How to run a flow simulation in an AEC model after the materials and boundary conditions have been defined.
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In Autodesk CFD, once you have defined the materials and boundary conditions in your AEC model, you can start the flow simulation.
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First, on the ribbon, in the Setup tab, Simulation panel, click Solve.
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This opens the Solve quick start dialog.
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On the Physics tab, review the settings.
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Enable Heat Transfer and change the Gravity Direction to 0,0,-1.
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To start the simulation, click Solve.
00:36
While the simulation runs, you can see the results as they are computed in the Output Bar.
00:41
This simulation takes about 10 minutes to complete, but it is sped up for this example.
00:47
For a bigger view of the model, click the Output Bar to minimize it. There are a few things to notice:
00:52
There are a few things to notice:
00:54
When the initialization is complete and the analysis begins, in the Output Bar, you see the Convergence Plot.
01:02
It shows how the simulation is running.
01:05
When the lines go flat, the solution is no longer changing, and the simulation is complete.
01:11
Finally, as the results update during the simulation, you can view them using the Results controls on the ribbon.
01:19
In this example, Global is selected, which allows you to control the results appearance on the entire model.
01:25
After a few minutes, the Output Bar displays “Analysis completed successfully” when the simulation finishes.
01:33
Now that you know how to run a flow simulation in an AEC model, you can explore different methods of visualizing the results.
00:03
In Autodesk CFD, once you have defined the materials and boundary conditions in your AEC model, you can start the flow simulation.
00:12
First, on the ribbon, in the Setup tab, Simulation panel, click Solve.
00:19
This opens the Solve quick start dialog.
00:22
On the Physics tab, review the settings.
00:26
Enable Heat Transfer and change the Gravity Direction to 0,0,-1.
00:34
To start the simulation, click Solve.
00:36
While the simulation runs, you can see the results as they are computed in the Output Bar.
00:41
This simulation takes about 10 minutes to complete, but it is sped up for this example.
00:47
For a bigger view of the model, click the Output Bar to minimize it. There are a few things to notice:
00:52
There are a few things to notice:
00:54
When the initialization is complete and the analysis begins, in the Output Bar, you see the Convergence Plot.
01:02
It shows how the simulation is running.
01:05
When the lines go flat, the solution is no longer changing, and the simulation is complete.
01:11
Finally, as the results update during the simulation, you can view them using the Results controls on the ribbon.
01:19
In this example, Global is selected, which allows you to control the results appearance on the entire model.
01:25
After a few minutes, the Output Bar displays “Analysis completed successfully” when the simulation finishes.
01:33
Now that you know how to run a flow simulation in an AEC model, you can explore different methods of visualizing the results.
