> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.adam.new/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Simulation workflows

> Define an engineering question, prepare a study, and evaluate the evidence from a solve.

Use Adam to prepare, troubleshoot, or interpret an engineering analysis. Begin with the question the study should answer: displacement under a load, a pressure drop, a temperature, or a comparison between design revisions.

## Choose where the study runs

| Path | Use it when | Before running |
| - | - | - |
| Adam task environment | You want an analysis from attached geometry or a generated model | Ask Adam to check the available solver and whether it supports the required physics |
| Connected native application | You need an existing native study or a specific commercial solver | Connect the licensed application on Windows and verify the intended model is accessible |
| Existing results | You want a study explained or compared | Supply the setup, solver output, logs, units, and revision; a rerun may be unnecessary |

Updated task environments include Gmsh, CalculiX, scikit-fem, and OpenFOAM. Availability and supported formulations must be checked in the actual task. See [native CAE setup](https://docs.adam.new/integrations/native-cae.md) for commercial application connections, version constraints, and current qualification limits.

## Follow the study lifecycle

**1. Define the question**

Identify the geometry, physical conditions, quantity to measure, and acceptance limit if one exists.

**2. Prepare the model**

Preserve relevant geometry, assign material regions and boundaries, and choose a mesh suitable for the physics.

**3. Run and inspect**

Check the solver's completion state, diagnostics, and the achieved load or time. Inspect the requested response.

**4. Establish what the result supports**

Evaluate balance checks, refinement, assumptions, and comparisons before using the result for a design decision.

> [card] [Prepare geometry](https://docs.adam.new/cae/geometry-preparation.md)
>
> Simplify deliberately and preserve the physical regions.

> [card] [Set up a study](https://docs.adam.new/cae/study-setup.md)
>
> Translate requirements into materials, loads, and boundary conditions.

> [card] [Create a mesh](https://docs.adam.new/cae/meshing.md)
>
> Check quality, domain coverage, and boundary assignments.

> [card] [Structural analysis](https://docs.adam.new/cae/structural-analysis.md)
>
> Evaluate displacement, stress, and reactions.

> [card] [Fluid analysis](https://docs.adam.new/cae/fluid-analysis.md)
>
> Evaluate flow, pressure drop, and supported thermal cases.

> [card] [Results and comparison](https://docs.adam.new/cae/results.md)
>
> Read fields, compare revisions, and preserve reproducible evidence.

## Start with a study brief

```text title="Plan an analysis before running it" wrap theme={null}
I need to determine [engineering quantity] for [design and revision] under [operating conditions]. Review the attached geometry and requirements. Identify the appropriate physics, required material and boundary data, and an available solver. List missing inputs and propose a setup and verification plan within [compute budget]. Label any illustrative assumptions.
```

A completed solve establishes that a numerical job finished. An engineering conclusion also depends on the physical model, numerical checks, and the requirement being evaluated. If a run fails or gives an implausible answer, start with [simulation troubleshooting](https://docs.adam.new/cae/troubleshooting.md).


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