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.
• Custom Result Quantities: Create custom, derived result quantities to analyze and visualize quantities critical to your application.

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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 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.
• 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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Traces

Traces behave like a dye injected into the stream. They provide a three-dimensional view of how the flow behaves. You can use them to identify where the flow changes direction, where it stagnates, and how it moves around solid obstructions.

Traces Context Panel

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

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

• Seed Type
• Seed Pattern
• Seed Density
• Add: Create a Trace set.
• Edit: Control appearance, range, and result display.
• Remove: Delete the selected Trace set.
• Remove All: Delete all Trace sets.
• Down to Shaded Surface: Project trace seeds to the first shaded surface in the negative direction of the "yellow" axis of the triad.
• Up Seed Plane: Project trace seeds onto the plane formed by the two "blue" axes of the triad.
• Animate: Control animation of traces.
• Save Data Table: Create a csv file containing residence time information for all traces

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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 Surfaces 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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Iso Volumes

Iso volumes... 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 Volumes Context Panel

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

The Iso Volume context panel contains the following controls useful for visualizing results with Iso Volumes:

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

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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 control:

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...