Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Scheme

January 24, 2007, 01:18

Hi to all,

I would like to know, if anybody has an idea, which program is more powerfull and/or easier for writing own functions and gui's? I know Fluent's powerfull UDF, journaling and Scheme functionality and wonder, if starcd's fortran subroutines are as powerfull too!? Would be nice to read some thoughts! Fab

January 24, 2007, 04:24

I'd be interested to know how user code works with CCM+, because the old 3.x FORTRAN user functions had access to all STAR-CD's common blocks, allowing all sorts of nasty coding.

January 24, 2007, 09:04

I guess the real power of STAR-CD coding is the fact that you have access to and can change pretty much everything. STAR-CCM+ is quite different but you can access and fiddle about with a lot in field functions too.

January 24, 2007, 11:24

It always amuses me when I hear the word "power" associated with a badly documented, ludicrously open system like STAR-CD's. Users have the "power" to completely wreck everything.

January 24, 2007, 14:03

well i guess it's dependent on the user

January 25, 2007, 15:55

Hi, it sounds, that I could do anything with StarCD too... so there is probably no good reason to chose either one!?

Greetings! Fab

January 24, 2007, 01:18	Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Scheme	#1
Fab Guest Posts: n/a	Hi to all, I would like to know, if anybody has an idea, which program is more powerfull and/or easier for writing own functions and gui's? I know Fluent's powerfull UDF, journaling and Scheme functionality and wonder, if starcd's fortran subroutines are as powerfull too!? Would be nice to read some thoughts! Fab

January 24, 2007, 04:24	Re: Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Sc	#2
Steve Guest Posts: n/a	I'd be interested to know how user code works with CCM+, because the old 3.x FORTRAN user functions had access to all STAR-CD's common blocks, allowing all sorts of nasty coding.

January 24, 2007, 09:04	Re: Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Sc	#3
Ben Guest Posts: n/a	I guess the real power of STAR-CD coding is the fact that you have access to and can change pretty much everything. STAR-CCM+ is quite different but you can access and fiddle about with a lot in field functions too.

January 24, 2007, 11:24	Re: Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Sc	#4
Steve Guest Posts: n/a	It always amuses me when I hear the word "power" associated with a badly documented, ludicrously open system like STAR-CD's. Users have the "power" to completely wreck everything.

January 24, 2007, 14:03	Re: Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Sc	#5
Ben Guest Posts: n/a	well i guess it's dependent on the user

January 25, 2007, 15:55	Re: Fluent vs StarCD concerning UDF,journaling, Sc	#6
Fab Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, it sounds, that I could do anything with StarCD too... so there is probably no good reason to chose either one!? Greetings! Fab

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