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Workbench integrates multiple data-integrated (e.g., FLUENT) and native applications into a single, seamless project flow, where individual cells can obtain data from and provide data to other cells. Workbench provides visual indications of a cell's state via icons on the right side of each cell. Brief descriptions of the each possible state are provided below. For more information about cell states, see the Workbench on-line help:
) indicates that required upstream data does not exist. For example, when you first create a new
Fluid Flow (FLUENT) analysis system, all cells downstream of the
Geometry cell appear as
Unfulfilled because you have not yet specified a geometry for the system.
) indicates that upstream data has changed since the last refresh or update. For example, after you assign a geometry to the
Geometry cell in your new
Fluid Flow (FLUENT) analysis system, the
Mesh cell appears as
Refresh Required since the geometry data has not yet been passed from the
Geometry cell to the
Mesh cell.
) indicates that the current upstream data has been passed to the cell, however, you must take some action to proceed. For example, after you launch
FLUENT from the
Setup cell in a
Fluid Flow (FLUENT) analysis system that has a valid mesh, the
Setup cell appears as
Attention Required because additional data must be entered in
FLUENT before you can calculate a solution.
) indicates that local data has changed and the output of the cell needs to be regenerated. For example, after you launch
ANSYS Meshing from the
Mesh cell in a
Fluid Flow (FLUENT) analysis system that has a valid geometry, the
Mesh cell appears as
Update Required because the
Mesh cell has all the data it needs to generate a
FLUENT mesh file, but the
FLUENT mesh file has not yet been generated.
) indicates that an update has been performed on the cell and no failures have occurred (or an interactive calculation has been completed successfully). For example, after
FLUENT finishes performing the number of iterations that you request, the
Solution cell appears as
Up-to-Date.
) indicates that you have interrupted an update (or canceled an interactive calculation that is in progress). For example, if you select the
Cancel button in
FLUENT while it is iterating,
FLUENT completes the current iteration and then the
Solution cell appears as
Interrupted.
) indicates that the cell is locally up-to-date, but may change when next updated as a result of changes made to upstream cells. For example, if you change the
Mesh in an
Up-to-Date
Fluid Flow (FLUENT) analysis system, the
Setup cell appears as
Refresh Required, and the
Solution and
Results cells appear as
Input Changes Pending.
If a particular action fails, Workbench provides a visual indication as well. Brief descriptions of the failure states are described below.
) indicates that the last attempt to refresh cell input data failed, and so the cell needs to be refreshed.
) indicates that the last attempt to update the cell and calculate output data failed, and so the cell needs to be updated.
) indicates that the last attempt to update the cell and calculate output data failed, and so the cell requires attention.
If an action results in a failure state, you can view any related error messages in the Messages window by clicking the Show Messages button on the lower right portion of Workbench.
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