Executing Simulations from a Search Results Window

You can execute selected simulations from a Search Results window. You can execute the following:

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

  1. From the search result window, select the simulations to execute.

    Warning: You cannot execute a DesignSight simulation from a 3DLive Search Results window.

  2. Right-click on the selected simulations, and select Run .

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

    The Run Simulation Item dialog box appears.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Choose Run Locally to execute the simulations in background mode on your workstation.
    • Choose Run Remotely and select the host from the menu to execute the simulations 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 SIMULIA Scenario Definition simulation processes or simulation activities on a SIMULIA Execution Engine host.

  4. Click OK.

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

  5. 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.