This page provides information on the command line interface of the Standalone Simulator tool.
Overview
The Standalone Simulator command-line tool allows you to simulate Phoenix simscene files.
Default Path: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\Phoenix FD\Maya 20xx for x64\bin\phoenixfd.exe
Currently the Standalone simulator supports only Phoenix Simulator and Source nodes, as well as Phoenix Node properties.
Still to be added are: Foam/Splash options, support for animated options and animated geometries, resimulation and textures.
Mandatory Arguments
Note that arguments are preceded by "-" and followed by "=" if they require a value. All arguments and values are case insensitive.
-sceneFilename= – Specifies the scene file that will be simulated. Paths must be absolute. If blank spaces are included the path must be wrapped in apostrophes.
Optional Arguments
-numThreads= – The number of simulation threads that will be used. The default is 0 - use all available threads.
-verboseLevel= – Specifies how much info is printed in the terminal and the Phoenix log.
0 - Only errors are printed.
1 - Errors and warnings are printed.
2 - Errors, warnings and important info are printed.
3 - Errors, warnings and more detailed information.
4 - Errors, warnings and extremely detailed information that could slow down the simulation.
-help – Prints help text.
-credits – Prints copyright notices for the Phoenix Standalone Simulator and used libraries.