Running a Simulation from an App

You can define how you want to run your simulation, and you can then send its data to the appropriate solvers for analysis.

Before you begin: Apply the appropriate simulation features to define the context of the simulation before you run it. The Assistant guides you through the process of applying these features. When the minimum required simulation features have been defined on your model, the status indicates that you are Ready for Simulation.

See Also
Customizing Preferences
Monitoring a Simulation
Status Icons
Diagnostic Viewer
  1. From the Results section of the action bar, click Simulate .
  2. From the Location options, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Local Interactive Runs the simulation on your computer (the local host) and enables you to monitor the simulation actively.
    Local Noninteractive Runs the simulation in a background process on your computer.
    Cloud Runs the simulation on a Dassault Systèmes cloud server. This licensing option is available if your company has purchased cloud roles and licensing.
    Remote Runs the simulation through an on-premises 3DOrchestrate server. This licensing option is available only if your system administrator has configured this infrastructure.

    For more information, see About Locations for Running Simulations.

  3. From the License options, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Credits (cloud roles only) Runs the simulation using one-time consumable licensing credits.
    Tokens Runs the simulation using a number of simulation tokens from a pool of tokens available to your organization.
    Embedded Runs the simulation using a separate licensing mechanism that does not require any tokens or credits.

    For more information, see About Simulation Licensing Schemes.

  4. Specify the Number of cores that you want to use when you run the simulation.

    The app analyzes the size and complexity of your simulation and allocates a number of cores based on its assessment. You can allocate a higher number of cores to run the job faster (while using more tokens or credits), or you can allocate fewer cores to save licensing resources. For more information, see About Simulation Performance.

  5. From the Previous Results options, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Overwrite previous Overwrites the previous simulation's results with the results of the new simulation.
    Keep previous Keeps the previous simulation's results. The new simulation's results become the current results.

    If you select Keep previous, you can compare the results of subsequent simulations. After you rerun a simulation, use any of the available results comparison tools or the Feature Manager to compare the results.

    The app does not save the results nor does it save any of the scenario information associated with the results.

  6. Enter a descriptive Previous Results Comment.

    You can query the text that you provided to find the associated results.

  7. Click OK to run the simulation.

The app performs model and scenario checks and simulation checks. If these checks run without errors, the app sends the simulation data to the appropriate solvers for analysis. After the simulation begins, you can select Simulation Status from the context menu to follow the status of the execution.

If there are problems with the simulation, refer to the Diagnostic Viewer for explanations.