How the Align Fronts and Close Gaps tools in CoolSim 4.4 line up racks and cooling units and tighten rows, with a smaller mesh.
This demonstration covers two tools added in CoolSim 4.4 for tidying a row of racks and cooling units. The presenter says that aligned objects reduce the mesh density, so the solution runs faster.
What the video shows
- Selecting the objects to include, either by holding Control and clicking each one or by Control and a rubber band box. A small dynamic tree appears, and it can also open, hide or show any listed object.
- Aligning: pointing at the object to keep fixed (here a rack whose front is the reference), right-clicking, and choosing the Z Max option so the other fronts line up with it. The presenter explains the room axes: X to the right and Z downward in the plan view.
- Closing gaps: selecting everything again, pointing at the fixed object (here a power distribution unit at the left end), right-clicking, and choosing to close in the X direction.
- The result is a row with no gaps, which the presenter says avoids the small mesh cells that gaps would need.