Generating a Line Variation Graph

This feature allows users to generate a graph showing the profile of a result along a line:

1. Select a mesh with results from the list of meshes shown at the top left side of the window by clicking on its name. Alternatively, users can also select the mesh by using the selection mode on the Views toolbar and clicking on the mesh rendered on the screen.

2. Use the navigation bar to jump to the timestep of the dataset that you are interested in.

3. Introduce the (X,Y,Z) coordinates for the Start Point and End Point that define the line to get the profile of a result/variable. Note that the line needs to intersect the mesh selected in previous step.

4. Use the Variable pull-down menu to select the result/variable that you would like to get the line variation from.

5. If the Variable selected contains more than one component, select a component from the Component pull-down menu.

6. Click the Apply button.

7. A graph that contains the profile of the result along the defined line is generated and available in the Graphs accordion of the working project/scenario.

Figure 43 - Line Variation feature at Tools tab of the Post page