Introduction
Different options are provided for seamless visualization of the 3D results. The table below shows an overview of the options and indicates for which entity type (region, subregion, boundary) they are available. The different options are described in detail below.
| Boundary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid | Fluid | Design | General | All types | |
| Plot types | Surface | Surface Streamlines |
Surface Clip |
Surface | Surface |
| Fields | \(T\) | \(T\), \(U\), \(p\), \(nut\), \(q\), \(qr\), \(htc\) | \(T\), \(q\) | Same as parent region | Same as parent region |
3D plot types
Surface plot
The surface plots show the distribution of a field over the surface. In solid based regions, the temperature \((T)\), heat flux \((q)\) and radiative heat flux \((qr)\) fields can be plotted. In fluid based regions, in addition, the density \((\rho)\), absolute velocity \((U)\), relative pressure \((p)\), turbulent diffusivity \((\nu_{t}\) or \(nut)\) and heat transfer coefficient \((htc)\) are available. The same applies for general subregions and boundaries. For design regions, only the temperature \((T)\) and heat flux \((q)\) fields can be visualized.
If you want to plot the temperature field of a given CAD entity, you can chose to plot it in Kelvin \((T\space[K])\) or in Celsius \((T\space[°C])\).
Streamline plot
Streamlines are a convenient way to visualize the flow in a region. At the end of every simulation, the streamline data is automatically generated for fluid regions in the geometry. The fields velocity and pressure along the velocity streamlines are generated at random points in the geometry. If required, more detailed visualization of streamlines can be performed at the user side by downloading the field data.
Configuration tools
View manipulation
The mouse and keyboard shortcuts to manipulate the view are listed in the table below.
| Rotate | Left mouse button |
| Zoom | Right mouse button / mouse wheel |
| Pan | Shift + left mouse button |
The view can also be manipulated using the buttons on the 3D view. There are options to take screenshots, change camera angles, and orient the view in the x, y or z axis.
Plot manipulation
To view the options for each plot, click on the plot such that the name turns bold. Now a side pane appears on the right side of the window where you can select the field, color scheme or value ranges for the plot. To hide/show a particular plot, use the eye shaped toggle on the right side of the name of the plot.
