Automation
The Automation node provides easy access to a number of frequently used automated processes.
The following automated processes are accessible under the Automation node:
| Parameters | Set a global parameter for either a scalar or a vector physical quantity or for a file. |
| Field Functions | Field Functions allow you to access fields (scalar or vector data that are evaluated at cells, vertices, or boundary faces) in Simcenter STAR-CCM+. |
| Simulation Operations | Simulation Operations allow you to automate the solution processes in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ without using Java macros. |
| Filters | Filters allow you to define a group of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ objects, based on a query. |
| Tags | Tags are like graphical labels that can be applied to objects in the simulation tree. You can then reference objects by tag, when using filters. |
| Stages | Stages are used to store multiple physics settings for a single simulation. |
| Update Events | User-defined update events allow you to trigger an update based on monitor values and provide more flexibility compared to the built-in trigger types. |
| Time Scales | Time Scales provide a method for grouping multiple continua together and specifying stopping criteria (and time-step size in case of unsteady modeling) for each continua group. |
More information about the use of automated processes is given in this article on User Experience and Workflow Efficiency.