The controls in Setup > Setup Tasks are the essential workflow items for defining a simulation. Use them in sequence, from left to right, to define your analysis model.
The following sections are a brief overview of the setup tasks. Links are provided to topics containing additional details.
Use the Geometry Tools to repair and modify the model:
To access the Geometry Tools, click Setup > Setup Tasks > Geometry Tools. Alternatively, right click on the Geometry branch of the Design Study bar, and click Edit...
Assign a physical material to every part in the model. A material database containing a broad assortment of materials is included with Autodesk Simulation CFD.
Available Material and Device Types
The Materials context panel appears when Materials is pressed. It is available while the Setup, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.
The Materials context panel contains the following controls useful when working with materials:
Apply flow and heat transfer conditions (loadings) such as velocity, pressure, and temperature.
Boundary Condition Context Panel
The Boundary Conditions context panel appears when Boundary Conditions is pressed. It is available while the Setup, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.
The Boundary Condition context panel contains the following controls useful when working with boundary conditions:
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Initial conditions are settings that are effective at the beginning of the analysis, but do not persist (like boundary conditions). Use them to define conditions at the beginning of transient simulations.
Initial Condition Context Panel
The Initial Conditions context panel appears when Initial Conditions is pressed. It is available while the Setup, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.
The Initial Condition context panel contains the following controls useful when working with initial conditions:
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Define a mesh that discretizes the geometry model for simulation with the finite element method.
The Automatic Sizing context panel appears when Mesh Sizing is pressed. It is available while the Setup, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.
The Mesh context panel contains the following functions useful for defining mesh sizing:
Define and assign motion to solid parts.
The Motion context panel appears when Motion is pressed. It is available while the Setup, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.
The Motion Context Panel contains the following functions often used when working with Motion: