Introduction

Different options are provided for seamless visualization of the 3D results. The table below shows an overview of the options and indicates for which entity type (region, subregion, boundary) they are available. The different options are described in detail below.

	Region		Subregion		Boundary
	Solid	Fluid	Design	General	All types
Plot Types	Surface	Surface Streamlines	Surface Clip	Surface	Surface
Fields	$T$	$T,U,p,nut,q,qr,htc$	$T, q$	Same as parent region	Same as parent region

3D plot types

Surface plot

The surface plots show the distribution of a field over the surface. In solid based regions, the temperature

(T)

, heat flux

(q)

and radiative heat flux

(qr)

fields can be plotted. In fluid based regions, in addition, the density

(\rho)

, absolute velocity

(U)

, relative pressure

(p)

, turbulent diffusivity

(\nu \;\text{or}\;nut)

and heat transfer coefficient

(htc)

are available. The same applies to general subregions and boundaries. For design regions, only the temperature

(T)

and heat flux

(q)

fields can be visualized.

If you want to plot the temperature field of a given CAD entity, you can chose to plot it in Kelvin

(T[K])

or in Celsius

(T[°C])

Streamline plot

Streamlines are a convenient way to visualize the flow in a region. At the end of every simulation, the streamline data is automatically generated for the field's regions in the geometry. The field's velocity and pressure along the velocity streamlines are generated at random points in the geometry. If required, more detailed visualization of streamlines can be performed on the user side by downloading the field data.

Configuration tools

View manipulation

The mouse and keyboard shortcuts to manipulate the view are listed in the table below.

Action	Binding
Rotate	Left mouse button
Zoom	Right mouse button/mouse wheel
Pan	Shift + left mouse button

The view can also be manipulated using the buttons on the 3D view. There are options to take screenshots, change camera angles, and orient the view in the X, Y, or Z axis.

Plot manipulation

To view the options for each plot, click on the plot such that the name turns bold. Now a side pane appears on the right side of the window where you can select the field, color scheme, or value ranges for the plot. To hide/show a particular plot, use the icon on the left side of the name of the plot.