Evaluate Explorations

Export files to the output directory then run the exploration simulations.

Before you evaluate an exploration, make sure the correct exploration is active and you are pointing to the desired output directory.
  1. From the Design Explorer ribbon, Evaluate tool group, click the Evaluate tool.


    Figure 1.
    The Evaluate dialog opens.
  2. Optional: For Optimization explorations, manually define the number of runs performed by the simulation.
  3. Click Export.
    Output files are written to the exploration directory.
  4. Click Run.
    The Evaluation Status dialog opens. Here, you can track the progress of each run.


    Figure 2.

    HyperWorks creates run files in the approaches directory.