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[huongducdinh9269]

For me, it’s meshing in Fluent.

Not because I can’t generate a mesh — but because I’m never fully sure if it’s actually *good*.

Stuff like:

– Is my y+ even acceptable here?

– Is the mesh too coarse or unnecessarily fine?

– Did I choose the right method?

– Or is the issue not even the mesh at all?

It feels like there’s no clear feedback loop — just trial and error.

And it’s different every time depending on the case, which makes it even harder to build intuition.

I’m curious —

What part of Ansys actually wastes the most time for you or makes you feel stuck?

[Rob]

Hmm, the Forum? ;)   I'd argue that no learning process is a waste, the waste comes from siting doing nothing and panicking that you can't see a solution. Learn how to ask questions: if you can't ask a good question how can anyone give you a good answer? 

Seriously, the hardest part is problem definition. If you don't know what you need from a model then the "easy" part of using the software becomes more difficult. 

Troubleshooting is a skill - learn it. And the best way to learn is when something goes wrong have a very careful look at what's going on. So, for you mesh example, where are the poor elements? What shape are they? If you then think in 3d (another skill to learn) what does the geometry do that might cause issues? Sketch out on paper if you're unsure.