Executing a Simulation from a Navigator Window

You can execute a selected simulation from a Navigator window. You can execute the following:

  • DesignSight simulations.
  • Structural analysis simulations.
  • SIMULIA Scenario Definition simulation processes and simulation activities that are configured to run with a SIMULIA Execution Engine host.

  1. When you are exploring a simulation from a Navigator Window, you can do one of the following to execute the current simulation:

    Warning: You can execute a DesignSight simulation from a V6 Navigator window; however, you cannot execute a DesignSight simulation from a 3DLive Navigator window.

    • Right-click on the specification tree, and select Run from the contextual menu.
    • From the toolbar, select Edit > Run.
    • From the Navigator toolbar, select Run .

    If the simulation is already running, you can select Abort from the contextual menu to halt its execution.

    The Run Simulation Item dialog box appears.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Choose Run Locally to execute the simulation in background mode on your workstation.
    • Choose Run Remotely and select the host from the menu to execute the simulation in background mode on a remote host.

      Note: The Run Remotely option is not available for DesignSight simulations. Even though you must select Run Locally, the Simulation Execution customization settings in the DesignSight workbench determine whether a DesignSight simulation will execute locally or remotely.

    • Choose Run with execution engine to run a SIMULIA Scenario Definition simulation process or activity on a SIMULIA Execution Engine host.

  3. Click OK.

    The background execution of the simulation begins, and you return to the Navigator window. You can use the South quadrant of the compass in a Search Results window to monitor the status of the simulation; see Using the Compass with Simulations.

  4. If you are monitoring the simulation and have enabled notifications, the Simulation Notification dialog box appears when the simulation is complete; see Simulation Monitoring. If the simulation is still open and you want to view the results, you should do either of the following:

    • If the Refresh the session to access the updated results from the database check box appears in the Simulation Notification dialog box, select the check box and click Close.

      Warning: When you refresh the session, V6 retrieves all of the simulations from the database that are open in your session. If you have not propagated a simulation that you modified, the refresh operation will overwrite the simulation that you modified with the simulation from the database.

    • Close the Simulation Notification dialog box and then close the simulation and any document windows that reference the product being simulated. Reopen the simulation to view the results.

    V6 does the following:

    • Accesses the database and retrieves objects that were modified by the batch execution, such as the results.
    • Synchronizes the various representations of the results. For example, a deformed image needs to display a deformed mesh representation.

  5. Click Close when done.