Animations for C++ in CFD

Emre Turkoz · February 13, 2011, 06:08

Hi everybody,

I'm developing my own codes and I have a little problem regarding animations. When I work with 2D problems, I was writing the result matrix from my C code to a file and then using MATLAB, I was making a contour plot of my data.

But now, I'm working on a project that I need to visualize my results in 3D instantly. I want to watch the animation as the problem is being solved. I'm considering recording results in each time step and again using MATLAB making some animations if possible. But do you know a better way for animations? I want to prepare a user interface using C++ (I'm also not so familiar with this language) and I want to use an animation tool, maybe a library with C++. I will solve a transient problem and want to watch my 3D domain at every time step.

Thank you for any help.

Best Regards,
Emre.

trieuminh07 · February 13, 2011, 22:28

You can create pbrt file to render animation. I'm working on it too

trieuminh07 · February 13, 2011, 22:30

This is pbrt homepage. You can download source code or library to add to your c++ project.

Emre Turkoz · February 14, 2011, 07:29

thank you, it looks really good. Have you managed to perform any animations with that tool?

trieuminh07 · February 14, 2011, 19:15

Yes, it's very useful, i used it in many projects. Sure u can use it too.

RameshK · February 15, 2011, 04:45

Check out Mayavi, This is software for 3D scientific data vizualization, you can also make some animations with this and is an opensource

February 13, 2011, 06:08	Animations for C++ in CFD	#1
Emre Turkoz New Member Emre Turkoz Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 16	Hi everybody, I'm developing my own codes and I have a little problem regarding animations. When I work with 2D problems, I was writing the result matrix from my C code to a file and then using MATLAB, I was making a contour plot of my data. But now, I'm working on a project that I need to visualize my results in 3D instantly. I want to watch the animation as the problem is being solved. I'm considering recording results in each time step and again using MATLAB making some animations if possible. But do you know a better way for animations? I want to prepare a user interface using C++ (I'm also not so familiar with this language) and I want to use an animation tool, maybe a library with C++. I will solve a transient problem and want to watch my 3D domain at every time step. Thank you for any help. Best Regards, Emre.

February 15, 2011, 04:45	options	#6
RameshK Member Ramesh K Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 73 Rep Power: 16	Check out Mayavi, This is software for 3D scientific data vizualization, you can also make some animations with this and is an opensource

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February 13, 2011, 22:28		#2
trieuminh07 New Member a Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 15	You can create pbrt file to render animation. I'm working on it too

February 13, 2011, 22:30		#3
trieuminh07 New Member a Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 15	This is pbrt homepage. You can download source code or library to add to your c++ project.

February 14, 2011, 07:29		#4
Emre Turkoz New Member Emre Turkoz Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 16	thank you, it looks really good. Have you managed to perform any animations with that tool?

February 14, 2011, 19:15		#5
trieuminh07 New Member a Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 15	Yes, it's very useful, i used it in many projects. Sure u can use it too.