How do I calculate the mass-weighted average of a scalar through a surface? Mass weighted average can be obtained from the combined use of the function editor and two separate integrations. The mass weighted average is usually defined as: Thus, it can be computed by dividing the summation of the value of the selected variable multiplied by the absolute value of the dot product of the facet area and momentum […]
Problem: I have multiple graphics devices and Tecplot 360/FieldView is not using the correct one. Solution: Tecplot 360: To specify the graphics device for Tecplot 360, you can do so at launch or in the tecplot.cfg file located in the Tecplot 360 installation folder. At launch, you can use –gpu-number <integer> to choose the device number. GPU numbers range from 0 to <numdevices>-1. In the tecplot.cfg, you can achieve the […]
Tecplot 360 and FieldView are designed to run well across a wide range of graphics configurations. The newest versions of both products, released in December 2025, have been updated to use the Vulkan API for graphics rendering. When using these versions, please ensure that your graphics card supports Vulkan. Versions of Tecplot 360 and FieldView released prior to December 2025 continue to use standard OpenGL libraries. We maintain strong partnerships […]
After moving to a different workstation, I can connect via client-server to the system where I was previously doing my post processing, but the FieldView Client is unable to find the restarts I saved while working on that system. How can I use those restarts? While working in client-server mode, the FieldView Client can only find restarts located on the client computer’s filesystem, and this may not be the same […]
After the first surface or transient data animation sweep cycle, subsequent cycles play too fast. Streamline animations also play too fast. How can I slow this down? Please use the View.. Minimum Time Between Frames option. It is recommended that you set this back to 0 immediately afterward so that the delay doesn’t persist. This is similar to the Frame Rate option on the Flipbook Panel. Note that FieldView supports […]
I would like to have FieldView default to my current working directory when browsing for Data Input files, restarts, etc., but the last used directory seems to be the default. Can this be changed? Some users prefer the current working directory to be the default, so we have made this possible by allowing you to set the environment variable FV_OLD_BROWSER_BEHAVIOR=1 In addition, when working with Server Configuration (.srv) files for […]
Is there a way to run local licensed parallel on a multiprocessor system, but limit FieldView to a certain number of processors? You can create a custom Server Configuration file (.srv) which sets the number of FieldView servers you’d like to use. For example, you can create a file named local_5_slaves.srv which looks like the following, in order to provide 5 FieldView server processes for use in post processing […]
How can I apply my work to another dataset? The current state of FieldView is saved with “Restarts”. Restarts can later be used to recreate all of your visualization objects on a given set of data. Similar to working with most applications, we encourage you to use File.. Save Restart.. Complete.. to save your entire visualization often as you work with FieldView in order to save “snapshots” of your work. When later […]
How can I get started with writing FVX scripts? We recommend you start with the GuideFVX file (.fvx) which is created as part of your “complete restart”. For any visualization you make, the File.. Save Restart.. Complete option will also create an FVX example, known as Guide FVX, which when run, will closely replicate your visualization, with minor limitations. Our installation also provides ./demo/aerospace_LDM.fvx which you can run and explore. […]
I would like to have FieldView default to my current working directory when browsing for Data Input files, restarts, etc., but the last used directory seems to be the default. Can this be changed? Some users prefer the current working directory to be the default, so we have made this possible by allowing you to set the environment variable FV_OLD_BROWSER_BEHAVIOR=1.
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