2.1.5 The Console

The console is located below the graphics window, as shown in Figure  2.1.1. ANSYS FLUENT communicates with you through the console. It is used to display various kinds of information (i.e., messages relating to meshing or solution procedures, etc.). ANSYS FLUENT saves a certain amount of information that is written to the console into memory. You can review this information at any time by using the scroll bar on the right side of the console. The size of the console can be adjusted by raising or lowering the bottom frame of the graphics window.

The console is similar in behavior to "xterm'' or other UNIX command shell tools, or to the MS-DOS Command Prompt window on Windows systems. It allows you to interact with the TUI menu. More information on the TUI can be found in Chapter  3.

The console accepts <Ctrl-C> to let you interrupt the program while it is working. It also lets you perform text copy and paste operations between the console and other X Window (or Windows) applications that support copy and paste. The following steps show you how to perform a copy and paste operation on a Windows system:

1.   Move the pointer to the beginning of the text to be copied.

2.   Press and hold down the left mouse button.

3.   Move the pointer to the end of the text (text should be highlighted).

4.   Release the left mouse button.

5.   Press the <Ctrl> and <Insert> keys together.

6.   Move the pointer to the target window and click the left mouse button.

7.   Press the <Ctrl> and v keys together.

On a UNIX/Linux system, you will follow the steps below to copy text to the clipboard:

1.   Move the pointer to the beginning of the text to be copied.

2.   Press and hold down the left mouse button.

3.   Move the pointer to the end of the text (text should be highlighted).

4.   Release the left mouse button.

5.   Move the pointer to the target window.

6.   Press the middle mouse button to "paste'' the text.