How to show all time zone in tecplot?

haizhou0410 · November 15, 2020, 21:33

Hi Guys,

I am doing unsteady simulations now. I exported several plt files (0001.plt...0010.plt...) for some timesteps. I loaded these files in the Tecplot, it only displayed the zones of the first file. Although I can make animations using Animatie-time..., how can I display all time zones together? When I opened the Zone style... it only shows the zones of the first file. But when I open the Data set info, it shows the zones of all the files. Thank you in advance!

wsfowler · November 23, 2020, 16:16

Tecplot 360 treats zones as transient that share the same "Strand" number and will only show the zones that are relevant at the determined time step. If you want to see all the zones simultaneously you have two options:

1) Change the solution time for each zone to be the same - you'll still only have one entry in the Zone Style dialog.
2) Give each zone a Strand of zero - A zero value will instruct Tecplot 360 to treat the zones as "static" (i.e. no longer transient) and they'll show up individually in the Zone Style dialog and display simultaneously.

I believe Option #2 will be best for your use case.

You can change the Strand number in the Data>Edit Time Strands... dialog.

haizhou0410 · November 24, 2020, 05:06

Thank you very much wsfowler! The Option #2 worked!

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsfowler

Tecplot 360 treats zones as transient that share the same "Strand" number and will only show the zones that are relevant at the determined time step. If you want to see all the zones simultaneously you have two options:

1) Change the solution time for each zone to be the same - you'll still only have one entry in the Zone Style dialog.
2) Give each zone a Strand of zero - A zero value will instruct Tecplot 360 to treat the zones as "static" (i.e. no longer transient) and they'll show up individually in the Zone Style dialog and display simultaneously.

I believe Option #2 will be best for your use case.

You can change the Strand number in the Data>Edit Time Strands... dialog.

November 15, 2020, 21:33	How to show all time zone in tecplot?	#1
haizhou0410 New Member Jim Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 7	Hi Guys, I am doing unsteady simulations now. I exported several plt files (0001.plt...0010.plt...) for some timesteps. I loaded these files in the Tecplot, it only displayed the zones of the first file. Although I can make animations using Animatie-time..., how can I display all time zones together? When I opened the Zone style... it only shows the zones of the first file. But when I open the Data set info, it shows the zones of all the files. Thank you in advance!

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November 23, 2020, 16:16		#2
wsfowler Senior Member Scott Fowler Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 123 Rep Power: 17	Tecplot 360 treats zones as transient that share the same "Strand" number and will only show the zones that are relevant at the determined time step. If you want to see all the zones simultaneously you have two options: 1) Change the solution time for each zone to be the same - you'll still only have one entry in the Zone Style dialog. 2) Give each zone a Strand of zero - A zero value will instruct Tecplot 360 to treat the zones as "static" (i.e. no longer transient) and they'll show up individually in the Zone Style dialog and display simultaneously. I believe Option #2 will be best for your use case. You can change the Strand number in the Data>Edit Time Strands... dialog. QLiang likes this.