Creo flow analysis usability enhancements for improved CFD workflow

User Interface Location: Click Applications > Flow Analysis.
Release: Creo Parametric 9.0.0.0

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What is the benefit of this enhancement?
Several new enhancements have been introduced in Creo Flow Analysis to improve overall usability.

General Enhancements
Creo Flow Analysis now includes easier-to-use controls and more robust meshing in Creo 9.0.
With these enhancements, you can do the following:

• Input the units based on your requirement.
• Use the improved chord height, angle control, and step size in tessellation. Creo Flow Analysis now uses Creo tessellation.
• Use the Include Quilts option, even if the quilts are not watertight (with no gaps or overlaps).
• Use the working conditions display on the screen that shows the setup values being used.
• Use an interactive drag control by using points in the graphics window for bounding boxes and refinement zones.

Multiple Projects
User Interface Location: Click Applications > Flow Analysis > New Project or Wizard.
You can now create multiple projects per model. Additional projects can be created for the same part or assembly, allowing you to simulate different variables such as boundary conditions, materials, and physics.
You can select an existing simplified representation or create a new one when creating a project.
With multiple projects, you can:

• Duplicate a project from the existing project.
• Activate or delete a project based on your requirement.
• Decide which projects to save as you exit Creo Flow Analysis.

Previously, multiple projects were not supported. To simulate alternative conditions, you had to create a copy of the part or assembly and then create a new project.
This enhancement provides a more robust workflow for setting up alternative studies.

View Panel
In Creo Flow Analysis, the View panel now appears after mesh generation.
You can make changes to a CFD analysis directly from the graphics window using a simplified workflow instead of working only in the Flow Analysis Tree.
A new user interface panel appears when you select volumes, boundaries, interfaces, or derived surfaces from the Flow Analysis Tree or the graphics window. This panel stays synchronized with the Flow Analysis Tree.
Previously, all inputs had to be added from the Flow Analysis Tree.
This enhancement improves the interface for entering boundary conditions and makes it easier to access panels and modify key variables directly in the graphics window.

Post Processing
User Interface Location: Click Applications > Flow Analysis.
Additional options are now available to view contours and use a real-time probe to extract values from the model. Batch mode is also available for multiple projects.
Use the following ways to view contours:

• From the View tab
• From the View panel
• By using the legend

You can use the cross-section selection control to define a section view and select an on-screen arrow. The real-time probe displays the value of the active variable on any volume, boundary, or interface, along with the X, Y, and Z coordinates at the pointer location.

Use the batch mode to define several projects and run them as a batch.

Use the new view panel to select the variable to display on your contour.

Legend Controls
User Interface Location: Click Applications > Flow Analysis.
You can now control how results are displayed using enhanced legend controls. Variables, units, ranges, and color options can be managed directly from the legend.
Select variables from a drop-down list.

Control the units of the variables.

Drag the sliders to define the variable range.

You can switch between smooth and stepped color maps, display minimum and maximum value ranges for selected entities, use blue-red or blue-purple color schemes, and display color values.

This enhancement delivers a feature-rich legend, improved navigation, clearer color definition, and user-controlled units. The screen automatically refreshes as changes are made.

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