This section outlines the supported features and known limitations of the Polyflow Workbench (WB) Add-In in 261.
Design Parameters
Creating input parameters is supported and documented in Polyflow Workspace in the Fluent Workspaces User's Guide. Once defined, design points are handled similarly to Polyflow Classic. Output parameters cannot currently be created in Polyflow, but may be defined in CFD-Post.
Editor Launch Options
The Polyflow editor launches by double or right-clicking on Polyflow → Setup or Polyflow → Solution.
Polyflow → Solution → View system summary
Displays a summary of the current system configuration, including system ID, name, type, mesh and session file status, restart type, working directory, task type, and license manager. This view provides a quick reference for verifying the setup and other related details of the Polyflow system.
Journaling
Currently, Workbench journals do not include Polyflow editor commands. The current workaround is explained in Recording a Full Session Journal in Workbench with the Polyflow Workspace.
Saving a Workbench Project
Workbench project saving is limited as follows:
Not permitted while Polyflow is running in the foreground or background.
Allowed when Polyflow is closed, or when the Solution → or Solution → is launched.
Limitations
If the Polyflow workspace editor is open, changes to the upstream mesh, result providers, or parameter values in the Parameter Sets window will not propagate and may trigger errors when closing the editor. To avoid issues, make all such changes before launching the editor.
In the current implementation, if the Polyflow workspace editor is open, any change in the upstream mesh, or in the system providing .res/.rst/.csv files, or any change in the value of an input parameter (in the Parameter Sets window of Workbench) will not be transmitted to the opened editor and may cause error messages when closing the editor. You will need to close the editor before performing these changes. In summary, first make the changes in the upstream systems or in the input parameters. Secondly, open the editor and sees the updated setup.
In the current implementation, the communication between the Polyflow editor and Workbench is limited. An important consequence is that an input parameter for design points should not be modified in the editor (which should issue a message in such a case), but only in the Table of Design Points. Such a modification should not be performed while the Polyflow editor is running. This latter scenario is currently not covered by a warning or error message but should be.