Engineering tutorials

Current workflows for the native Engine Workbench build.

These tutorials follow the app structure shown in the current source: Home, Define, Systems, Studies, Review, Flowfield Studio, Calibration, and Library. Use them to set up a case, solve it, inspect warnings, and export review-ready files without overstating model fidelity.

Native macOS Engine Workbench interface
13Tutorials
DXFCAD handoff
PNG/MP4Conditional media export

Workflow sequence

From a blank case to documented engineering outputs.

Tutorial 01

Create a new engine case

Start a clean project, set Program metadata, choose engineering units, and save the case before solving.

Engine Workbench main workspace with toolbar, Home metrics, tab bar, and unsolved state
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Tutorial 02

Set propellants and chamber targets

Select oxidizer/fuel decks, O/F, chamber pressure, sizing basis, ambient pressure, and thermochemistry source.

Define tab showing Engine and Propellants controls
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Tutorial 03

Size a nozzle and read expansion state

Use Expansion ratio, Auto Ae/At, Bell/Conical/TIC contours, and Review geometry diagnostics.

Nozzle sizing controls and solved geometry outputs
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Tutorial 04

Use injector sizing tools

Set injector pattern, Cd, hole counts, diameters, impingement geometry, and review drill chart outputs.

Injector inputs and solved injector review outputs
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Tutorial 05

Set feed and boundary assumptions

Choose coupled feed boundary conditions, pressurization architecture, and mass-budget assumptions with clear fidelity limits.

Coupled steady-state feed boundary condition inputs
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Tutorial 06

Read the solve summary

Interpret first-pass and coupled convergence status, warnings, stale markers, and review-section outputs.

Review Solve summary after a converged coupled solve
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Tutorial 07

Export geometry and reports

Export Report PDF, Report PNGs, and DXF geometry from solved snapshots with stale-result safeguards.

DXF Export Options dialog
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Tutorial 08

Export reports and study media

Create PDF reports, PNG chart bundles, and study-view PNG/SVG/PDF exports from solved cases.

Review Exports controls for reports and geometry
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Tutorial 09

Run Flowfield Studio basics

Set up steady Flowfield Studio visualization, choose fields, run the solve, and read verification panels.

Flowfield Studio steady visualization with viewer toolbar and verification
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Tutorial 10

Interpret transient playback

Configure first-order inviscid transient mode, store frames, and inspect physical-time playback honestly.

Flowfield Studio transient playback controls
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Tutorial 11

Export Flowfield media and CSVs

Save current-view PNGs, full-domain PNGs, steady CSVs, transient frame sequences, and MP4 when ffmpeg is available.

Flowfield Studio export menu and transient frame sequence options
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Tutorial 12

Change app appearance

Use Preferences to switch System / Auto, Light, and Dark appearance modes for app use and captures.

Preferences dialog with Appearance selector
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Reference

Understand trial mode and licenses

Read the visible license status, activation flow, paid-tier unlocks, and redistribution limits.

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