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The exact command will vary slightly with models, surface labels etc so work through to get the exact syntax. <br \/>  An example is:  <br \/> \/file\/export-to-cfd-post  filename_%t     surface list ()   property list ()  no  yes no   <br \/> The surface list needs each label in &#8221; &#8221; marks, and using * instead should pick all surfaces and volumes.  <br \/>  Note, %t will append the time step (%f is flow time) and  () round-brackets terminates a list. Using <Enter> when in a new menu level will cause Fluent to list all available options at that level, while q (Q) takes you back up one level.   The command should then added to the Execute Commands under Calculation Activities and set to trigger every some time steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-157310","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-fluent","topic-tag-export"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If we combine a TUI command with Fluent&#039;s Execute Commands we can write out files at specified intervals. The exact command will vary slightly with models, surface labels etc so work through to get the exact syntax. 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