About Locations for Running Simulations

The location options specify where you run the simulation and how you can monitor its progress.

This page discusses:

See Also
About Simulation Configuration

Local Interactive

Local interactive simulations run on your computer, also known as the local host. This method is useful for simulations that you expect to complete quickly.

You can monitor the local interactive simulations actively in the foreground of your session. While the simulation is running, you cannot perform any other actions in your session.

A progress dialog box tracks the status of your simulation. You can end a simulation to stop its progress before it is complete. Once the simulation is complete, the app displays the results.

Local Noninteractive

Local noninteractive simulations run in a background process on your computer. This method is useful for larger models or simulations that take a long time to complete.

While a local noninteractive simulation is running, it is locked; you cannot edit any part of it, including other analysis cases if they exist. However, you can continue working on other objects in your session, and you can close the app or your session while the simulation is running. The machine that submitted the simulation must remain powered on and connected to the network until the simulation is complete.

You can check the status of a local noninteractive simulation by searching for the simulation and accessing the B.I. Essentials tool.

Cloud

You can run a simulation on a cloud server if your company has purchased cloud roles and licensing. When your session is connected to a 3DEXPERIENCE platform server on the cloud, you can monitor the running simulation while continuing to work on other simulation objects.

The specific cloud infrastructure and licensing scheme available for your simulations depends on your choice of app:

  • For simulations run from Distortion Checker, you can run simulations on a cloud infrastructure that can scale up to 32 cores. In this infrastructure, simulations always consume licensing credits to cover the cloud infrastructure cost, and you can specify the number of cores or the performance level for a simulation.
  • For structural simulation apps (Additive Manufacturing Scenario Creation, Linear Structural Scenario Creation, Linear Structural Validation, Mechanical Scenario Creation, Structural Scenario Creation, and Structural Validation), and for the Fluid Scenario Creation app, you can run simulations on a cloud infrastructure that provides support for distributed computing with a higher number of cores. This infrastructure can reduce the overall turnaround time for running simulations. When you run a simulation on this type of cloud server, the server automatically determines the appropriate resources required to run your simulation; therefore, you do not specify the number of CPU cores allocated for the run. The cloud infrastructure for structural simulation apps supports only credit or token licensing.

Remote

If your system administrator has configured the infrastructure for 3DOrchestrate in your on-premises 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you can run simulations remotely. You can also specify where a remote simulation will run and configure other 3DOrchestrate options. For more information, see .