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April 24, 2012, 23:38 |
URGENT: Creating Slices in Tecplot360
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MASOUD
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Hi folks,
I need to create a few slices in tecplot. When I use Fluent Data Loader, it is easy to create slice. But when I use Export Data option in Fluent and create Tecplot files and then use Tecplot Data loader in Tecplot, the "Slices" is not active. Any help is highly appreciated. |
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April 25, 2012, 01:58 |
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The Export Data option in Fluent (even when you choose Tecplot format) saves a delimited text file of data points that tecplot can then read. It does not save in anything special that tecplot can interpret. If you want to create slices in Tecplot then I suggest you keep using the Fluent Data importer or to read the case-data file directly into Tecplot. Alternatively, you can create a plane in Fluent and then export solution data on only that plane (in tecplot format). Then you can read this data with Tecplot and it will only have and hence only plot data on the planes that were imported. You can simultaneously export from as many planes as you like. This is the method I normally use since I can define my planes in Fluent and export small data files rather than reading an entire case & data file each time in tecplot. This should also be similar to creating "slices" in tecplot. Happy plotting! |
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April 25, 2012, 04:30 |
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Svetlin Filipov
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save case and data files from fluent calculation and then use Tecplot option Fluent data loader..... there define your slice and whatever you want....
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April 25, 2012, 10:37 |
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1. When I use 'Fluent Data Loader' it does not import all variables, Custom Field Functions, etc. Is there any way to handle this issue? 2. In Fluent itself, it is easy to create planes for the whole computational domain, not for sub-domains. It is attached, in Z-direction if create a plane, it will have all 5 subdomains in it but i want just anode. Any help in this? Thanks again |
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April 25, 2012, 10:38 |
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April 25, 2012, 10:50 |
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Also, I am not sure if you are aware but you can perform calculations in Tecplot and come up with derived variables. If all the information is present and you simply want to derive a new variable from information that is present then you can write your own new variables in tecplot. 2. Each sub-domain should have it's own "zone" in Fluent. Export solution data individually zone by zone and then import zone by zone. Maybe there is a way to get Tecplot to recognize zones, I haven't looked that deep into it. |
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April 25, 2012, 11:25 |
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1. If i am not mistaken, to have additional variables: File=>Data File Quantities=>select Additional Quantities=>OK and then File=>Write=>Case and Data and then use Fluent Data Loader in Tecplot With this procedure, again I can't see my defined variables using Custom Field Function (which uses two UDM calculated in a UDF) 2. To have a plane on Z-axis (e.g. z=2), Fluent can create a plane using the Surface=>Plane=>options=>Alligned with surface... But this gives me a plane which hass all 5 sub-domains in the attached figure. But I just need the anode in this plane. How can I do this? Thanks a lot. |
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April 25, 2012, 12:02 |
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2. You can also create a point (or point surface) the same way. |
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April 25, 2012, 12:25 |
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Thanks. I didn't understand Answer-2. How can a Point give the plane?
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April 25, 2012, 13:28 |
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Do you have the different regions set up in Fluent as different zones? You should, cause otherwise they are the same logical zone and there is no differentiation between each. You can export data by zone. |
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April 26, 2012, 18:25 |
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Scott Rumage
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Masoud, the latest release of Tecplot 360 2012 has the ability to do a "constrained slice". This feature may solve your need to create a slice of the anode area only. Here is a link showing to a page with a video showing this feature: http://www.tecplot.com/Solutions/Pro...strainedslices
One can download the latest version or a full-featured demo version from the Tecplot web-site as well. Scott |
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April 27, 2012, 01:30 |
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