Saving the Output to a File

You can save the contents of the Output window to an external file.

The automated saving approach retains the entire session’s data in a .log file:

In the Options dialog, select the STAR-CCM+ > Environment node. Make sure that the Log output window to file property has its checkbox ticked.

This file will be named output****.log, with “****” representing a series of numeric characters. It can be found in the following locations:

  • On Linux/Unix: ~/.star-X.XX.XXX/var/log/, where ~ is your home directory and X.XX.XXX is the version of Simcenter STAR-CCM+, for example 9.04.006
  • On Windows: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\CD-adapco\STAR-CCM+ X.XX.XXX\var\log\

Once you access this file, be sure to save a copy of it in a location where you keep data related to the simulation project.

Alternatively, you can right-click in the Output window to save the contents as a standard text (.txt) file in a location of your choice, but such a file would only retain the current contents of the Output window.