cfx-post: making movie from chart

January 18, 2007, 05:47

Hi, Is it possible in CFX Post to make a .mpeg file from the 'chart' at different timesteps? I wish to see the time variation of a variable along a line. Thank you

January 18, 2007, 13:30

I dont think so.

January 18, 2007, 23:31

Use some Perl to create a series of 2D charts at the different timesteps, and write out a .jpg or .png of each one. Get a thrid party software to combine a series of image files into a .mpg.

beyonder1 · September 2, 2015, 01:50

This is a very old post but i have some doubts regarding this. How do i get a jpg or png file?

ghorrocks · September 2, 2015, 05:47

(I am at home so doing this from memory, hopefully this is right)

On the animation tab click advanced options. There will be an option there to save every frame as an image file.

beyonder1 · September 2, 2015, 07:08

From what i can understand and after implementing what you said, i think that all these operations are performed in '3D viewer' tab. But the chart we are talking about operated in 'chart viewer' tab. Animation feature only works with things happening in 3D viewer tab. So, this is not working for charts. Please correct me if i am wrong.

ghorrocks · September 2, 2015, 08:11

You are correct, I don't think the chart viewer has this option.

beyonder1 · September 2, 2015, 15:50

Then, Is there anyway to export to jpg or png or animation of chart?

ghorrocks · September 2, 2015, 19:06

Isn't it just file/save picture? And then you can script it in a session file for each of your time steps.

beyonder1 · September 3, 2015, 00:04

It only exports in .csv or .txt.

-Maxim- · September 3, 2015, 02:16

ghorrocks didn't say 'export'.
In chart viewer, you can click 'file' - 'save picture' (Ctrl+p) and save it as PNG for example.

Alternatively, you can export the .csv and build your own charts in a programm of your liking (in case you need a vector graphic file).

beyonder1 · September 3, 2015, 05:22

I was confused a bit. Thanks for the clarification.

January 18, 2007, 05:47	cfx-post: making movie from chart	#1
prabhu Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, Is it possible in CFX Post to make a .mpeg file from the 'chart' at different timesteps? I wish to see the time variation of a variable along a line. Thank you

January 18, 2007, 13:30	Re: cfx-post: making movie from chart	#2
Joe Guest Posts: n/a	I dont think so.

January 18, 2007, 23:31	Re: cfx-post: making movie from chart	#3
Johnny Guest Posts: n/a	Use some Perl to create a series of 2D charts at the different timesteps, and write out a .jpg or .png of each one. Get a thrid party software to combine a series of image files into a .mpg.

September 3, 2015, 02:16		#11
-Maxim- Senior Member Maxim Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Germany Posts: 415 Rep Power: 12	ghorrocks didn't say 'export'. In chart viewer, you can click 'file' - 'save picture' (Ctrl+p) and save it as PNG for example. Alternatively, you can export the .csv and build your own charts in a programm of your liking (in case you need a vector graphic file). beyonder1 likes this.

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September 2, 2015, 01:50		#4
beyonder1 Member beyonder Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 10	This is a very old post but i have some doubts regarding this. How do i get a jpg or png file?

September 2, 2015, 05:47		#5
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	(I am at home so doing this from memory, hopefully this is right) On the animation tab click advanced options. There will be an option there to save every frame as an image file.

September 2, 2015, 07:08		#6
beyonder1 Member beyonder Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 10	From what i can understand and after implementing what you said, i think that all these operations are performed in '3D viewer' tab. But the chart we are talking about operated in 'chart viewer' tab. Animation feature only works with things happening in 3D viewer tab. So, this is not working for charts. Please correct me if i am wrong.

September 2, 2015, 08:11		#7
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	You are correct, I don't think the chart viewer has this option.

September 2, 2015, 15:50		#8
beyonder1 Member beyonder Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 10	Then, Is there anyway to export to jpg or png or animation of chart?

September 2, 2015, 19:06		#9
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	Isn't it just file/save picture? And then you can script it in a session file for each of your time steps.

September 3, 2015, 00:04		#10
beyonder1 Member beyonder Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 10	It only exports in .csv or .txt.

September 3, 2015, 05:22		#12
beyonder1 Member beyonder Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 10	I was confused a bit. Thanks for the clarification.