Best Plot Softwares

sid · October 23, 2013, 04:11

Hi,

Can anyone let me know a good plotting software rather than excel for plotting my transient analysis data i.e., obtained from fluent?

I tried in excel but im expecting a higher quality graph to plot large amounts of data.

I plot just an XY plot but i need a better and simpler one.

Thank you

AeroCat · November 19, 2013, 12:57

Hi Sid,

There are a few. The industry standard, from what I've seen, is Tecplot. Tecplot Focus is sufficient for XY plots. I use that to plot convergence data.

www.tecplot.com

A colleague of mine swears by gnuplot. It's simple and free and can create really clean nice plots.
http://www.gnuplot.info/

I also like to use Matlab for plotting and its implementation is a lot like gnuplot. I'd give gnuplot a shot. In fact, this response has me wanting to learn more about it.

samurai_01 · November 21, 2013, 05:29

Try Paraview, its open source and much easier to use than Tecplot 360 (My personal experience!!)

October 23, 2013, 04:11	Best Plot Softwares	#1
sid New Member sid Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: India Posts: 6 Rep Power: 15	Hi, Can anyone let me know a good plotting software rather than excel for plotting my transient analysis data i.e., obtained from fluent? I tried in excel but im expecting a higher quality graph to plot large amounts of data. I plot just an XY plot but i need a better and simpler one. Thank you

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November 19, 2013, 12:57		#2
AeroCat New Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 15	Hi Sid, There are a few. The industry standard, from what I've seen, is Tecplot. Tecplot Focus is sufficient for XY plots. I use that to plot convergence data. www.tecplot.com A colleague of mine swears by gnuplot. It's simple and free and can create really clean nice plots. http://www.gnuplot.info/ I also like to use Matlab for plotting and its implementation is a lot like gnuplot. I'd give gnuplot a shot. In fact, this response has me wanting to learn more about it.

November 21, 2013, 05:29		#3
samurai_01 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 13	Try Paraview, its open source and much easier to use than Tecplot 360 (My personal experience!!)