# FAQs on Drone Simulation

**URL:** <https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260>\
**Category:** Drone Workshop (2015)\
**Created:** [September 23, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260 "2015-09-23T22:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/gurav_harsh/32/406_2.png) [@gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/gurav_harsh)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/21 "2015-10-15T00:38:40Z")

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I just tried to start my webseminar. But I am getting this message…  
This webinar is not open yet to attendees. Please come back at the scheduled time below.  
Workshop series: 3D engineering simulation of drones

Thu, Oct 15, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CEST  
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CEST  
Thu, Oct 29, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET  
Thu, Nov 5, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

also, where can i download the GoToWebseminar.exe file?  
Please reply ASAP.

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/23 "2015-10-15T01:30:31Z")

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Hi @gurav_harsh ,

you missed the webinar i guess. It was at 4 p.m central european summer time ( **CEST** ).

In which country do you live (because to the time shift of approx. 3 hours)?

The GoToWebseminar.exe will download automatically when you click the link in your email that redirects you to the website of GoToWebinar.

Kind regards,

Jousef

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**Author:** ![asonar](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/asonar/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@asonar](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/asonar)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/24 "2015-10-15T02:21:27Z")

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Hi @jousefm and @anon67859130,

Where can I find the recorded webinars. I missed the second half of today’s session.  
Looking forward to the other sessions !!!

Thanks,  
Ajay

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/25 "2015-10-15T02:24:06Z")

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Good evening @asonar ,

the webinar will be uploaded tomorrow morning. Patience is everything mate 🕶

Jousef

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**Author:** ![asonar](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/asonar/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@asonar](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/asonar)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/26 "2015-10-15T02:28:35Z")

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@jousefm, thanks.

Ajay

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**Author:** ![gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/gurav_harsh/32/406_2.png) [@gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/gurav_harsh)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/27 "2015-10-15T09:01:23Z")

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Yes, I missed it.  
I live in India.  
Where can I find recordings?

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**Author:** ![gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/gurav_harsh/32/406_2.png) [@gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/gurav_harsh)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/28 "2015-10-15T16:27:09Z")

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I tried to do level 1, but getting error - The machine ran out of memory. Please choose a larger machine for computation.

My system is of 4 GB RAM.

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**Author:** ![anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon67859130/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon67859130)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/29 "2015-10-15T16:33:16Z")

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Hey gurav,

as mentioned in the [step-by-step tutorial](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/step-by-step-tutorial-homework-of-session-1-level-1/297) you have to choose a larger number of computing cores.

You can change this under **Simulation Control**

Cheers,

Milad

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**Author:** ![anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon67859130/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon67859130)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/30 "2015-10-15T16:33:45Z")

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Hey Guys,

the recording will be available around 12:30

Cheers,

Milad

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**Author:** ![cjquijano](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/cjquijano/32/24358_2.png) [@cjquijano](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/cjquijano)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/31 "2015-10-16T05:27:33Z")

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Hello,

This class is free and if you have a free account you get unlimited use of the software for the length of the class.

I am a paid user with about 500 core hours left and one run of the first part of homework 1 took almost 20 core hours. I can see this class using most of the core hours I have left. Are the hours I use in this class coming out of the hours I purchased or will I be credited back the hours I using for this workshop?

Thanks,  
Christopher

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**Author:** ![anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon67859130/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon67859130)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/32 "2015-10-17T01:53:09Z")

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Hi Christopher,

your account should be updated to 1000 core hours. When did you register for the workshop? If there are still any problems please send me an email ([mmafi@simscale.com](mailto:mmafi@simscale.com))

Cheers,

Milad

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/33 "2015-10-17T19:17:12Z")

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Hi @anon67859130 ,

am I allowed to run multiple simulations simultaneously? Like running 525,1050, 1575 and 2100 rad/s at the same time.  
Just curious. Did not try it so far but just wanted to know for later on.

Thanks,

Jousef

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**Author:** ![anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon67859130/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon67859130)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/34 "2015-10-17T22:39:03Z")

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Jousef my Friend 🙂

For sure you are allowed to run multiple simulations simultaneously! That’s by the way one of the big benefits of using SimScale. Unlimited computing ressourced whenever you need them 😄

Have a nice weekend!

Cheers,

Milad

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/35 "2015-10-17T22:54:11Z")

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Thank you @anon67859130 😄

Tried it 2 hours ago. Awesome feature!

Have a nice weekend too!

Cheers,

Jousef

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/36 "2015-10-19T19:07:43Z")

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Hi @nikuradse ,

refering to your post u did about your forces ([https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/step-by-step-tutorial-homework-of-session-1-level-1/297/2](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/step-by-step-tutorial-homework-of-session-1-level-1/297/2)) I will show you my results.

P.S.: Maybe you can share your link with the community then I will have a look at it.

Cheers mate!

 ![](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/b257afb59eeaf1ced8181f9657fd6a1bfadfb9bc.PNG)

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**Author:** ![gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/gurav_harsh/32/406_2.png) [@gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/gurav_harsh)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/37 "2015-10-19T20:32:19Z")

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Are there any experimental results available for validating the results we are getting through this simulation?

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**Author:** ![anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon67859130/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon67859130](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon67859130)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/38 "2015-10-19T20:53:02Z")

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Hello Gurav,

not for this case but we made a lot of validation projects in the past.

My colleague @Ali_Arafat made for example a simulation of a valve with the same solver (OpenFOAM) which was validated with experimental results. It is really amazing:

[https://www.simscale.com/blog/2015/09/validation-case-highlights-butterfly-valve/](https://www.simscale.com/blog/2015/09/validation-case-highlights-butterfly-valve/)

Cheers,

Milad

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**Author:** ![gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/gurav_harsh/32/406_2.png) [@gurav\_harsh](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/gurav_harsh)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/39 "2015-10-20T01:30:34Z")

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While doing task 2 meshing, I am getting messages in event log like - “Illegal triangles were found…”, “The tesselated surface is not closed…”  
Will this affect the mesh quality?

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/40 "2015-10-20T02:39:17Z")

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Hey @gurav_harsh ,

did you try meshing it a second time? Because I did not get any errors while meshing. Maybe give it another try and see what it does.

Good luck!

Jousef

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**Author:** ![nikuradse](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/nikuradse/32/448_2.png) [@nikuradse](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/nikuradse)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/faqs-on-drone-simulation/260/41 "2015-10-20T05:08:16Z")

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Hi @jousefm

Here’s the public link to that project: [https://platform.simscale.com/?publiclink=b30ef4be-6014-4481-88b3-c64fd57ee87d](https://platform.simscale.com/?publiclink=b30ef4be-6014-4481-88b3-c64fd57ee87d)

It has three simulations as I thought that it may vary with the iteration but it didn’t.

I have just read from @anon67859130 that it may be an issue with the boundary conditions so i’ll check them out again and the whole thing as well.

Thanks a lot for the help!

Cheers

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