Trial Instruction
SimWorks Finite Difference Cloud Client User Manual
2025.03
Welcome to use SimWorks Finite Difference Cloud Client, this document takes the windows software version as an example, will guide you how to downloading the software and trying them out.
Currently SimWorks provides users with a 10 hours/month free coupons. User accounts will receive a coupon for 10 hours of free cloud computing at the beginning of each month, applicable to the hpc.c7a.2xlarge cloud computing specification (Intel 8-core vCPU/16GiB memory). User can select this resource and after completion, use the coupon to settle the computing tasks for a free trial of the software.
Directory
1. Software Download and Installation
3. Create Simulation and Calculate
Software Download and Installation
You can login SimWorks website：https://www.simworks.net，download the latest SimWorks installation file.
Note: You need to register and login the website before you can download the files.
Open this installation file, click “Next” and follow the steps to complete the installation.
Choose Resource
Double-click the icon in your desktop, open the software.
Click the Cloud button, input your username and password to login.
The current free trial coupon is applicable to cloud computing specifications in the SimWorks category and supports all billed task types; you can view available coupons in the cloud console at https://workbench.simworks.net/ under Personal Center > My Coupons in the left sidebar.
Select resource to calculate the simulation task.
The system already select the free coupon instance, but you can choose other resource.
Note: if you do not select a cloud computing specification under the SimWorks category, the free coupon will be unavailable, and you must pay according to the computing duration after the simulation task ends to download the simulation results.
Create Simulation and Calculate
You can create a new simulation task or open an existing project.
Set parameters and start your simulation project.
Or open an existing project, goto “File”>“Open”，choose your file (.mpps).
Click FDTD (or FDFD/FDE, it depending on the type of your simulation), and then click "To Run" button.
Save your simulation project.
Click "Run" button, run your simulation task. In the tab, it will display the process and compute speed.
For more features, you can goto website：https://www.simworks.net/zh-CN/knowledge-base/knowledge-base_overview
Or check the video tutorials on "BiliBili"：https://space.bilibili.com/3546652780529995
Payment with Coupons
When the simulation is done, you can click "Click here to pay" button, after the payment is done, you can get the simulation results.
If you selected an instance specification in the SimWorks category, you may use the free coupon; for simulation tasks within 10 hours, select this coupon and click "Confirm Payment" to complete your order with no extra charge.
To make the payment process more convenient, you can check 'Yes' for Automatic Payment and Use coupons to deduct in the personal center -- payment settings of the workbench cloud console, and select 'HPC 2025 Free Coupon' for the Deduction Coupon. This way, after your simulation task ends, the payment process will be automatically triggered, using the selected coupon for automatic payment.
Note: We will automatically issue you a new 10 hours/month coupon at the beginning of each month, at which point your old coupon will be reclaimed. If you run out of your 10 hours of free usage within this month, you will no longer be allowed to use HPC instances to create simulation tasks until the new coupon is issued next month.
Download Results
The simulation results are saved in the project file(.mpps), and it will replaced the original project.
After payment is done, you need to Click the "Payment is done" button, and it will start to download your results.
You can choose to store your simulation results in the cloud for 15 days, or delete them immediately.
If you choose "Storage 15 days", you can download the simulation project file in the history page.
Open the updated project, and you can check you results by click "Data Visulalizer" button.
You can also use scripts to control and viewing, or for the further data processing.
Support
If you have any questions about the software, you can log in to the workbench cloud console at https://workbench.simworks.net/ and submit your issue in the "Support" > "New Ticket" section on the left sidebar. We will respond as soon as possible.