33.16.7 Automatic Solution Initialization and Case Modification Dialog Box

The Automatic Solution Initialization and Case Modification dialog box allows you to specify the solution initialization method and to modify the case. See Section  26.15 for details.

Controls

Initialization Method   tab contains several choices for initializing the solution.

Initialize with Values from the Case   uses the values set in the Solution Initialization task page.

Use Solution Data From File   requires you to read in a data file containing the desired initialization for the case.

Use Solution Data From Previous Parametric Run with Workbench   (transient cases only) requires you to select one of two methods to initialize the first run. You can Initialize with Values from the Case, which uses the values set in the Solution Initialization task page. Otherwise, you can Use Solution Data from File, which requires you to read in a data file containing the desired initialization for the case.

Use Existing Solution Data   is analogous to changing the values in a case and continuing the calculation. However, the iteration counter will be reset to 0 so that the modifications can be applied. Use this method when no solution data exists, similar to the first run.

Case Modification   allows you to indicate how long you would like to run with the original settings, then make any modifications to the case settings.

Defined Modifications   indicates the number of modifications for the case file.

Active   allows you to enable or disable a defined case modification.

Name   represents the name of the case modification.

Commands   represents an area where you can input text commands.

Number of Iterations/Time Steps   represents the number of iterations or time steps that you want to run define ed case modification commands.

Define Macro...   opens the Define Macro dialog box, in which you can define command macros.