The Messages Window
The
Messages
window (
) displays by default and contains information useful to you after an operation is performed.
The information in this window includes:
•
Details about opening and saving model files such as MPH-files.
•
Information about geometry objects imported from CAD files.
•
On the
Mesh
and
Geometry
toolbars, click the
Measure
(
) button to view information about:
-
The geometry finalization (forming a union or an assembly) and about the number of geometric entities (domains, boundaries, and so on) in the finalized geometry.
-
The number of mesh elements and degrees of freedom in the model.
•
Solution times.
•
Error messages. The messages are in chronological order and can be scrolled through.
By default, the messages are preceded by a timestamp, providing the current date and time for the message. To turn off the timestamps, open the
Preferences
dialog box and clear the
Add timestamps to messages
check box on the
General
page under
Log and messages
.
To open the
Messages
window:
•
From the
Home
toolbar (Windows users) select
Windows>Messages
.
•
From the main menu (macOS and Linux users) select
Windows>Messages
.
To clear the window of all messages, click the
Clear
button (
). Click to select the
Show on New Message
button (
). When selected, the
Messages
window will be brought on top when there is a new message, but it will not be opened if it is closed.
•
Meshing
•
Geometry Modeling and CAD Tools
•
Studies and Solvers