Note: With the release of Tecplot 360 EX the use of XQuartz will no longer be needed. Tecplot 360 EX is now native to the Mac and thus does not need any use of a X Server client. This should no longer be an issue. Download the latest release or get a free trial. Problem: I tried to export an image when running Tecplot software (360, Focus, or RS) on MAC OSX Lion, […]
Question: On the triangulation dialog, there is a Use Boundary Zone(s) checkbox which allows you to pick a zone to use as a boundary. This will prevent the triangulation from crossing that boundary. How can you make a zone that will work as a boundary? Answer: Start by loading your source data. Go to Data > Create Zone > Rectangular and create a zone that encompasses the source data points […]
Problem: I exported an EPS file from Tecplot 360 and when I viewed that file in Ghostscript, or converted it into PDF and then opened it in Adobe reader, it had mysterious white grid lines in it. How can I make those white lines go away? Solution: The white grid lines are the result of the default display settings in Ghostscript and Adobe. For both applications, changing one display setting will make […]
Problem: I tried to View Data in Tecplot Chorus and Tecplot 360 produced this error message when it started up. The rest of the message is: “Add-on cannot connect to server. Cannot establish connection (connect failed)” And Tecplot Chorus produced a similar message at the same time: “IPC communication error: IPC Error (1)Error connecting to IPC client Timeout” What does this message mean and how do I fix it? Solution: […]
Problem: I am using Google’s Chrome browser and it is the default browser on my Windows machine. When I bring up one of Tecplot’s Help pages, the help page is not displayed properly. How can I fix this? Solution: This is a known issue with Google’s Chrome browser. It does not work with JavaScript in local files, which prevents the Help pages from rendering properly. To use Tecplot’s Help pages you […]
Question: How does Tecplot calculate cell or face-centered quantities? Answer: Tecplot uses simple arithmetic averaging to calculate cell- (face-) centered quantities. Integrations are done using the trapezoidal method, which is second-order accurate. For each cell, the cell-centered value of the quantity being integrated (integrand) is multiplied by the volume of the cell, and the result is summed over all cells. If the integrand is node-centered, the cell-centered average is calculated […]
Problem: How can I add line breaks into the line legend labels? Solution: If you define the line mapping name as the variable or zone name, add \n to the variable or zone name (defined in Data > Data Set Info) at the desired location of the line break. If you are using a static Map Name defined directly in the Mapping Style dialog, add \\n at the desired location of the line […]
Problem: How can I quickly round data to a specified level of precision in Tecplot 360 or Focus? Solution: The “round” function can be used to round the values of a variable and either store the result in the existing variable or create a new variable. After loading your data, go to Data > Alter > Specify Equations and enter the following equation: {RoundedData} = round({Data}) In this example, a new variable […]
Problem: How can I calculate the velocity magnitude in Tecplot 360 or Focus? Solution: There are two methods, which are described below: General method (works in Tecplot 360 and Focus) In this method, the mathematical definition of vector magnitude is entered and the calculated result is stored in a new variable. After loading your data, do the following: Go to Data > Alter > Specify Equations and enter the following equation: {Velocity Magnitude} […]
Problem: The Reprise License Manager will not start and my debug.log file includes a “Cannot bind Web Server port 5054, exiting” error. What happened and how can I fix it? Solution: If you start the Reprise License Manager (RLM) without a license key in the RLM installation directory and then try to shut down RLM, it will not shut down. If you try to start RLM again, you will encounter […]
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