Output results NOT saved in CFX-POST

Riyal · July 17, 2015, 22:06

Hello all,

I am an Ansys beginner who has been trying to do some tutorial examples with this software. I have been able to run the software successfully to model my problem. However I have not been able to use the option "Save Picture" in CFX-POST to output the image file of the model I processed. Also the button called "Publish" which allows a report of the simulation to be output as HTML file, also does not work. In the save file window, it shows that a file is created but when I check the same folder in windows explorer, the file does not exist. I have already checked whether I have set any file to "hidden" mode.

However, it is possible to get the Picture as output from CFX-Pre without any trouble.

Could someone please help me to solve this problem? Thank you very much in advance.

ghorrocks · July 18, 2015, 07:11

It is puzzling, isn't it? I think "save picture" just puts a picture in the report, so when you produce a report that picture is included.

The option you are looking for is "save image to file". This saves the current display to an image immediately.

Riyal · July 19, 2015, 00:22

Yes it is puzzling! I have been stuck with this problem for a while now. The problem is that the file saved from Post processing software is not really saved in the hard disk. I checked whether the hard disk is write-protected, but it is not.
Any body knows why this could happen?

ghorrocks · July 19, 2015, 08:08

My previous post explained what is happening. "Save Image" just puts an image in the report which gets generated when you generate a report. It does not save an image to disk immediately. "Save Image to File" is the option to save the image to file immediately.

Riyal · July 19, 2015, 23:42

Thank you for your reply. But the problem is not solved.
I have checked thoroughly, but I do not see a "Save Image to File" option in Ansys 15 CFD-CFX. There is an option to publish a report, but this only produces an output file when I have not done any simulations.

ghorrocks · July 20, 2015, 00:30

Oops, I got mixed up between ANSYS Mechanical and CFD-Post. The option I was talking about is in ANSYS Mechanical.

In CFD-Post the option you are looking for is under the File menu - "Save Picture".

July 17, 2015, 22:06	Output results NOT saved in CFX-POST	#1
Riyal New Member Riyal Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	Hello all, I am an Ansys beginner who has been trying to do some tutorial examples with this software. I have been able to run the software successfully to model my problem. However I have not been able to use the option "Save Picture" in CFX-POST to output the image file of the model I processed. Also the button called "Publish" which allows a report of the simulation to be output as HTML file, also does not work. In the save file window, it shows that a file is created but when I check the same folder in windows explorer, the file does not exist. I have already checked whether I have set any file to "hidden" mode. However, it is possible to get the Picture as output from CFX-Pre without any trouble. Could someone please help me to solve this problem? Thank you very much in advance.

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July 18, 2015, 07:11		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,871 Rep Power: 144	It is puzzling, isn't it? I think "save picture" just puts a picture in the report, so when you produce a report that picture is included. The option you are looking for is "save image to file". This saves the current display to an image immediately.

July 19, 2015, 00:22		#3
Riyal New Member Riyal Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	Yes it is puzzling! I have been stuck with this problem for a while now. The problem is that the file saved from Post processing software is not really saved in the hard disk. I checked whether the hard disk is write-protected, but it is not. Any body knows why this could happen?

July 19, 2015, 08:08		#4
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,871 Rep Power: 144	My previous post explained what is happening. "Save Image" just puts an image in the report which gets generated when you generate a report. It does not save an image to disk immediately. "Save Image to File" is the option to save the image to file immediately.

July 19, 2015, 23:42		#5
Riyal New Member Riyal Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	Thank you for your reply. But the problem is not solved. I have checked thoroughly, but I do not see a "Save Image to File" option in Ansys 15 CFD-CFX. There is an option to publish a report, but this only produces an output file when I have not done any simulations.

July 20, 2015, 00:30		#6
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,871 Rep Power: 144	Oops, I got mixed up between ANSYS Mechanical and CFD-Post. The option I was talking about is in ANSYS Mechanical. In CFD-Post the option you are looking for is under the File menu - "Save Picture".