Show Cartesian Vector of Cylindrical Vector Components

fluid23 · September 8, 2015, 15:36

Does anyone know a way to display the cartesian vector for a component of a cylindrical vector?

What I would like to be able to do is show both the direction and magnitude of the tangential component of the velocity vector inside a region using a vector scene.

me3840 · September 18, 2015, 12:11

I'm not sure if I follow, your first question doesn't seem to apply to the second statement.

You can set any vector value to a local coordinate system in any particular direction by choosing the vector function in the vector displayer..

fluid23 · September 18, 2015, 12:15

Sure it does. The tangential velocity field function is a scalar, but has some direction in the XYZ system. Your comment about local coordinate systems is correct, I figured it out about 10 min after posting. However, there is a bug in v10.02 which makes things a little messy.

Either way, its long since resolved. Thanks for the input.

September 8, 2015, 15:36	Show Cartesian Vector of Cylindrical Vector Components	#1
fluid23 Senior Member Matt Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 947 Rep Power: 18	Does anyone know a way to display the cartesian vector for a component of a cylindrical vector? What I would like to be able to do is show both the direction and magnitude of the tangential component of the velocity vector inside a region using a vector scene.

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September 18, 2015, 12:11		#2
me3840 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,232 Rep Power: 24	I'm not sure if I follow, your first question doesn't seem to apply to the second statement. You can set any vector value to a local coordinate system in any particular direction by choosing the vector function in the vector displayer..

September 18, 2015, 12:15		#3
fluid23 Senior Member Matt Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 947 Rep Power: 18	Sure it does. The tangential velocity field function is a scalar, but has some direction in the XYZ system. Your comment about local coordinate systems is correct, I figured it out about 10 min after posting. However, there is a bug in v10.02 which makes things a little messy. Either way, its long since resolved. Thanks for the input.