33.21.10 Parameters Dialog Box

The Parameters dialog box allows you to create output parameters, which allow you to compare reporting values for different cases. See Section  30.2 for details about the items below.

Controls

Input Parameters   contains a list of existing input parameters. See Section  7.1.9 for details about creating input parameters.

Edit...   opens the Input Parameter Properties dialog box.

When using ANSYS FLUENT in ANSYS Workbench, parameters are not editable, so the Edit... button becomes the View... button. This opens the Input Parameter Properties dialog box where the parameter properties can only be viewed. For more information, see the separate FLUENT in Workbench User's Guide.

Delete   removes the selected input parameter from the list of Input Parameters.

Output Parameters   contains a list of existing output parameters.

Create   contains a drop-down list that allows you to create additional output parameters. Available options include:

Fluxes   - opens the Flux Reports dialog box.

Forces   - opens the Force Reports dialog box.

Surface Integrals   - opens the Surface Integrals dialog box.

Volume Integrals   - opens the Volume Integrals dialog box.

Edit...   opens the dialog box corresponding to the selected item in the Output Parameters list.

More   contains a drop-down list containing additional tasks that you can perform, including:

Delete   displays a message in a dialog box, prompting you for a response to confirm the deletion of the output parameter.

Rename   allows you to edit the name of the output parameter through the Rename dialog box.

Print to Console   reports values to the console window. If you select multiple output parameters, then the output includes values from multiple output parameters.

Print All to Console   outputs the values from all output parameters to the console window.

Write...   allows you to store the output to a file. A dialog box is displayed allowing you to provide a file name.

Write All...   prompts you for a file name and then writes the values for all of the output parameters to a file.