Ensight Usermanual User Manual

2017-12-05

• EnSight User Manual for Version 10.2
• Table of Contents
• 1 Overview
  • 1.1 Concepts
    • Architecture
    • Cases
    • Parts
    • Reading and Loading Parts
    • Part Attributes
    • Created Parts
    • Part Selection and Identification
    • Transformations
    • Frames
    • Variables
    • Queries
    • Transient Data
    • Animation
  • 1.2 GUI Overview
    • 1.2.1 Main Graphics Window
    • 1.2.2 List Panels
    • 1.2.3 User Interface Panels
    • 1.2.4 Feature and Quick Action Icon Bar
    • 1.2.5 Tools Icon Bar
    • 1.2.6 Main Menu Bar
    • 1.2.7 Quick Color Widget
    • 1.2.8 Feature Panel (FP)
    • 1.2.9 Click/Touch-n-Go
    • 1.2.10 Drag-n-Drop
  • 1.3 Other Features
  • 1.4 Documentation
  • 1.5 Contacting CEI
• 2 Input
  • 2.1 Reader Basics
    • Dataset Format Basics
    • Reading and Loading Data Basics
  • 2.2 Native EnSight Format Readers
    • EnSight Case Reader
    • EnSight5 Reader
  • 2.3 Other Readers
    • ABAQUS_ODB Reader
    • AIRPAK/ICEPAK Reader
    • AcuSolve Reader
    • ANSYS Reader
    • AUTODYN Reader
    • AVUS Reader
    • Barracuda Reader
    • CAD Reader
    • CFF Reader
    • CFX4 Reader
    • CFX5 Reader
    • CGNS Reader
    • CGNS-XML Reader
    • Converge_Input Reader
    • CTH Reader
    • EXODUS II Reader
    • FAST UNSTRUCTURED Reader
    • FIDAP NEUTRAL Reader
    • FLOW3D-MULTIBLOCK Reader
    • FLUENT Direct Reader
    • Inventor Reader
    • LS-DYNA Reader
    • MSC.DYTRAN Reader
    • MSC.MARC Reader
    • MSC.MARC Legacy Reader
    • NASTRAN OP2 Reader
    • Nastran Input Deck Reader
    • OpenFOAM Reader
    • OVERFLOW Reader
    • PLOT3D Reader
    • RADIOSS Reader
    • POLYFLOW Reader
    • SDRC Ideas Reader
    • SILO Reader
    • Software Cradle FLD Reader
    • STAR-CD and STAR-CCM+ Reader
    • STL Reader
    • Synthetic Reader
    • Tecplot Reader
    • Vectis Reader
    • VTK Reader
    • XDMF Reader
  • 2.4 Other External Data Sources
    • External Translators
    • Exported from Analysis Codes
  • 2.5 Command Files
    • Saving the Default Command File for EnSight Session
    • Auto recovery
  • 2.6 Archive Files
    • Saving and Restoring a Full backup
  • 2.7 Context Files
    • Saving a Context File
    • Restoring a Context
  • 2.8 Session Files
    • Saving a Session File
    • Restoring a Session
  • 2.9 Scenario Files
  • 2.10 Saving Geometry and Results Within EnSight
    • Saving Geometric Entities
    • If Rigid Body Transformations in Model
  • 2.11 Saving and Restoring View States
  • 2.12 Saving Graphic Images
    • Troubleshooting Saving an Image
  • 2.13 Saving and Restoring Animations
  • 2.14 Saving Query Text Information
    • From EnSight Message Window
  • 2.15 Saving Your EnSight Environment
  • 2.16 Saving EnSight Graphics Rendering Window Size
• 3 List Panels
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Part List Panel
    • 3.2.1 Default View
    • 3.2.2 Attributes
    • 3.2.3 Right Mouse Button Actions
    • 3.2.4 Part Group Visual Transformations
  • 3.3 Variables List Panel
    • 3.3.1 Default View
    • 3.3.2 Attributes
    • 3.3.3 Right Mouse Button Actions
  • 3.4 Annotations List Panel
    • 3.4.1 Default View
    • 3.4.2 Attributes
    • 3.4.3 Right Mouse Button Actions
  • 3.5 Queries/Plotters List Panel
    • 3.5.1 Default View
    • 3.5.2 Attributes
    • 3.5.3 Right Mouse Button Actions
  • 3.6 Frames List Panel
    • 3.6.1 Default View
    • 3.6.2 Attributes
    • 3.6.3 Right Mouse Button Actions
  • 3.7 Viewports List Panel
    • 3.7.1 Default View
    • 3.7.2 Attributes
    • 3.7.3 Right Mouse Button Actions
  • 3.8 Quick Color Widget Panel
• 4 Main Menu
  • 4.1 File Menu Functions
  • 4.2 Edit Menu Functions
  • 4.3 Create Menu Functions
  • 4.4 Query Menu Functions
  • 4.5 View Menu Functions
  • 4.6 Tools Menu Functions
  • 4.7 Window Functions
  • 4.8 Case Menu Functions
  • 4.9 Help Menu Functions
• 5 Features
  • Overview
  • Parts
  • 5.1 Parts
    • 5.1.1 Parts Quick Action Icons
    • 5.1.2 Model Parts
      • Feature Panel Turndowns Common To All Part Types
    • 5.1.3 Clip Parts
    • 5.1.4 Contour Parts
    • 5.1.5 Developed Surface Parts
    • 5.1.6 Elevated Surface Parts
    • 5.1.7 Extruded Parts
    • 5.1.8 Isosurface Parts
    • 5.1.9 Material Interface Parts
    • 5.1.10 Particle Trace Parts
    • 5.1.11 Point Parts
    • 5.1.12 Profile Parts
    • 5.1.13 Separation/Attachment Line Parts
    • 5.1.14 Shock Regions/Surfaces Parts
    • 5.1.15 Subset Parts
    • 5.1.16 Tensor Glyph Parts
    • 5.1.17 Vector Arrow Parts
    • 5.1.18 Vortex Core Parts
    • 5.1.19 Auxiliary Geometry
    • Annotations
  • 5.2 Annotations
    • 5.2.1 Text Annotation
    • 5.2.2 Line Annotation
    • 5.2.3 Shape Annotation
    • 5.2.4 3D Arrow Annotation
    • 5.2.5 Dial Annotation
    • 5.2.6 Gauge Annotation
    • 5.2.7 Logo Annotation
    • 5.2.8 Legend Annotation
    • Query/Plotter
  • 5.3 Query/Plotter
    • 5.3.1 At Line Tool Over Distance
    • 5.3.2 At 1D Part Over Distance
    • 5.3.3 At Spline Over Distance
    • 5.3.4 At Node Over Time
    • 5.3.5 At Element Over Time
    • 5.3.6 At IJK Over Time
    • 5.3.7 At XYZ Over Time
    • 5.3.8 At Minimum Over Time
    • 5.3.9 At Maximum Over Time
    • 5.3.10 By Scalar Value
    • 5.3.11 By Constant on Part Sweep
    • 5.3.12 By Operating on Existing Queries
    • 5.3.13 Read From an External File
    • 5.3.14 Read From a Server File
    • 5.3.15 Plotters
    • Viewports
  • 5.4 Viewports
    • 5.4.1 Viewports Quick Action Icons & Feature Panel
    • Frames
  • 5.5 Frames
    • 5.5.1 Frames Quick Action Icons and Feature Panel
    • 5.5.2 Frame Definition
    • 5.5.3 Frame Transform
    • Calculator
  • 5.6 Calculator
    • Flipbook Animation
  • 5.7 Flipbook Animation
    • Interactive Probe Query
  • 5.8 Interactive Probe Query
    • Keyframe Animation
  • 5.9 Keyframe Animation
    • Solution Time
  • 5.10 Solution Time
  • 5.11 Tools Icon Bar
    • User Tools
  • 5.12 User Tools
• 6 Transformation Control
  • General Description
  • 6.1 Global Transform
  • 6.2 Tool Transform
  • 6.3 Center Of Transform
  • 6.4 Z-Clip
  • 6.5 Look At/Look From
  • 6.6 Copy/Paste Transformation State
  • 6.7 Camera
• 7 Variables and EnSight Calculator
  • General Description
  • 7.1 Variable Selection and Activation
  • 7.2 Variable Summary & Palette
    • Palette Editor Items Available on Every Tab
    • Palette Editor Simple Tab
    • Palette Editor Advanced Tab
    • Palette Editor Markers Tab
    • Palette Editor Options Tab
    • Palette Editor Files Tab
  • 7.3 Variable Creation
    • Threaded Calculator Functions
  • 7.4 Boundary Layer Variables
• 8 Preference and Setup File Formats
  • 8.1 Palette/Color File Formats
    • Palette Editor File Format
    • Predefined Function Palette
    • Default False Color Map File Format
    • Default Part Color File Format
  • 8.2 Data Reader Preferences File Format
  • 8.3 Data Format Extension Map File Format
  • 8.4 Parallel Rendering Configuration File
  • 8.5 Resource File Format
  • 8.6 Other Preferences Files
  • 8.7 Python Extension Files
• 9 EnSight Data Formats
  • EnSight Maximums
  • 9.1 EnSight Gold Casefile Format
    • EnSight Gold General Description
    • EnSight Gold Case File Format
    • EnSight Gold Geometry File Format
    • Partial example of per-part connectivity usage
    • EnSight Gold Variable File Format
    • EnSight Gold Per_Node Variable File Format
    • EnSight Gold Per_Element Variable File Format
    • EnSight Gold Undefined Variable Values Format
    • EnSight Gold Partial Variable Values Format
    • EnSight Gold Constant Per Part Variable Files
    • EnSight Gold Measured/Particle File Format
    • EnSight Gold Material Files Format
  • 9.2 EnSight6 Casefile Format
    • EnSight6 General Description
    • EnSight6 Case File Format
    • EnSight6 Geometry File Format
    • EnSight6 Variable File Format
    • EnSight6 Per_Node Variable File Format
    • EnSight6 Per_Element Variable File Format
    • EnSight6 Measured/Particle File Format
    • Writing EnSight6 Binary Files
  • 9.3 EnSight5 Format
    • EnSight5 General Description
    • EnSight5 Geometry File Format
    • EnSight5 Result File Format
    • EnSight5 Variable File Format
    • EnSight5 Measured/Particle File Format
    • Writing EnSight5 Binary Files
  • 9.4 FAST UNSTRUCTURED Results File Format
  • 9.5 FLUENT UNIVERSAL Results File Format
  • 9.6 Movie.BYU Results File Format
  • 9.7 PLOT3D Results File Format
  • 9.8 Server-of-Server Casefile Format
    • Partition Utility
    • Spatially decomposed Case files
    • Threading
    • NETWORK_INTERFACES
  • 9.9 Periodic Matchfile Format
  • 9.10 XY Plot Data Format
  • 9.11 EnSight Boundary File Format
  • 9.12 EnSight Particle Emitter File Format
  • 9.13 EnSight Rigid Body File Format
    • Version 1
    • Version 2
  • 9.14 Euler Parameter File Format
  • 9.15 Vector Glyph File Format
    • General Comments:
    • File description:
    • Example:
  • 9.16 Constant Variables File Format
    • General Comments:
    • Example:
  • 9.17 Point Part File Format
  • 9.18 Spline Control Point File Format
  • 9.19 EnSight Embedded Python (EEP) File Format
    • The “module” case (“__init__.py”):
    • The “installer” case (“autoexec.py”):
    • Usage notes:
  • 9.20 Camera Orientation File Format
    • Example:
  • 9.21 Multi-Tiled Movie (MTM) File Format
    • Example Tiling of large movie by subdividing into two parts in the X:
    • Example Stereo movie using a series of left and right png files:
    • Example Tiling of two movies to play them side by side:
• 10 Utility Programs
  • 10.1 EnSight Case Gold Writer
• 11 Remote Display and Parallel Compositing
  • 11.1 Remote Display
  • 11.2 Parallel Compositing
• 12 Caves, Walls & Head-mounted displays
  • 12.1 CAVES
  • 12.2 WALLS
  • 12.3 Head-Mounted Displays
  • 12.4 SpaceNavigator and Gamepad
• 13 CEIShell
  • EnSight Virtual Communication Utility
  • Introduction
  • Operational Overview
  • CEIShell
  • Basic CEIShell Examples
  • Using CEIStart
  • Debugging
  • Determining Where EnSight Components Run
  • Legacy Case SOS
• 14 EnSight Networking Considerations
• 15 Raytracing