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Running calculation files in a virtual machine will cause the virtual disk to expand and take up too much disk space. At this time, you can transfer the calculation files to the host disk by mounting the host folder, avoiding the problem of virtual disk expansion. Creating a shared folder in Windows is omitted here. You only need to ensure that the virtual machine can access the host through the IP address.

1. Requirements

Consider installing Linux on a new computer, not a dual system, because it also needs to meet daily office work. If you don’t like to mess around, you can use WSL, which is implemented using Hyper-V, and at the same time, you can access the virtual machine through port mapping.

2. Preparation

2.1 Download Ubuntu

I am a CFD, so I naturally cannot do without Fluent. This thing is a distribution version. Confirm which distribution is supported from the official website information, and install which one is supported, so as not to reinstall the system later.

Recently, I often do some cold plate structural analysis, involving thin plate modeling. Although I have tried to use Shell units for analysis, the stress and displacement results of Shell units are larger than those of Solid units, and it is more likely that the calculation will not converge when it comes to contact problems. Fortunately, Ansa provides a way to generate a body mesh by stretching Shell units, which can quickly generate a Solid mesh through Shell units, greatly saving modeling time.