About Simulation Configuration

You can configure the way that you want to run your simulation before sending its data to the appropriate solvers for analysis.

See Also
About Simulation Execution Locations
About Simulation Licensing Schemes
About Analysis Case Selection for Simulation Execution
Running a Simulation from an App

You can configure the following when you run a simulation:

  • Location: You can run a simulation locally, on the cloud, or remotely using 3DOrchestrate. You can also monitor its progress interactively or run the simulation in the background.
  • License: You can run a simulation using an embedded system. You can also use credits or tokens for simulation on the cloud or for simulation exceeding four cores.
  • Speed: You can specify the level of performance (for cloud roles) or the specific number of cores for running a simulation (for on-premises roles). These options control how quickly the simulation runs to completion and how many credits or tokens it requires. The number of cores is limited to four in Stiffened Structure Concept.
  • Analysis case configurations: If your simulation includes multiple analysis cases, you can specify the individual analysis cases you want to run, or you can run all of them. You can also allocate a different number of processor cores to each analysis case.
  • Units: You can specify the unit system in which the app calculates results data. By default, simulations run using MKS units.

When you run a simulation, the app first performs model and solver checks to confirm that the simulation is suitable for an analysis. The app sends simulation data to the solvers according to the Common Execution options in the Preferences dialog box.

Once the simulation is complete, you can switch to Results to review the output that was generated. If there are problems with the simulation, refer to the Diagnostic Viewer for explanations. In addition to results output, simulations can create lightweight “experience content” for use in visualizing results in the 3DPlay app.