import surface and interpolate field on it

youri elkouch · December 13, 2013, 07:11

Hello all,

I am new to Ensight and I am trying to do the following :

- import a surface defined by XYZ coordinates (not plane)
- have Ensight interpolate the field of a variable (i.e., velocity norm) on this surface
- plot the contour on it

Any ideas? Is it only possible? If not, could you recommand me another visualization soft?

Thanks a lot.

Greetings,

Youri

kevincolburn · December 14, 2013, 13:46

Youri,

- import a surface defined by XYZ coordinates (not plane)
Sure. File -- > Open Browser. There are a lot of various formats to read this type of data. If the data is purely point data (like PIV), then we have macros to convert that type of data into EnSight. The EnSight Case format is also open, documented, and free to use too.

- have Ensight interpolate the field of a variable (i.e., velocity norm) on this surface
If you have two cases (perhaps an original dataset containing the variable, and this "new" imported surface), then you can use the "CaseMap" function in EnSight to interpolate the variable onto this newly imported surface.

- plot the contour on it
Just drag/drop the variable from the list onto the part. That is it.

-Regards,

Kevin Colburn

youri elkouch · December 16, 2013, 04:03

Thanks for the quick answer !

December 13, 2013, 07:11	import surface and interpolate field on it	#1
youri elkouch New Member youri elkouch Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello all, I am new to Ensight and I am trying to do the following : - import a surface defined by XYZ coordinates (not plane) - have Ensight interpolate the field of a variable (i.e., velocity norm) on this surface - plot the contour on it Any ideas? Is it only possible? If not, could you recommand me another visualization soft? Thanks a lot. Greetings, Youri

December 14, 2013, 13:46	import surface and interpolate field on it	#2
kevincolburn Senior Member Kevin Colburn Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 131 Rep Power: 17	Youri, - import a surface defined by XYZ coordinates (not plane) Sure. File -- > Open Browser. There are a lot of various formats to read this type of data. If the data is purely point data (like PIV), then we have macros to convert that type of data into EnSight. The EnSight Case format is also open, documented, and free to use too. - have Ensight interpolate the field of a variable (i.e., velocity norm) on this surface If you have two cases (perhaps an original dataset containing the variable, and this "new" imported surface), then you can use the "CaseMap" function in EnSight to interpolate the variable onto this newly imported surface. - plot the contour on it Just drag/drop the variable from the list onto the part. That is it. -Regards, Kevin Colburn __________________ Kevin Colburn Computational Engineering International, Inc. www.ceisoftware.com kevin@ensight.com

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December 16, 2013, 04:03		#3
youri elkouch New Member youri elkouch Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the quick answer !