[sda]

Dear OpenFOAMers,

I am trying to use pyFoamPlotWatcher on a case that was created by Thorsten Grahs. This is an external aerodynamics example of the Ahmed Body using the pisoFoam solver.

When I start pyFoam withe the command pyFoamPlotWatcher piso.log, no windows appear showing a live update of the solution residuals. instead I get the text from the .log file in the window.

I am running this case in OpenFoam V 2.1.1 on a 64 bit Ubuntu 12.10 virtual machine using the Parallels 8 on my Apple MAcBook Pro.

It seems that i might have aprobem with gnuplot but no error messages appear and I have not yet discovered the problem,hence my post.

Any help would be appreciated.

[immortality]

whats the duty of plot watcher?why don't you use plotrunner command instead?

[sda]

I am new to pyFoam. I thought plotWatcher allowed you to view the residuals. I wasn't aware that plotRunner incorporated any features that allowed you to monitor a solution that was underway. Does it? If so then I will try but I suspect that I have an issue of gnuplot and the graphics drivers in Ubuntu 12.10.

[gschaider]

Originally Posted by immortality

whats the duty of plot watcher?why don't you use plotrunner command instead?

PlotWatcher is if you already have a log (for instance from a run on the cluster) and want to analyze that log.

PlotRunner is only of use for small runs were you plan to have the terminal open all the time

[gschaider]

Originally Posted by sda

Dear OpenFOAMers,

I am trying to use pyFoamPlotWatcher on a case that was created by Thorsten Grahs. This is an external aerodynamics example of the Ahmed Body using the pisoFoam solver.

When I start pyFoam withe the command pyFoamPlotWatcher piso.log, no windows appear showing a live update of the solution residuals. instead I get the text from the .log file in the window.

I am running this case in OpenFoam V 2.1.1 on a 64 bit Ubuntu 12.10 virtual machine using the Parallels 8 on my Apple MAcBook Pro.

It seems that i might have aprobem with gnuplot but no error messages appear and I have not yet discovered the problem,hence my post.

Any help would be appreciated.

Gnuplot works on its own?

Some other things that could be the case:
- the Watcher needs at least two timesteps before he starts plotting. You've had that many yet?
- To find out that a new timestep ist "there" the Watcher scans the output for the "typical" output "Time = 3.4". Some solvers say it different and the Watcher then has a hard time finding the next time (but this can be configured). Anyway. If this is an unmodified pisoFoam then this probably isn't a problem

Some things you could try to make it clearer where the problem is:

- does the pyFoamPlotRunner.py not plot too?
- does this problem occur with tutorial cases too (Plotter and Watcher)
- in gnuplot does for instance "plot sin(x)" work?

[immortality]

then after ending the run we can plot residuals by pyFoamPlotRunner.did i grasp it correctly?

[gschaider]

Originally Posted by immortality

then after ending the run we can plot residuals by pyFoamPlotRunner.did i grasp it correctly?

No. you run the case with pyFoamPlotRunner.py, pyFoamRunner.py or any other command that generates a logfile.

Then you can plot the stuff from the logfile with the watcher. Even while the case is still running on another machine (that's why its called Watcher)