How to learn about all the macros not documented in the UDF manual?

Benzouz · January 2, 2023, 05:51

I am doing some simulations with DPM and using a lot of UDFs. However I noticed when going through this forum that some people are using functions that are not documented in the UDF manual. One example I saw recently is the Get_dpm_injections() function which I can't find anywhere in the manual.

In addition to that, even in the manual I see plenty of functions and macros that are not documented either, such as TP_TIME_OF_BIRTH just to give one example. It's sometimes not too hard to understand what the macro is doing but what I'm wondering is how can we learn about all the macros and functions that are not documented in the manual? There might be some very useful but we wouldn't even know that they exist.

I understand that one can search in all the .h files of Fluent, but first I don't find that practical and second well there is no way to know what the function is doing by just looking at its header, right?

AlexanderZ · January 19, 2023, 03:06

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Originally Posted by Benzouz

I understand that one can search in all the .h files of Fluent, but first I don't find that practical and second well there is no way to know what the function is doing by just looking at its header, right?

I don't know any other sources but .h files. Google for each specific macro you are interested in

rtyme06 · January 24, 2023, 14:24

Contact customer support or post on Ansys Forum. Though I have to say the Ansys Employees in the Forum are getting saltier nowadays.

January 2, 2023, 05:51	How to learn about all the macros not documented in the UDF manual?	#1
Benzouz New Member Benjamin Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 10	I am doing some simulations with DPM and using a lot of UDFs. However I noticed when going through this forum that some people are using functions that are not documented in the UDF manual. One example I saw recently is the Get_dpm_injections() function which I can't find anywhere in the manual. In addition to that, even in the manual I see plenty of functions and macros that are not documented either, such as TP_TIME_OF_BIRTH just to give one example. It's sometimes not too hard to understand what the macro is doing but what I'm wondering is how can we learn about all the macros and functions that are not documented in the manual? There might be some very useful but we wouldn't even know that they exist. I understand that one can search in all the .h files of Fluent, but first I don't find that practical and second well there is no way to know what the function is doing by just looking at its header, right?

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