{"id":17179,"date":"2018-10-30T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/?page_id=17179"},"modified":"2025-06-03T18:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T18:30:45","slug":"simulation-setup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/simulation-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulation Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The SimScale Workbench is designed as a single interface for the application of multiple simulation types. After you have prepared and uploaded your CAD model into the Workbench, you are ready to set up your simulation. The first step you will need to do is choose an analysis type, to choose an analysis type, click on the ‘Create Simulation’<\/strong> button in the geometry dialog box or click on the ‘+’<\/strong> sign besides Simulations<\/em> in the navigation tree as circled below:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 1: Geometry dialog box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Following the above steps a window that contains all the available analysis are shown:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 2: List of analysis types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hit ‘Create Simulation’<\/strong> one more time and you are good to go. A simulation tree will appear showing the steps necessary for that particular simulation setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This page provides a general information on how to setup a simulation. Some elements in the simulation tree will only be available for certain analysis types, for example, contacts will only be available for structural analysis. Know more about individual analysis types here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Simulation Tree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The simulation tree shows the steps necessary for the user to define before the simulation can run.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 3: Simulation tree as seen in the SimScale Workbench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Some steps will have different status icons, this describes whether the corresponding step needs to be configured by the user or not. The colors and their description can be seen below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n