Postprocessing - Create JPEG's without GUI.

January 7, 2009, 12:49

Hi,

I would like to know if Flow-3d can automatically create 2-D images at the end of a simulation without opening the gui to render them. At the end of a run, I would like to have images of 10 time slices by 30 cut planes (300 images). I am running Flow-3d remotely on a machine that does not have a graphis card.

Thanks in advance,

Frank D.

January 9, 2009, 01:06

Frank, I do not know if current versions can make jpegs, but older versions could make bmps (bitmaps). I do not see that option in 9.3.1 help files. You probably should set up a short test run to be sure it works the way you want to.

I recommend you go to the help files/manual, and look up INPUT VARIABLE SUMMARY > GRAPHIC OUTPUT (GRAFIC) > Graphic Output: Contour Plots to learn how to set up the plots.

Then look in the help files TUTORIAL > RUNNING FLOW-3D > Running FLOW-3D from the Command Line > Display program: PLTFSI and FLOWPLOT

Good luck! Jim Higgs

January 7, 2009, 12:49	Postprocessing - Create JPEG's without GUI.	#1
Frank D. Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, I would like to know if Flow-3d can automatically create 2-D images at the end of a simulation without opening the gui to render them. At the end of a run, I would like to have images of 10 time slices by 30 cut planes (300 images). I am running Flow-3d remotely on a machine that does not have a graphis card. Thanks in advance, Frank D.

January 9, 2009, 01:06	Re: Postprocessing - Create JPEG's without GUI.	#2
Jim Higgs Guest Posts: n/a	Frank, I do not know if current versions can make jpegs, but older versions could make bmps (bitmaps). I do not see that option in 9.3.1 help files. You probably should set up a short test run to be sure it works the way you want to. I recommend you go to the help files/manual, and look up INPUT VARIABLE SUMMARY > GRAPHIC OUTPUT (GRAFIC) > Graphic Output: Contour Plots to learn how to set up the plots. Then look in the help files TUTORIAL > RUNNING FLOW-3D > Running FLOW-3D from the Command Line > Display program: PLTFSI and FLOWPLOT Good luck! Jim Higgs

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