Object Dependencies
When an object in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ requires data from another, a dependency relationship is formed between the objects.
Dependency relationships affect which objects you can delete and which you cannot, as well as the consequences of modifying an object. Examples include:
- A monitor plot showing data from a monitor
- A scalar scene displaying data from a field function
- A report using data from a coordinate system
Most types of objects in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ have dependency relationships.
Checking an Object for Dependencies
To check whether an object has dependencies:
- Right-click the node of that object.
- If the pop-up menu includes a
item, select it.
Note This menu item only appears in the pop-up menu of an object when that object has dependencies.
Before you delete or modify an object, you can assess the potential impact of your change by looking at the dependent objects. To examine an object under the Dependencies tab:
- Right-click its node and choose
.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ locates the selected object in the object tree.
- When you are finished working with the Dependencies tab, click Close.
Deleting Objects with Dependencies
To delete an object under the Dependencies tab:
- Examine the node hierarchy. Each parent node is referenced for data by its immediate sub-node.
- To delete all the objects, click Delete All. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog.
- To delete the object at the bottom of the hierarchy (which has no dependencies), right-click its node and select
Delete. Click
Yes in the confirmation dialog.
Deleting any node in the hierarchy other than the one at the bottom also deletes all of its dependencies.
- To delete an object and all of its dependencies, right-click its node and select Delete. The confirmation dialog will ask whether you want to delete all of those objects. If so, click Yes.