file#

class ansys.fluent.core.meshing.tui_241.main_menu.file(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMenu

Enter the file menu.

Classes:

append_mesh(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to append the mesh files.

append_meshes_by_tmerge(service, version, ...)

Enables you to append the mesh files using the tmerge utility.

cff_files(service, version, mode, path)

Answering yes will set the Common Fluids Format (CFF) as the default file format for reading and writing case/data files.

checkpoint(service, version, mode, path)

Checkpoint stores the mesh in the memory instead of writing it to a file.

confirm_overwrite(service, version, mode, path)

Controls whether attempts to overwrite existing files require confirmation.

export(service, version, mode, path)

Exports case and data information.

file_format(service, version, mode, path)

Enables/disables the writing of binary files.

filter_list(service, version, mode, path)

Lists the names of the converters that are used to change foreign mesh (while importing mesh files from third-party packages) files.

filter_options(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to change the extension (such as .cas, .msh, .neu) and arguments used with a specified filter.

hdf_files(service, version, mode, path)

Indicate whether to write Ansys common fluids format (CFF) files or legacy case files.

import_(service, version, mode, path)

Import surface and volume meshes from non-native formats.

load_act_tool(service, version, mode, path)

Loads the Ansys ACT tool.

project_beta(service, version, mode, path)

Enter to create new project, open project, save and archive project.

read_boundary_mesh(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read a boundary mesh.

read_case(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read the mesh contained in a case file.

read_domains(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read domain files.

read_journal(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read a journal file into the program.

read_mesh(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read a mesh file.

read_mesh_vars(service, version, mode, path)

Reads mesh varaibles from a mesh file.

read_meshes_by_tmerge(service, version, ...)

Uses the tmerge utility to read the mesh contained in two or more separate files.

read_multi_bound_mesh(service, version, ...)

Enables you to read multiple boundary mesh files into the meshing mode.

read_multiple_mesh(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read in two or more files together and have the complete mesh assembled for you, if the mesh files are contained in two or more separate files.

read_options(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to set the following options for reading mesh files:.

read_size_field(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to read in a size field file.

set_idle_timeout(service, version, mode, path)

Allows you to set an idle timeout so that an idle ANSYS Fluent session will automatically save and close after the specified time.

set_tui_version(service, version, mode, path)

Allows you to improve backwards compatibility for journal files.

show_configuration(service, version, mode, path)

Displays the current release and version information.

start_journal(service, version, mode, path)

Starts recording all input and writes it to a file.

start_transcript(service, version, mode, path)

Starts recording input and output in a file.

stop_journal(service, version, mode, path)

Stops recording input and closes the journal file.

stop_transcript(service, version, mode, path)

Stops recording input and output, and closes the transcript file.

write_boundaries(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to write the specified boundaries into a mesh file.

write_case(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to write a case file that can be read by Fluent.

write_domains(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to write all the mesh domains (except global) into a file that can be read.

write_mesh(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to write a mesh file.

write_mesh_vars(service, version, mode, path)

Writes mesh varaibles to a file.

write_options(service, version, mode, path)

Allows you to enable or disable the enforce mesh topology option for writing mesh/case files.

write_size_field(service, version, mode, path)

Enables you to write a size field file.
class append_mesh(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to append the mesh files. This command is available only after a mesh file has been read in.

class append_meshes_by_tmerge(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to append the mesh files using the tmerge utility. This command is available only after a mesh file has been read in.

class cff_files(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Answering yes will set the Common Fluids Format (CFF) as the default file format for reading and writing case/data files.

class confirm_overwrite(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Controls whether attempts to overwrite existing files require confirmation. If you do not want ANSYS Fluent to ask you for confirmation before it overwrites existing files, you can enter the file/confirm-overwrite? text command and answer no.

class file_format(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables/disables the writing of binary files.

class filter_list(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Lists the names of the converters that are used to change foreign mesh (while importing mesh files from third-party packages) files.

class filter_options(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to change the extension (such as .cas, .msh, .neu) and arguments used with a specified filter. For example, if you saved the PATRAN files with a .NEU extension instead of .neu, you can substitute or add .NEU to the extension list. For some filters, one of the arguments will be the dimensionality of the grid. When you use the filter-options command for such a filter, you will see a default dimensionality argument of -d a. The dimension will automatically be determined, so you need not substitute 2 or 3 for a.

class hdf_files(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Indicate whether to write Ansys common fluids format (CFF) files or legacy case files.

class load_act_tool(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Loads the Ansys ACT tool.

class read_boundary_mesh(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read a boundary mesh. If the boundary mesh is contained in two or more separate files, you can read them in together and assemble the complete boundary mesh. This option is also convenient if you want to reuse the boundary mesh from a file containing a large volume mesh. The naming of face zones can be controlled by Named Selections defined in Ansys Workbench. For details on exporting faceted geometry from Ansys Workbench, refer to the Ansys Workbench Help.

class read_case(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read the mesh contained in a case file. Cell hierarchy in case files adapted in the solution mode will be lost when they are read in the meshing mode. Case files containing polyhedral cells can also be read in the meshing mode of Fluent. You can display the polyhedral mesh, perform certain mesh manipulation operations, check the mesh quality, and so on.

class read_domains(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read domain files. Each mesh file written by Fluent has a domain section. A domain file is the domain section of the mesh file and is written as a separate file. It contains a list of node, face, and cell zone IDs that make up each domain in the mesh. If a domain that is being read already exists in the mesh, a warning message is displayed. Fluent verifies if the zones defining the domains exist in the mesh. If not, it will display a warning message.

class read_journal(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read a journal file into the program. The read-journal command always loads the file in the main (that is, top-level) menu, regardless of where you are in the menu hierarchy when you invoke it.

class read_mesh(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read a mesh file. You can also use this command to read a Fluent mesh file created with GAMBIT, or to read the mesh available in a Fluent case file. Reading a case file as a mesh file will result in loss of boundary condition data as the mesh file does not contain any information on boundary conditions. Case files containing polyhedral cells can also be read in the meshing mode of Fluent. You can display the polyhedral mesh, perform certain mesh manipulation operations, check the mesh quality, and so on. Important: You cannot read meshes from solvers that have been adapted using hanging nodes. To read one of these meshes in the meshing mode in Fluent, coarsen the mesh within the solver until you have recovered the original unadapted grid. The naming of face zones can be controlled by Named Selections defined in Ansys Workbench. For details on exporting faceted geometry from Ansys Workbench, refer to the Ansys Workbench Help.

class read_mesh_vars(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Reads mesh varaibles from a mesh file.

class read_meshes_by_tmerge(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Uses the tmerge utility to read the mesh contained in two or more separate files. It enables you to read the mesh files together and helps assemble the complete mesh.

class read_multi_bound_mesh(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read multiple boundary mesh files into the meshing mode.

class read_multiple_mesh(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read in two or more files together and have the complete mesh assembled for you, if the mesh files are contained in two or more separate files. For example, if you are going to create a hybrid mesh by reading in a triangular boundary mesh and a volume mesh consisting of hexahedral cells, you can read both files at the same time using this command.

class read_options(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to set the following options for reading mesh files:.

class read_size_field(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to read in a size field file. If you read a size-field file after scaling the model, ensure that the size-field file is appropriate for the scaled model (size-field vertices should match the scaled model).

class set_idle_timeout(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Allows you to set an idle timeout so that an idle ANSYS Fluent session will automatically save and close after the specified time.

class set_tui_version(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Allows you to improve backwards compatibility for journal files. This command hides any new TUI prompts that are added at a future release of ANSYS Fluent and reverts to the arguments of the release that you specify using the command (within two full releases of the current release). The command is automatically added to a journal file as soon as you start the recording. See for details.

class show_configuration(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Displays the current release and version information.

class start_journal(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Starts recording all input and writes it to a file. The current Fluent version is automatically recorded in the journal file. Note that commands entered using paths from older versions of Fluent will be upgraded to their current path in the journal file. See .

class start_transcript(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Starts recording input and output in a file. A transcript file contains a complete record of all standard input to and output from Fluent (usually all keyboard and user interface input and all screen output).Start the transcription process with the file/start-transcript command, and end it with the file/stop-transcript command (or by exiting the program).

class stop_journal(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Stops recording input and closes the journal file.

class stop_transcript(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Stops recording input and output, and closes the transcript file.

class write_boundaries(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to write the specified boundaries into a mesh file. This is useful for large cases where you may want to mesh different parts of the mesh separately and then merge them together. This enables you to avoid frequent switching between domains for such cases. You can write out selected boundaries to a mesh file and then create the volume mesh for the part in a separate session. You can then read the saved mesh into the previous session and merge the part with the rest of the mesh.

class write_case(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to write a case file that can be read by Fluent. You should delete dead zones in the mesh before writing the mesh or case file for Fluent.

class write_domains(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to write all the mesh domains (except global) into a file that can be read.

class write_mesh(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to write a mesh file. You should delete dead zones in the mesh before writing the mesh or case file for Fluent.

class write_mesh_vars(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Writes mesh varaibles to a file.

class write_options(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Allows you to enable or disable the enforce mesh topology option for writing mesh/case files. This option is enabled by default; where it will orient the face zones consistently when the mesh file is written. If necessary, the zones will be separated, such that each boundary face zone has at most two cell zones as neighbors, one on either side. Also, internal face zones will be inserted between neighboring cell zones that are connected by interior faces.

class write_size_field(service, version, mode, path)#

Bases: TUIMethod

Enables you to write a size field file.