{"id":28536,"date":"2021-06-21T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=28536"},"modified":"2021-06-08T11:22:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:22:43","slug":"solidworks-flow-simulation-remote-solver-network-solving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2021\/06\/solidworks-flow-simulation-remote-solver-network-solving.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Remote Solver (Network Solving)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Author: Scott Durksen, CSWE @ Javelin Technologies<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation\u00a0software provides the ability to share the calculations of a project over a network connection to a SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Remote Solver.<\/p>\n<p>Resources are then freed up on the local computer to continue other work without reduced performance as the solver is running.\u00a0 You can open a new SOLIDWORKS window to continue working on other files.\u00a0 This can be useful where multiple users have computers with limited hardware, but can share a powerful desktop computer to run calculations with increased speed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52079\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Flow-Simulation-technical-reference.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Flow-Simulation-technical-reference.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52079\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The processing is shared between the local and remote machine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local Machine \u2014 Meshing, creation of the flow results file and pre-processing prior to first iteration calculation<\/li>\n<li>Remote Machine \u2014 All solution iterations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The calculations can only be performed on one remote machine<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Setup:<\/h2>\n<p>SOLIDWORKS and Flow Simulation need to be installed on both the local and remote machines, and\u00a0<strong>both must be on the same version and service pack<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Licensing:<\/h3>\n<p>While SOLIDWORKS and Flow Simulation must be installed on the remote machine, it does not require authorization.\u00a0 Only the local machine will need access to the SOLIDWORKS and Flow Simulation license.\u00a0 While solving, the local machine will still utilize both the SOLIDWORKS and Flow Simulation license.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If using a single node-locked license of SOLIDWORKS and\/or Flow Simulation, activation is\u00a0not\u00a0needed on the remote machine<\/li>\n<li>If using shared network licenses of SOLIDWORKS and\/or Flow Simulation, the remote machine will\u00a0not\u00a0utilize any additional licenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Options:<\/h4>\n<p>Remote Solver options can be found on the local machine under Tools &gt; Flow Simulation &gt; Tools &gt; Options.<\/p>\n<p>Communication between local and remote machines is done through a TCP port over the shared network.\u00a0 By default the TCP port 30950 is used.\u00a0 This can be modified within the options or before solving if another application requires the use of the default port.\u00a0 Have your IT ensure that both inbound and outbound communication is allowed through the defined port in network firewalls.\u00a0 Run a\u00a0Telnet test\u00a0to verify connectivity to the remote machine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52183\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Remote-Solver-Options.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Remote-Solver-Options.png\" alt=\"SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Remote Solver Options\" width=\"472\" height=\"426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Remote Solver Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the solution is run, results are being saved to a temporary directory on the remote machine.\u00a0 By default this is saved under C:\\Windows\\Temp but can be modified in the Remote Solver options as shown above.\u00a0 New subfolders are created to store the results while solving.\u00a0 When the solution is complete, the results are copied to the local machine and the temporary subfolders are deleted from the remote machine.<\/p>\n<h4>Solving:<\/h4>\n<p>To solve a project, the Run dialog gives the ability to selectively choose the remote computer.\u00a0 By default this is set to \u2018This computer\u2019 which indicates that all iterations are solved on the local machine.\u00a0 Changing to \u2018Add computer\u2019 allows you to browse to a network computer or manually add the remote machine name.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52193\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Run-Add-Computer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Run-Add-Computer.png\" alt=\"SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Run Remote Solver\" width=\"633\" height=\"486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Run Remote Solver<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The local machine does have access to regular previous, goal plots and plot previews while calculations are being performed.\u00a0 The remote machine will have nothing displayed on screen, only a process \u2018efdsolver.exe\u2019 will be running in the background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Scott Durksen, CSWE @ Javelin Technologies &nbsp; 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