{"id":459432,"date":"2026-06-06T15:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-access-rbf-morph-in-fluent\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:01:38","slug":"how-to-access-rbf-morph-in-fluent","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-access-rbf-morph-in-fluent\/","title":{"rendered":"RBF Morph Fluids for Shape Optimization &#8211; Access and Activation in Fluent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;Hi,&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;I am using Ansys Fluent 2024 R2 and I would like to access RBF Morph \/ RBF Morph &lt;span style=&#8221;text-decoration: underline;&#8221;&gt;Fluids&lt;\/span&gt;.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;However, I cannot find it in the Fluent interface, in the Add-ons section, or in the Licensing Settings.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;Does RBF Morph Fluids require a separate installation and\/or a separate license entitlement? If so, what is the recommended procedure to enable it in Fluent?&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;Also, Fluent already provides a native Design workflow with the Mesh Morpher\/Optimizer and adjoint\/gradient-based shape optimization tools. Could you please clarify the technical difference between this native Fluent workflow and RBF Morph Fluids, especially for aerodynamic shape optimization applications ?&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;font-size: 12pt;&#8221;&gt;Thanks&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-459432","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_topic_id":["459432"],"_bbp_subscription":["525345"],"_bbp_author_ip":["142.137.144.36"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["459432"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-06-06 15:59:05"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_engagement":["525345"],"_btv_view_count":["33"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_edit_last":["525345"],"_bbp_revision_log":["a:4:{i:459433;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:525345;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}i:459435;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:525345;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}i:459441;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:525345;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}i:459442;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:525345;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}}"],"_bbp_notification_enabled":["525345"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"]},"test":"chanaz-boumarafi-1ens-etsmtl-ca"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/459432","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":4,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/459432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":459442,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/459432\/revisions\/459442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}