Problem: How do I Probe to Create Time Series Plot at a given set of coordinates? Solution: Use Tecplot’s macro language to precisely define the point to probe. The commands are as follow: Prompt for the (X, Y, Z) coordinates of the point to probe: $!PROMPTFORTEXTSTRING |xPosition| INSTRUCTIONS = “Enter X position of the probe.” Or define them directly in the macro: $!VARSET |xPosition|= 0.1 Pass these coordinates to the […]
Problem: I want to create a movie file from a series of images that I export from Tecplot. Solution: Tecplot 360 2018 R2.1 introduced the ability to export animations to a series of images. FFmpeg, which is bundled with Tecplot 360, has commands to convert a set of images into a video format. Here is an example command: ffmpeg.exe -framerate 40 -i image%9d.png -s:v 1024×910 -c:v libx264 -profile:v high -crf […]
Problem: How do I extract vortex cores over time? Solution: Use a Tecplot Macro to loop over time and extract the vortex cores at each time step. Make sure Tecplot is aware of the variables representing your velocity field (Analyze->Field Variables menu). The commands are as follow: Retrieve the number of time steps $!EXTENDEDCOMMAND COMMANDPROCESSORID=’extend time mcr’ COMMAND=’QUERY.NUMTIMESTEPS NUMTIMESTEPS’ Loop over time $!LOOP |NUMTIMESTEPS| $!EXTENDEDCOMMAND COMMANDPROCESSORID=’extend time mcr’ COMMAND=’SET.CURTIMESTEP […]
Problem: How is the Vortex Core calculated in Tecplot 360? Solution: The exact Vortex Core extraction method is defined in an AIAA paper called “Identification of Swirling Flow in 3-D Vector Fields” by David Sujudi and Robert Haimes of the Massachusettes Institute of Technology. Abstract An algorithm for identifying the center of swirling flow in 3-D discretized vector fields has been developed. The algorithm is based on critical point theory and […]
This article will list the different portions of Tecplot 360 that use Multi-Threading and Parallel Processing. Each portion of what is used can be found in the table below: What How CFDA Integration is performed concurrently. Geometry boundary generation is performed concurrently. The following calculated variables are calculated concurrently: Cross Flow Velocity, Density, Dynamic Pressure, Enthalpy, Entropy, Entropy Measure S1, Equivalent Potential Velocity Ratio, Internal Energy, Kinetic Energy, Mach Number, […]
When working with transient datasets, Tecplot implements “Time Strands”. Time Strands are assigned to a group of zones which represent the same object. For simple transient datasets, sometimes only one Time Strand is used. Whereas more complex datasets will implement multiple Time Strands. For example, if you are plotting a jet, typically there will be one Time Strand per wing, one for the fuselage, and one for the tail. Time […]
Problem: I have a complex region that I want to blank out and the Value Blanking menu doesn’t give me enough control over which parts of the plot I want to blank out. Solution: To solve this we will use the Pick & Change add-on. This add-on is not loaded by default so you must first load the add-on to use it. Use the following steps to Blank out a […]
Problem: I have many files that need to be loaded into Tecplot but loading them all is tedious. I want to load multiple files at once without having to select each individual file. Solution: For files that only differ by a constant, PyTecplot or macro scripts can be configured to load your datasets quickly and accurately. For example, if you have a directory containing many files: file001.plt file002.plt etc. You […]
Radial slices Compute the equation: {R} = sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) in the Data -> Alter -> Specify Equations dialog. Turn on iso-surfaces in the Plot Sidebar. Then display an iso-surface of constant R. Theta slices Compute the equation: {Theta} = atan2(X,Y) in the Data -> Alter -> Specify Equations dialog. Then display an iso-surface of constant Theta. Note that due to a singularity at the origin you may get some strange shapes […]
Creating a new variable or referencing a variable by name requires surrounding it in curly braces. Variables on the right side of equations may be referenced by two other methods: First, by the variable index. Second is to use variable assignment letter codes. In this example, we’re using ‘u’ and ‘v’ which represent the variables assigned to the U and V vector components in Plot -> Vector -> Variables dialog. […]
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