.. _running-default: ========================== Default Interactive Solver ========================== The default solver does not need to be compiled, because the binary executable is installed with MFiX. The default ``mfixsolver`` is automatically installed when following the steps in :ref:`setup-guide`. Running in GUI -------------- Start the MFiX GUI from the Anaconda Prompt (Windows) or ``bash`` (Mac or Linux): .. code-block:: shell # Windows (mfix-20.1.0-win64) C:\> mfix # Linux (mfix-20.1.0-linux64) > mfix # Mac (mfix-20.1.0-osx64) > mfix From the main menu browse to create a new project, or open an existing one. When running a simulation, press |play| (run) and select the default mfixsolver. You can pause, unpause, and stop the solver from the toolbar. Running From Command Line ------------------------- If you have a project file ``.mfx`` saved in a project directory named ````, navigate to that project directory to launch the default solver locally. One can accomplish this with the following commands: .. code-block:: shell > cd > mfixsolver -f .mfx For example, to run the 3D fluidized bed tutorial, with the project file ``FB3D.mfx`` created in the GUI and saved in a directory ``FB3D``: .. code-block:: shell > cd FB3D > mfixsolver -f FB3D.mfx To show additional command line options for the solver, type: .. code-block:: shell > mfixsolver --help .. include:: /icons.rst