A study represents a single analysis or analysis sequence and includes all the setup and processing conditions for the analysis, such as, material, injection location, coolant, or mold open time etc. 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. All the study setup and processing information is shown in the Study Tasks pane, which is located beneath the Project View pane. You can create study notes to remind you of important facts.
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 |
|---|---|
 /  /  |
Cool |
 /  /  |
Design of Experiments |
| / / |
Fill |
 /  /  |
Gate Location |
 /  /  |
Molding Window |
 /  /  |
Pack |
 /  /  |
Process Optimization |
 /  /  |
Warp |
 /  /  |
Shrink |
 /  /  |
Stress |
 /  /  |
Paddle Shift |
 /  /  |
Wire Sweep |
 /  /  |
Flow (Incompressible) |
When an analysis is launched using the Job Manager, the study file is copied and the analysis is performed in a working directory which is 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.