Plotting Tips

Derived surfaces can be quite complicated, and are sometimes difficult to visualize without some manipulation to remove the clutter. Dr. Scott Imlay discuss a method to divide the derived surfaces into segments so that important segments are easier to isolate.

Often, Tecplot software users will come to us before they give a big presentation and ask for advice on how to make some eye-popping animations that they can show in their materials. Almost invariably, we show them how to create Flash animations. Come see why.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video, we'll be showing how to create a macro in Tecplot 360. Included with the video is a basic syntax guide, along with where to find complete resources for macro creation.

Follow along with this video tutorial on how to pull data from Tecplot into O-Matrix to do some extended mathematical analysis (in this case FFT), how to process that data in O-Matrix and then send it back to Tecplot to prepare plots for final export into a presentation.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video, we'll be showing how to achieve precise gridline control. Tecplot offers complete control over gridlines with millimeter precision. These options are critical for many of today's applications.

Watch as Dr. Durrell Rittenberg takes you through examples of how to utilize frames for a more holistic view of your results in this video tutorial. The ability to "tell a story" with your results is essential to communication. Follow along for some great tips on how to tell your story and showcase your hardwork.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video, we'll be examining how to work with Excel data in Tecplot 360 to add power and productivity to your workflow.

Tecplot Tips is back! In this and future tips articles, we will be showing some of the powerful new features of Tecplot 360. The tips presented are designed to make your work easier, more productive, and help you understand more about your data.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video, we'll be taking a case study approach to automating routine tasks. The ability to accelerate routine analysis is a valuable component of any workflow for a consistent approach and freeing up valuable resources.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video, we'll be extracting iso-lines or contour levels in Tecplot. There is a simple extraction algorithm in Tecplot which allows you to take those iso-lines into separate zones with the click of a button.

Learn how to mirror zones and to use the mirrored zones to create iso-surfaces.

Learn how to extract data from Logical Indices.

Learn how to extract data from an FE boundary.

Continuing our performance plot series, we generate simple line curves to help us understand the performance of an HVAC system.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video we learn how to generate stacked XY performance plots.

New in Tecplot 10 Release 4 is the ability to animate time-dependent solutions and/or groups of zones without writing a macro. Grouping and selecting by a time stamp can be performed with one-click via the Animate Zones dialog.

In this month's Tecplot Tips on Video we create an engine performance plot by working with data from Excel, editing zone styles, using macros, and utilizing style sheets.

Checking for mass flow rate convergence in the internal portion of a nozzle to validate CFD results.

Calculating transit time with Tecplot's CFD Analyzer helps you understand flow and particle transport dynamics.

Take advantage of Flash's flexibility and quality to impress colleagues, managers, prospects and customers. This article demonstrates which macro commands to utilize for Flash animations.

Try using this animation macro as a starting point to create a movie that displays streamtraces one point at a time. Also, change Tecplot's default directory for easy access to files, configurations, and macros.

Learn Flash advantages, recommendations, about the Flash export dialog, Flash options, Flash media players, Flash in PowerPoint, and Flash on the Web.

Learn slicing and streamline shortcuts.

Using aerial site photographs and DEM information to generate texture mapping on 3-D surfaces.

Using simple manipulation, accurately represent soil, water and bedrock XY data as a 2-D contour plot.

An advanced tips article about interpolating sensor data into a cylindrical volume - then highlighting surfaces of interest.

Learn how to present quality animations in PowerPoint®.

One of our developers switches to a new Linux machine and tells us his experience.

Interpolating temperature sensor data onto an outlet cylinder - a strategy for experimental data analysis.

Using Extrude to generate volume data from 3-D surfaces.

Converting Raster Metafiles (*.rm) to AVI files, and using the Specify Options dialog when loading very large data files.

Suggestions and tips from Tecplot users on exporting presentation quality plots.

Projection plots can be used to highlight areas in 3-D plots obscured or hidden by variations in elevation.

Using Tecplot's Statistics Calculator Add-On. A simple but powerful statistics calculator.

Animate zones in a data set while one zone remains active throughout the animation.

Learn how to use the new Excel macro that allows you to directly load data from Excel into Tecplot under Windows.

Learn how to make your geographical, biological, and other data types look more life-like.

Use dynamic placeholders to insert text that changes when your data set or display environment is altered.

With the various sidebar tools you can perform many enhanced operations with the mouse and keyboard.

Add depth to your Web site by simulating the effect of background transparency with PNG files.

Making a Fence plot with Tecplot 9.0.

Use the configuration file to change Tecplot defaults to your own plotting preferences.

This month we will take a look at a few options for plotting random or irregular data.

Calculate particle paths and streaklines with Tecplot and CFD Analyzer.

Generate plots that get noticed - images that distinguish your report and effectively communicate results quickly.

Learn how to link Contour Levels, Frame Size and Position, X-Axis Range, Y-Axis Range, and 3-D Plot View. Additionally learn to specify multiple groups of linked frames - mixing and matching which attributes are linked between frames.

This month's Tecplot Tips explores shortcuts for magnification and rotation a key to analyzing results, spotting trends and outputting the perfect plot for your papers.