Plotting

  When looking at geographical or ocean datasets, it is often desirable to analyze a non-linear path through the dataset and view a vertical cross-section created by the path. For example, above is the Boston Bay ocean dataset in the Getting Started Guide. This article describes how to get a vertical cross-section or ‘transect’ using a PyTecplot script we developed.  While Tecplot 360 has a built-in tool for creating slices, […]

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Four stroke internal combustion engines have a cycle of 720 degrees. Many CONVERGE users want to see crank angle represented as values from 0-720. CONVERGE simulations may span multiple engine cycles, so you could easily end up with solution times from 0-3600 (for example). The following PyTecplot code will create Zone Auxiliary data with the “true” crank angle. The user can then display the value on the plot using &(AUXZONE[ACTIVEOFFSET=1]:Crank_Angle) […]

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In the release of PyTecplot 1.0, Frame Linking has been implemented in the API. Frame Linking allows users to quickly link attributes of frames together like position, 3D view, and solution time. To link the view simply implement the following commands on both frames: for frame in tp.frames(): plot = frame.plot(PlotType.Cartesian3D) plot.activate() frame_linking = plot.linking_between_frames frame_linking.group = 1 frame_linking.link_view = True frame_linking.link_solution_time = True This allows all of the frames […]

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