Results > Results Tasks

The controls in Results > Results Tasks are the essential workflow items for visualizing simulation results. Unlike the Setup Tasks, there is not a recommended work flow sequence, although the tools have been arranged from left to right in the order that most users access them.

The following is a brief description of each tool with links to more detailed topics.

Global

Control the display of results and vectors on model surfaces.

Global Context Panel

The Global context panel appears when Global is pressed. It is available while the Results, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.

The Global context panel contains the following controls useful for results visualization on model surfaces:

Global Result: Select the scalar results quantity to display on all model surfaces.
Global Vector: Select the vector results quantity to display on all model surfaces.

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Planes

Planes are the primary tool for visualizing data on three dimensional models. They play several roles in results visualization:

They present results data on Planes.
They are a basis for creating particle traces.
They provide a method to extract bulk data through any cross section.
They are useful for creating XY-plots.

Planes Context Panel

The Planes context panel appears when Planes is pressed. It is available while the Results, View, and Get Started tabs are active, and until another Task button is pressed.

The Planes context panel contains the following controls useful for visualizing results with Planes:

Add: Create a Results Plane.
Edit: Control appearance, location, and vector settings. Click the down-arrow to modify Vector Settings.
Remove: Delete the selected Results Plane.
Remove All: Delete all Results Planes.
Result: Select the scalar quantity to display on the active result plane.
Vector: Select the vector quantity to display on the active result plane.
Traces: View and animate particle trace flow paths.
Bulk: Calculate bulk-weighted results.
XY Plot: Make a graphical plot of results.
Make Summary: Use the selected plane as a Summary Plane for results comparison in the Decision Center.
Show Outlines: Show outline around active plane (Located in drop-down menu.)

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Iso Surfaces

Iso surfaces provide a 3D view of a result scalar. They are a surface of constant value, and are useful for visualizing velocity and temperature distributions.

Iso Surface Context Panel

The Iso Surface context panel appears when Iso Surface is pressed. It is available while the Results, View, and Get Started tabs are selected, and until another Task button is pressed.

The Iso Surface context panel contains the following controls useful for visualizing results with Iso Surfaces:

Add: Create an Iso Surface.
Edit: Control appearance, iso-quantity, and vector settings. Click the down-arrow to modify Vector Settings.
Remove: Delete the selected Iso Surface.
Remove All: Delete all Iso Surfaces.
Quantity: Select the result that defines the shape of the selected iso surface
Color by: Select the result that defines the color of the selected iso surface.
Vector: Select the vector result to display on the selected iso surface.

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Wall Calculator

Use the Wall Calculator to calculate the following on solid and wall surfaces:

Forces
Wall temperatures
Pressures
Heat Flux
Film Coefficients
Torque about an axis and the center of force

Wall Calculator Context Panel

The Wall Calculator context panel appears when Wall Calculator is pressed. It is available while the Results, View, and Get Started tabs are selected, and until another Task button is pressed.

The Wall Calculator context panel contains the following control useful when computing wall results:

Calculate: Compute forces, heat flux, torque, and other quantities on selected wall surfaces.

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Parts

Assess results on selected parts. Additionally, designate parts as Summary Parts to compare critical values in the Decision Center.

Results Parts Context Panel

The Parts context panel appears when Parts is pressed. It is available while the Results, View, and Get Started tabs are selected, and until another Task button is pressed.

The Parts context panel contains the following controls useful when assessing results on parts:

Select All: Select all parts in the model.
Deselect All: Deselect all parts.
Calculate: Compute results on selected parts.
Make Summary: Use selected part as a Summary Part for results comparison in the Decision Center.

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Points

Plot the time- or iteration-history at a specific location. Additionally, designate certain points as Summary Points to compare critical values in the Decision Center.

Points Context Panel

The Points context panel appears when Points is pressed. It is available while the Results, View, and Get Started tabs are selected, and until another Task button is pressed.

The Points context panel contains the following controls useful when assessing results at specific points:

Add: Create a Result Point.
Remove: Delete the selected Results Point.
Remove All: Delete all Results Points.

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Drop-Down Menu

Click the slide-out arrow on the panel title bar to access the following controls:

Filter

Visualize where a result quantity occurs within a specified range.

Filtering is conceptually similar to Iso Surfaces, with two important differences:

Instead of a surface that is based on a single results value, Filtering shows a volume that is based on a range of results values.
In addition to the Filter volume, the entire model is displayed. This makes it easier to identify the location of the region relative to the entire design.

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FEA Mapping

Use pressure and temperature results from a CFD simulation as boundary conditions on an FEA structural analysis.

For more about transferring CFD results to an FEA analysis...