Problem

This article goes through the steps to set the default Simulation Results Folder. It can help with the following error: “Failed to create temporary file". Please change the Simulation work directory.” Note: This change will affect any newly created studies after the change and will not affect existing studies. For existing studies, right-click the study name in the Simulation tree and go to Properties to change the results folder.

Solution

1. Go to the top of the Command Manager and select Simulation > Options
   

2. Select Default Options > Solver and Results
3. Change the Default Folder by modifying the "Save Results" section options

From the example above, a sub-folder named "Results" will be created within the directory of the component that will run the study. The general recommendation is to set up a sub-folder for the results instead of allowing those to be saved in a temporary folder. If a sub-folder is used to store the results, verify that users have the necessary read/write permissions to that folder. This will help ensure that those studies can be accessed later.

Additionally, it is best practice to save results in a local folder instead of a network drive folder or a PDM drive folder, as saving in those drives can cause performance or instability issues when running studies. 

For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.