I have a strange issue. I would like to compare my results (surface parameters, goal plots) for several different projects within the same project directory, but the software does not offer me any data to compare. The list looks like this:
I have seen this issue before, rarely, but I had hoped it would not happen again. I've tried to restart the software, it did not help. Anybody have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?
Have you made any geometry changes since those models were last solved that might make them not match?
No, they are copied from a "What if" parametric analysis, so the geometry is perfectly identical.
there are 6 that are available and 4 that aren't
are there any differences?
any difference when the results are loaded?
i assume the results load manually without issue?
Yes the results load just fine. The difference between the projects is the mesh refinement.
That is the problem. For it to compare the simulations have to be identical in setup, not only geometry.
With different mesh settings it can not compare Node 1 (a) to Node 1 (b) because they are in different locations.
In this case No Results means No COMPARABLE Results.
Chris, I'm not sure I agree with you. I've used this tool in the past to compare goal plots from projects with different mesh densities, in order to see the convergence pattern. I'm playing around with it a little this morning, and I see "shadow projects" showing up in the projects list, from configurations and projects that I've already deleted. I believe this may be a symptom of the same problem, though I don't know what the actual problem is.
I figured it out. I had this model in a folder with another CFD model and they were writing numbered CFD data folders to the same directory. I copied this project to a new clean directory and the compare tool works now.
still kind of strange
the flow simulation configs should have the numbering written into them and that is how it should reference them
