4.17 Exporting to CFD-Post

ANSYS FLUENT will allow you to send your case and data files to CFD-Post, allowing you to perform various postprocessing activities.

File $\rightarrow$ Export to CFD-Post...

The Export to CFD Post dialog box will open (Figure  4.17.1), where you can select the quantities to export. You have the option to save your case file by enabling Write Case File and you can Open CFD-Post. These options are enabled by default. When writing your case file, you can choose to save it in Binary or ASCII format.

Figure 4.17.1: The Export to CFD Post Dialog Box

Click the Write... button to open the Select File dialog box, where you will save your file.

If you are saving a case file, then this is indicated in the dialog box. If you are not saving the case file, then only the .cdat file is written.

Clicking OK in the Select File dialog box will write the file(s) if Write Case File is enabled. If Open CFD-Post is enabled,

1.   a CFD-Post session is opened

2.   the case and .cdat files are loaded

3.   CFD-Post displays the results

If the Open CFD-Post option is disabled, you can go to CFD-Post and select Load Results, under the File menu. This will load all of the results files the case is using and retain the state file. For more information about this feature in CFD-Post, please refer to the CFD-Post manual.