
5.1.11. Add a Time Statistics Property
5.1.12. Edit or Remove a Time Statistics Property
5.2. Create and Modify a 3D View Window
5.2.1. About 3D View Windows
5.2.2. View Geometries and Fluid in 3D
5.2.3. Change a 3D View Window
5.2.4. Save a View with Custom Cameras
5.3. View and Save Simulation Statistics
5.3.1. View an Individual Statistic
5.3.2. Graph (Plot or Histogram) a Data Set Within FreeFlow
5.3.3. Export Data and Images Out of FreeFlow
5.4. Create and Save an Animation
5.4.1. About Creating and Saving an Animation
5.4.2. Set up an Animation
5.4.3. Use the View in the Window to Change the Qualities of a Key Frame
5.4.4. Use the View in the Key Frame to Edit the Qualities of that Key Frame
5.4.5. Edit the Settings and Key Frames Included in an Already Set-Up Animation
5.4.6. Save an Already Set-Up Animation as an AVI
5.4.7. Save a Static Image of Each Individual Frame in an Animation
5.5. Filter Views and Data with User Processes
5.5.1. Creating a User Process
5.5.2. About SPH User Processes
5.5.3. Analyze Data within a Defined Shape
5.5.4. Analyze Data with a Clip or Cut Plane
5.5.5. Analyze Data by Filter Type
5.5.6. Inspect an Individual Cell
5.5.7. Duplicate a User Process
5.5.8. Export User Process Geometry Triangles to an STL File
5.5.9. Divide a Cube or Cylinder User Process into Many Analysis Blocks
5.5.10. Retain Fluid Data Calculated within a User Process by Using SPH Calculations
5.6. Change the Current Output by Using the Time Toolbar
5.6.1. About the Time Toolbar
5.6.2. Use the Time Toolbar to Change the Current Output
5.6.3. Limit Output Values by a Specific Time Range
5.7. Monitor Analyses Statuses by Using the Progress Panel
5.7.1. About the Progress Panel
5.7.2. Stop an Active Process
6. Getting Help and Support
6.1. Getting Help and Support
6.1.1. Submit a Support Request
6.1.2. Include a Simulation Project in a Support Request
6.1.3. Archive a Simulation Project
6.1.4. Report a Software Bug
6.1.5. Verify Your Freeflow License Status