surface Output Surface

Introduction

Output surfaces are arbitrary 2D surfaces that sample local regions of the lattice. The shape of the output surface is defined using either built-in or imported children geometry. Output surfaces are useful for visualizing local spatial variations without storing full volumetric data.

These interpolate cell data onto an STL triangle surface mesh and then output that data at both slice and volume output frequencies. In addition, the solver will report statistics for the mean/min/max of cell data variables as well as the fluid flux through the surface. An output surface is defined by simply creating the object, then defining the children geometry. The child geometry defines the output surface itself.

Output Surface Toolbar

Context-Specific Toolbar Forms

Description

addG Add Geometry

The Add Geometry form adds child geometry by importing from external CAD files, extracting from external CAD assemblies, or defining internally using built-in parametric geometry.

move Move

The Move form enables three-dimensional rigid body transform of object through free drag or point-to-point snapping.

rotate Rotate

The Rotate form enables three-dimensional rotation of geometry.

scale Scale

The Scale form enables volumetric scaling of a geometry about a set anchor point.

edtme Edit Mesh

The Edit Mesh form modifies the resolution of the solid body surface mesh used in the simulation.

mate Mate

The Mate form allows surface-to-surface mating and alignment.

See also Child Geometry Context Specific Toolbar.

For a full description of each selection on the Context-Specific Toolbar, see Toolbar Selections.