A study is an analysis or analysis sequence based on one consistent set of inputs, for example, material, injection location, or process setting. Studies are saved in a project.
Each study that you create is displayed in the Project View pane. If your project contains many studies, you can organize them into folders, for example, group by CAD model by right-clicking on the study and selecting Organize from the drop-down menu.
The symbols displayed to the right of the study name in the Project View pane provide a visual indication of the types and sequence of analyses for each study. A filled symbol 
indicates results are available, while an outlined symbol 
indicates that the analysis has not yet been run. An outlined symbol with a red cross 
indicates that the analysis failed.
| Icons | Analysis sequence |
|---|---|
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Design Adviser |
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Cool |
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Cooling Quality |
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Design of Experiments |
| / / |
Fill |
 /  /  |
Gate Location |
 /  /  |
Molding Window |
 /  /  |
Pack |
 /  /  |
Process Optimization |
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Warp |
 /  /  |
Runner Adviser |
 /  /  |
Runner Balance |
 /  /  |
Shrink |
 /  /  |
Sink Mark |
 /  /  |
Stress |
 /  /  |
Paddle Shift |
 /  /  |
Wire Sweep |
 /  /  |
Flow (Incompressible) |
When an analysis is launched using the Job Manager, the study file is copied and the analysis performed in a working directory and these can be found in your temporary directory-also on your local drive.
Working directories enable the analysis, which may create large temporary files, to run by using different disk resources than the actual project directory. This is critical if the project is on a network drive. Working directories also enable the analysis to run in isolation from the main project directory, unaffected by any file- locking issues that could occur.