Ansys TurboGrid can be run in two modes:
Ansys TurboGrid stand-alone, which refers to Ansys TurboGrid running as a stand-alone application independent of the Ansys Workbench software.
Ansys TurboGrid Workbench, which refers to Ansys TurboGrid running as a component inside of the Ansys Workbench software. This is described in Ansys TurboGrid in Ansys Workbench.
Note: For CFX, TurboGrid and CFD-Post applications, the graphics viewer, which is based on OpenGL 4.5, will work with
Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection only if you are using Nvidia Quadro graphics cards with appropriate drivers for Windows 10.
If you see an empty (black) viewer, try setting the environment variable CFX_QT_OPENGL=desktop on the remote machine,
in the local environment of the intended application (for example, in a shell or script that launches the application),
before starting the application. Consider adding this environment variable to the cfx5rc.txt user’s configuration file.
To work around this issue you may launch the CFX application prior to making the remote connection,
or use one of the other Ansys-supported remote display methods.
Ansys TurboGrid stand-alone has the Ansys TurboGrid Launcher, which makes it easy to run all the modules of CFX without having to use a command line. The launcher enables you to:
Set the working directory for your project
Start CFX and Ansys products
Access various other tools, including a command window that enables you to run other utilities
Access the online help and other useful information
Customize the behavior of the launcher to start your own applications.
The launcher automatically searches for installations of CFX and Ansys products including the license manager. Depending on the application, the search includes common installation directories, directories pointed to by environment variables associated with CFX and Ansys products, and the Windows registry. In the unlikely event that a product is not found, you can configure the launcher using the steps outlined in Customizing the Ansys TurboGrid Launcher in the TurboGrid Reference Guide.
Note: When starting TurboGrid for the first time:
A dialog box appears that enables you to choose a GUI style (theme). When a GUI style is selected, it is stored as the GUI Style user preference for future sessions. In future sessions, if the selected GUI style is not recognized, the dialog box reappears for selection of a recognized style.
The default system font is obtained and, if it is deemed inappropriate for TurboGrid, a dialog box appears that enables you to choose a new font. When a font is selected, it is stored as the Font user preference for future sessions.
For details on the GUI Style and Font user preferences, see Appearance in the TurboGrid User's Guide.
This chapter describes:
For more information about the launcher, see The Ansys TurboGrid Launcher Interface in the TurboGrid Reference Guide and Customizing the Ansys TurboGrid Launcher in the TurboGrid Reference Guide.