[OpenFOAM] How to plot a contour of a zcoordinate on a surface

sek · August 30, 2007, 15:59

I'm trying to visualize surface elevation of an water/air interface using interFOAM result. First I made an iso-surface of volume-fraction (gamma = 0.5). Nect, I was trying to plot filled contour of z-coordinate on the iso--surface. I could not do it, because z-coordinate was not available in the data paraFoam read in.

Can someone help?

paka · August 30, 2007, 16:45

Hmm... I guess what you say should be done easily in TecPlot... of course if you have TecPlot

sek · August 30, 2007, 16:53

I suppose so. My question was how to do it using paraFoam. How do you export OpenFOAM data in Tecplot format?

paka · August 30, 2007, 16:58

foamToTecPlot tool:
http://www.cfd-online.com/OpenFOAM_D...ges/1/424.html

Then if you want transfer ascii data to binary, use tec2bin tool under the same topic.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

August 30, 2007, 15:59	How to plot a contour of a zcoordinate on a surface	#1
sek Member Sung-Eun Kim Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 17	I'm trying to visualize surface elevation of an water/air interface using interFOAM result. First I made an iso-surface of volume-fraction (gamma = 0.5). Nect, I was trying to plot filled contour of z-coordinate on the iso--surface. I could not do it, because z-coordinate was not available in the data paraFoam read in. Can someone help?

August 30, 2007, 16:45	Hmm... I guess what you say sh	#2
paka Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 18	Hmm... I guess what you say should be done easily in TecPlot... of course if you have TecPlot

August 30, 2007, 16:53	I suppose so. My question was	#3
sek Member Sung-Eun Kim Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 17	I suppose so. My question was how to do it using paraFoam. How do you export OpenFOAM data in Tecplot format?

August 30, 2007, 16:58	foamToTecPlot tool: http://ww	#4
paka Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 18	foamToTecPlot tool: http://www.cfd-online.com/OpenFOAM_D...ges/1/424.html Then if you want transfer ascii data to binary, use tec2bin tool under the same topic. Hope that helps. Good luck!

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