8.1.4 Step 3: Start ANSYS FLUENT and Read (or Set Up) the Case File

After you have created the source code for your UDF, you are ready to begin the problem setup in ANSYS FLUENT.

1.   Start ANSYS FLUENT in Windows using FLUENT Launcher with the following settings:

• Specify the folder that contains your case, data, and UDF source files in the Working Directory text box in the General Options tab.

• If you plan to compile the UDF, make sure that the batch file for the UDF compilation environment settings is correctly specified in the UDF Compiler tab (see Section  5.1.2 for further details).

2.   Read (or set up) your case file.