Hi

Please could someone tell me how to output a hexa body fitted grid to Phoenics. I keep getting error messages every time i try! Like:

Running ICEM CFD/CAE PHOENICS translator Vers. 4.2.0

error opening file ./ child process exited abnormally

Running ICEM CFD/CAE PHOENICS translator Vers. 4.2.0

error opening file ./ child process exited abnormally

while executing "exec {C:/Program Files/Ansys Inc/v81/icemcfd/5.0-win/icemcfd/output-interfaces/phoenics} -q1new -depth 1.0 -t ./ -f ./ -b DTF08-Bell.fbc -d . -o C:/DT..."

("eval" body line 1)

invoked from within "eval exec $args"

(procedure "ic_exec" line 2)

invoked from within "ic_exec {C:/Program Files/Ansys Inc/v81/icemcfd/5.0-win/icemcfd/output-interfaces/phoenics} -q1new -depth 1.0 -t ./ -f ./ -b DTF08-Bell.fbc -d . -o C:..."

invoked from within "batch_interp eval ic_exec $args"

while executing "error "$ret $errorInfo" "

(procedure "ic_exec" line 2)

invoked from within "ic_exec "C:/Program Files/Ansys Inc/v81/icemcfd/5.0-win/icemcfd/output-interfaces/phoenics" -q1new -depth 1.0 -t "./" -f "./" -b "DTF08-Bell.fbc" -d ..."

("eval" body line 1)

invoked from within "eval ic_exec $cmd"

(procedure "runxcom" line 5)

invoked from within "runxcom PHOENICS $command "" 1 0"

(procedure "phoenics_write_input" line 58)

invoked from within "phoenics_write_input"

("eval" body line 1)

invoked from within "eval $proc $args"

(procedure "solution_input" line 75)

invoked from within "solution_input"

("eval" body line 1)

invoked from within "eval solution_input"

("uplevel" body line 1)

invoked from within "uplevel \#0 $cmd"

(procedure "Button::_release" line 18)

invoked from within "Button::_release .iconZone.tabbed.node3.fnode545.f0.node546.b3"

(command bound to event)

Do i need to specify boundary condition values etc. I'm used to using CFX, which is pretty simple to output. Phoenics seems more complicated.

Regards James

James, These error messages are coming from the ICEM translator, I think that your best bet is to contact ICEM support, this is their field.

Subsequently, when you get the files if you have trouble reading them into PHOENICS, then you should contact CHAM support.

Mark

Thanks for your advice, i'm in contact with ICEM presently.

Regards James