STAR-CCM+? Documentation
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User Guide
STAR-CCM+? 10.06
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Contents
User Guide.........................................................................................................................1Navigating Help.....................................................................................................................................2
New Features for v10.06.............................................................................................................4New Tutorials for v10.06............................................................................................................5Using STAR-CCM+?...........................................................................................................................7
What Is STAR-CCM+?................................................................................................................9Using Online Help.......................................................................................................................13What Are the Important Concepts?........................................................................................24Mixed or Double Precision.......................................................................................................48Launching STAR-CCM+..........................................................................................................50Working with Simulations........................................................................................................56Using the STAR-CCM+ Workspace......................................................................................98Working with Simulation Objects.........................................................................................284Working With Clients and Servers.......................................................................................326Working With Parallel Servers..............................................................................................361Command-Line Reference......................................................................................................407Conditions, Values, and Profiles...........................................................................................418STAR-CCM+ Licensing..........................................................................................................474Getting Support..........................................................................................................................506Suggesting Improvements of STAR-CCM+......................................................................518Controlling Graphics Performance.......................................................................................520Troubleshooting Graphics.......................................................................................................522Credits...........................................................................................................................................530STAR-CCM+ Simulation Process...........................................................................................537
Simulation Categories..............................................................................................................540Preparing the Geometry...........................................................................................................546Regions Layout Workflow......................................................................................................548
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Workflow: Generating the Mesh...........................................................................................551Defining Physics Models and Associated Region Objects...........................................557Preparing for Analysis..............................................................................................................561Running the Simulation...........................................................................................................563Analyzing the Results...............................................................................................................564
Modeling Geometry........................................................................................................................567
Using 3D-CAD...........................................................................................................................569Importing Geometry.................................................................................................................940Understanding Geometry Parts..............................................................................................968Managing Geometry Parts....................................................................................................1038Manipulating Parts..................................................................................................................1060Repairing CAD Geometry.....................................................................................................1137The Surface Repair Tool........................................................................................................1143Displaying the Geometry.......................................................................................................1435Defining the Regions Layout..................................................................................................1437
Regions Layout Workflow....................................................................................................1438Assigning Geometry Parts to Regions...............................................................................1441Interfaces Overview................................................................................................................1463Region Manipulation..............................................................................................................1529Manipulating Boundaries......................................................................................................1558Performing Surface Boolean Operations..........................................................................1605Meshing................................................................................................................................................1619
Workflow: Generating the Mesh.........................................................................................1621Creating a Conformal Mesh.................................................................................................1627Meshing Overview..................................................................................................................1630Parts-Based Meshing..............................................................................................................1644Region-Based Meshing..........................................................................................................1805Surface Meshers.......................................................................................................................1898Volume Meshers.......................................................................................................................1958Mesh Refinement.....................................................................................................................2106Directed Meshing.....................................................................................................................2130Checking the Surface Mesh..................................................................................................2186Checking the Volume Mesh..................................................................................................2192Working With Representations............................................................................................2245Mesh Visualization..................................................................................................................2312Two Dimensional and Axisymmetric Meshes................................................................2320Scaling the Entire Mesh.........................................................................................................2335
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