Step 14: Review and Modify a Report

As you work, ANSYS CFD-Post automatically updates a report, which you can see in the Report Viewer. At any time you can publish the report to an HTML file. In this section you will add a picture of the elbow and produce an HTML report:

1.   Click on the Report Viewer tab at the bottom of the viewer to view the current report.

2.   In the Outline tree view, double-click on the Report / Title Page. In the Title field on the Content tab of the Details of Report Title Page, type: Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Mixing Elbow.

3.   Click Apply, then Refresh Preview to update the contents of the Report Viewer.

4.   In the Outline tree view, ensure that only User Location and Plots / Contour 1, Default Legend View 1, and Wireframe are visible, then double-click Contour 1. On the Geometry tab, set Variable to Temperature and click Apply.

5.   On the menu bar, select Insert/Figure. The Insert Figure dialog box appears. Accept the default name and click OK.

6.   In the Outline tree view, double-click Report / Figure 1. In the Caption field, type Temperature on the Symmetry Plane and click Apply.

7.   Click on the 3D Viewer, then click on the cyan (ISO) sphere in the triad.

8.   Click on the Report Viewer.

9.   On the top frame of the Report Viewer, click the Refresh icon . The report is updated with a picture of the mixing elbow at the end of the report.

10.   Optionally, click Publish to create an HTML version of the report. In the Publish Report dialog box, click OK. The report is written to Report.htm in your working directory.

11.   Right-click in the Outline view and select Hide All, then select Wireframe.