Recipes

Recipes are reusable simulation templates that capture proven configurations for common engineering problems. Instead of describing your simulation from scratch, pick a recipe and customize it for your specific geometry and conditions.

The /recipes page

Navigate to /recipes from the sidebar to browse available templates. Each recipe card shows the simulation type, solver, and a brief description of what it sets up.

Category	Examples
External Aero	Ahmed body, airfoil analysis, vehicle aerodynamics
Internal Flow	Pipe flow, manifold distribution, valve analysis
Heat Transfer	Fin arrays, heat exchangers, natural convection enclosures
Turbomachinery	Impeller analysis, diffuser optimization
Modal Analysis	Natural frequency extraction, vibration mode shapes
Thermal Stress	Thermally loaded structures, transient thermal cycling

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Find the right recipe quickly:

By solver: OpenFOAM, SU2, CalculiX -- see only recipes for the solver you need
By category: Narrow to a specific engineering domain
By tags: Search for specific features (e.g., "turbulent", "compressible", "transient", "multiphase")
Text search: Search recipe titles and descriptions

Solver configuration

Which solver to use, with recommended settings for the specific simulation type. Includes numerical schemes, solver tolerances, and solution algorithm.

Mesh strategy

Recommended meshing approach: background mesh resolution, refinement regions, boundary layer configuration, and quality targets.

Boundary condition templates

Pre-configured boundary conditions appropriate for the simulation type. You replace placeholder values (inlet velocity, temperature, etc.) with your specific conditions.

Convergence criteria

Target residual levels, monitoring quantities, and stopping criteria tuned for the simulation type.

A new conversation is created with the recipe pre-loaded
The AI asks for your specific inputs: geometry, boundary conditions, material properties
The recipe's configuration is applied with your customizations
The simulation runs using the recipe's proven settings

Recipes as starting points

Recipes are starting points, not rigid constraints. After instantiating a recipe, you can modify any setting through the normal chat interface. The recipe just saves you from setting up the basics.

Complete and validate a simulation with results you're happy with
Ask the AI to save the current setup as a recipe
Give it a name, category, and description
The recipe captures the solver config, mesh strategy, BCs, and convergence criteria

The /recipes page

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What a recipe includes

Solver configuration

Mesh strategy

Boundary condition templates

Convergence criteria

Using a recipe

Creating recipes

Usage stats

Method Packs

Templates & Workflows

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Recipes

The /recipes page

Categories

Filtering

What a recipe includes

Solver configuration

Mesh strategy

Boundary condition templates

Convergence criteria

Using a recipe

Creating recipes

Usage stats

Method Packs

Templates & Workflows