Submit a Job

Submit a job by selecting an input file from your mounted location in Windows Explorer.

The job is submitted to the selected appliance. You can view the job results using Altair Drive. After the job is complete, a folder with the name of the input file is created and the result files are copied to it.

Run a simulation job by selecting your input files from Altair Drive and choose a solver in the Altair One Desktop appliance. Use the Altair One Custom appliance to launch an application remotely in your browser to view your model output result files.

Here is the list of applications and solvers supported on default and custom appliances in Altair One.

  1. Click Open MyFiles on the Home tab.
    Your mounted files location is displayed in Windows Explorer.
  2. Right-click the input file, select Altair One > Solve With > solver.
    Figure 1. Solve With


    A job submission form is displayed.
    Figure 2. Submit Job


  3. Fill the required fields in the job submission form.
    1. For Appliance, select the appliance where the solver is available.
    2. For Version, select the required version of the solver.
    3. Optional: The chosen Input File is displayed. Click to choose a different version of the file for the same solver.
    4. Enter Number of CPU Cores for the job.
    5. Enter Memory and its units.
    6. Select a Job Directory Path to save your job result files. By default, it uses the same path as your input file.
    7. Select Run Generate Preview on the H3D output file if you wish to generate a preview of the H3D result file. This enables you to preview the model details when the job is complete.
    8. Select Run Extract Plot Data on H3D output file if you wish to extract plot data of the H3D result file. This enables you to view the plot data when the job is complete.
    Tip: To view more application arguments click All Fields. To reset the form, click Restore Defaults. To save your current inputs as default, click Save as Default.
  4. Click Submit Job.
    After you submit the job, Windows notifications will appear to help you to monitor it. To view all notifications, open the action centre from the Windows system tray () or use Win+A.