Model-Centric Controls

Select the task from the Task bar on the Graphics window. Tasks are grouped by Setup (Materials, Meshing, etc.) and Results (Plane, Iso, etc.) modes.

Setup tasks:

Tasks for applying settings are grouped. To access the Results tasks, click the Result icon:

Results tasks:

Tasks for viewing results are grouped. To access the Setup tasks, click the Setup icon:

Notes:

• To expand the model to the full screen, click the Full Screen icon on the far right of either toolbar.
• To hide the Task bar, select the option from the Global Display menu (lower left corner of the Graphics window).

For more about results tasks...

Context toolbars provide convenient access to frequently-used functions specific to the current task. To open a context toolbar, click the left mouse button.

Setup tasks (except Meshing)

• To assign or modify settings, click Edit (a).
• To deselect an entity, click Remove (b).

Meshing task

• To assign or modify settings, click Edit (a).
• Apply Automatic Sizing (b), construct Refinement Regions (c), run Diagnostics (d), and Suppress (e) or Resume (f) parts:

For more about meshing...

Plane task (in Results)

• Left click on the active result plane.
• Orient the plane (a).
• Modify appearance (b).
• Open Plane tools: Control, Traces, XY Plot, Bulk (c).

For more about results planes...

On every Setup task, use the right-click menus to change the selection type, select and deselect items, and open the appropriate Quick edit dialog. Additionally, access commands specific to the current task.

Right click off model

Right click on part (Materials task)

Right click on part (Boundary Conditions task)

Right click on part (Mesh task)

On every Results task, use the right-click menus to modify the appearance of the model, part, or results object.

Right click off Model

Right click on Part

Right click on Plane or Iso Surface (while either Planes or Iso Surfaces task is active)

Objects that have been selected are listed in the Selection window. Use this to:

• Open the quick edit dialog to assign and modify settings. (Click the Edit icon.)

• Manage the selection list with the selection icons (Select all, Deselect, etc.).

To hide the Selection window, open the Global Display Menu (from the lower left corner), and uncheck Toggle selection list. Alternatively, click the Toggle selection list icon from the main toolbar.

The quick edit dialog is the primary tool for specifying parameters and values for model set up and result extraction. Every task has a unique quick edit dialog that contains fields for task-specific settings. They are an essential workflow element of Autodesk Simulation CFD.

They are several ways to open quick edit dialogs:

• Left click on an entity, and click the Edit icon on the Context Toolbar.
• Right click on an entity, and select Edit....
• In the Design Study bar, right click on a setting or entity, and select Edit....
• In the Design Study bar, double click on a setting or task branch.
• Click Edit on the Ribbon Context panel.

To change the appearance of the entire model, open the Global Display menu from lower left corner of the Graphics window:

The Display toolbar also contains controls for changing the model appearance.

For more about the Global Display menu...