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Old   October 3, 2013, 06:29
Default how to read a 3D trajectory for DEFINE_CG_MOTION
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Hi everybody,

I'm using a UDF with DEFINE_CG_MOTION to define the movement of an object in a 3D fluid domain. The path followed by the object is an irregular path so I wonder if there is a way for the macro to read a vector of positions instead of a mathematical description?

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Old   October 5, 2013, 14:38
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Hi
You can do this with a profile
It is very simple
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You can do this with a profile
It is very simple
Could you please explain me how to use a profile? Thanks a lot!
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Could you please explain me how to use a profile? Thanks a lot!
first you should create a file with prof extension (*.prof) like the attached picture.
in profile you can define the time dependent variables (v_x,v_y,v_z,omega_x,omega_y,omega_z)

for example in this profile the angular velocity in z direction is defined.

at the end you should read it in fluent.
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Thanks a lot! You've been of great help!
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What happens when the profile timestep is larger than the solver timestep? Does it linearly interpolate the position between the two profile timesteps?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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