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.

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 cloud infrastructure available for running Linear Structural Validation simulations provides support for distributed computing that can reduce the overall turnaround time for running simulations. When you run a simulation on the cloud, 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.

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 Setting Remote Simulate Options for 3DOrchestrate.