{"id":345396,"date":"2024-01-18T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/10-rocky-content-frequently-asked-questions-faqs\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:59:30","slug":"10-rocky-content-frequently-asked-questions-faqs","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/10-rocky-content-frequently-asked-questions-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Rocky Content Frequently asked questions (FAQs)"},"content":{"rendered":"

<p><h1><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 36pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>10 Rocky Content Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/span><\/span><\/h1><p class=”MsoNormal”><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>Rocky has a wide range of content to help users get the most out of the software.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”> <\/span><\/span><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>Among this content, Rocky has manuals<\/strong>, tutorials<\/strong>, courses,<\/strong> webinars<\/strong> and much more. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>All Rocky content can be found through AIS Rocky<\/a>, a platform created specifically for Rocky users.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: left;”><span class=”ui-provider” style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>Learn more about Rocky content with the FAQs below:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: left;”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>1.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Where Can I find Rocky Tutorials?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: left;”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>The 25 Rocky tutorials<\/strong> are currently available on Ansys Help<\/a> in our Rocky Tutorial Guide<\/a>. <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Each chapter refers to a tutorial and the input files you use to follow the tutorials can also be downloaded there.<\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>You can also be redirected to the Rocky Tutorial Guide<\/strong> by accessing AIS Rocky<\/a> in the Rocky Knowledge section<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: left;”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>2.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Is there a Rocky User Manual or user’s guide to help out with questions about Ansys Rocky for beginners?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Yes, Rocky currently has a User Manual<\/a> with everything you need to know to start using Rocky<\/strong>, <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>plus three Technical Manuals about DEM<\/a>, CFD<\/a> coupling and SPH<\/a>, one Validation Manual<\/a> <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>and <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>one Module Manual<\/a> with technical and usability content about each of the modules available in Rocky.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>All of these manuals can be found in Ansys Help<\/strong>, and you can be redirected to them <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>by <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>accessing AIS Rocky<\/a> in the Rocky Knowledge section.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>In addition to these, Rocky also has two more manuals, the API: PrePost Manual<\/strong> <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>and the API: Solver Manual<\/strong>, which are available in the Help<\/strong> menu within the software<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align: justify;”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>3.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Are there free Ansys Rocky courses?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Yes, Rocky currently has four Free Courses<\/strong> in the Ansys Innovation Space<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>These four courses were based on our tutorials and provide basic knowledge of Rocky’s features<\/strong> <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>and how to use them, focusing on the use of DEM and SPH.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>These courses are available on Ansys Innovation Space Global under Free courses <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>in the Fluids Engineering Courses section and also on AIS Rocky<\/a> in the Rocky Courses section<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>4.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>What are Modules in Ansys Rocky and where can I find them?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>The Modules are additional features that have been developed to extend Ansys Rocky capabilities<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Learn more about Rocky Modules<\/strong> and where to download them in Ready-to-use Modules<\/a> on AIS Rocky<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>5.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>What are Rocky Scripts for and where can I download them?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Rocky Scripts are Pre-<\/strong> and post-processing<\/strong> actions in Rocky that can be fully <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>automated with a Python-based API: PrePost script. <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Learn more about Rocky Scripts and where to download them in Rocky Scripts <\/a>on AIS Rocky<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>6.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Are there Webinars about Rocky?  Where I find?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Yes, Rocky has a series of Webinars on various topics related to Rocky, <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>they can be found on the Rocky page on the Ansys Website<\/a> or in Rocky Webinars<\/a> on AIS Rocky.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>7.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Where is the Rocky installation guide? Are there any System Requirements?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>The Rocky Installation Guide<\/strong> comes with the Rocky installation packages (Main Package), <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>as well as the Additional Package<\/strong> and the SDK and Modules Package<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>In addition, the Installation Guide can also be accessed on the Ansys Customer Portal<\/strong> <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>under Installation and Licensing Help and Tutorials.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Inside this guide you will find installation tutorials<\/strong>, guidance on our modules and scripts<\/strong> and much more.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>As with all other content mentioned, it is also possible to access <\/strong>the Installation Guide<\/strong> through AIS Rocky<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>8.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>What learning materials are available for Ansys Rocky?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Rocky has a wide range of learning materials, from the 25 Rocky Tutorials and Manuals <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>to free courses and tutorial videos on the Ansys How-to YouTube<\/a> channel. <\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>In addition to Webinars, blogposts, and interactions in the Rocky Community.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>All these learning materials can be found on AIS Rocky<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>9.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Where can I find Rocky content?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>Through AIS Rocky<\/a> you can access all Rocky content in one place, <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>in addition to being able to participate in the Rocky learning forum and community, <\/span><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;”>expanding your knowledge and enriching this space created especially for users.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”> <\/p><h2 style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span lang=”PT-BR” style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>10.<span style=”font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’;”> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><!–[endif]–><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial’,sans-serif;”>Is there any document explaining more about the performance of Ansys Rocky with GPUs?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>Yes, Rocky has the GPU Buying guide<\/strong> that is a material written by Rocky’s Technical Team <\/strong><\/span><span style=”font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>with the objective of helping you to choose the best Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) to process your simulations.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>In addition to providing information about Rocky’s performance<\/strong> with different GPU models<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;”>The GPU Buying guide can be accessed from AIS Rocky.<\/a> <\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;”> <\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-left: .5in;”> <\/p><p class=”Paragraph SCXW234597759 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” style=”text-align: right;” xml:lang=”EN-US”><span class=”EOP SCXW234597759 BCX0″ style=”font-size: 18pt;” data-ccp-props=”{“>Ansys Rocky is the industry-leading discrete element method (DEM)<\/span><\/p><p class=”Paragraph SCXW234597759 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” style=”text-align: right;” xml:lang=”EN-US”><span class=”EOP SCXW234597759 BCX0″ style=”font-size: 18pt;” data-ccp-props=”{“>software used for simulating the motion of granular<\/span><\/p><p class=”Paragraph SCXW234597759 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” style=”text-align: right;” xml:lang=”EN-US”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span class=”EOP SCXW234597759 BCX0″ data-ccp-props=”{“>and discontinuous material.<\/span><span class=”EOP SCXW234597759 BCX0″ data-ccp-props=”{“>  <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=”Paragraph SCXW234597759 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” style=”text-align: right;” xml:lang=”EN-US”><span class=”EOP SCXW234597759 BCX0″ style=”font-size: 18pt;” data-ccp-props=”{“><span class=”ui-provider jl og jj cax cay caz cba cbb cbc cbd cbe cbf cbg cbh cbi cbj cbk cbl cbm cbn cbo cbp cbq cbr cbs cbt cbu cbv cbw cbx cby cbz cca ccb ccc” dir=”ltr”>Ansys Rocky: Exploring the Multiphysics Simulation Universe beyond DEM.<\/span><\/em> <\/span><\/p><p class=”Paragraph SCXW234597759 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” style=”text-align: right;” xml:lang=”EN-US”><span class=”EOP SCXW234597759 BCX0″ style=”font-size: 18pt;” data-ccp-props=”{“>Learn more about Rocky in the Ansys Rocky Community<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-345396","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-innovation-courses","topic-tag-ansys-tutorial-1","topic-tag-dem","topic-tag-gpu","topic-tag-manual-1","topic-tag-rocky-dem-1","topic-tag-verification-manual-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["17114"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.206.193.41"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["3169"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_likes_count":["3"],"_bbp_topic_id":["345396"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_engagement":["17114"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["345396"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-01-18 14:59:32"],"_edit_last":["17114"],"_bbp_revision_log":["a:2:{i:448674;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:17114;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}i:448675;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:17114;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}}"]},"test":"janaina-mouradeoliveiraansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/345396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/345396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":448675,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/345396\/revisions\/448675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}