Importing Ansys Fluent Settings from One Simulation to Another with Similar Geometry

How to save the setting of Ansys Fluent for one simulation and import to another simulation with a similar geometry?

The simplest way is to follow these steps:

  • Load in the case with the settings that you want
  • Use the text user interface (TUI) command
    o /file/write-settings filename.set
  • This .set file (note that the extension is arbitrary) will be written to the working directory
  • Read the new mesh into Ansys Fluent
  • Use the TUI command
    o /file/read-settings filename.set

Now all of the models, BCs, zone conditions, solver settings, etc. will be applied to the new model. Note that if the two models do not have the same topology (e.g., one has more outlets than the other, one has more cell zones than the other, etc.), Ansys Fluent will produce a warning, and you should verify to ensure that the boundary conditions and zone conditions are correct.