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1. E M a GERE The color legend appears to the right of the model in the Graphics Window Moi iii m default behavior this is a user controllable preference Note that the E o o 5 display of legends can be controlled in the Legend Visibility dialog which is Diffused light ia accessible via the Uu icon on the right just above the graphics window We won t actually modify the legend visibility at this time Also note that color legends have many display attributes see How To Create Color Legends Help gt How To Manual for more information 4 Click the Close button to remove the dialog 5 Click the Shaded Toggle on the desktop to enable shaded surface di amp play fOr all Ddilsesawesouw302 ed Ete Re DPNEDA CE E DE EET ERES Eai R ooo Gf 100 PB o no n Your Graphics Window should now appear similar to B E Coordinates Time A Show components M Edit palette E dit texture mS Appiy Help pressure 1 079e 00 x 9 724e 01 8 663e 01 7 601e 01 6 540e 01 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration In the next sequence of operations we will create a new part an X clip Once the clipping plane has been created we will build a contour part using the clipping plane as the parent part Clipping Plane Part 6 Select the external flow field part in the Main Parts list which is still loaded but is invisible File Edit Query Yie Tools Case H
2. Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 9 Parts and Part Attributes After these operations and some rotate and zoom transformations your Graphics Window should look something like the following Note that the node labels have been colored black here to contrast with the white background your labels will be white on a black background 3 10 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Saving Files 3 4 Saving Files Saving Images EnSight supports several formats for image output In this example both PostScript and JPEG files will be saved 1 For Unix Linux Select File gt Print Save Print save image Image to open the Print Save Image dialog Advanced x e Current Format EnVideo By default EnVideo is selected W To filetprefiz Prefix select Note For Windows use File gt Save gt Image 3 Output formats and options or File gt Print To printer using connand Image lmovielgeometry formats Convert to default print colors Postscript A For JPEG output a Color v 2 Cli k F t JL hohe ppucter ug Microsoft AYI movie forme Saturation fai ica fa aaa SIDE ene Windows BitMaP E and select JPEG image file Print Cancel CEI EnVideo movie file Quality Compuserve Animated G E 3 Click Okay to close the format dialog M ILNALLLILL LL LLL Moving Picture Experts Gi 4 Enter a file prefix in the To File fi
3. L Case 1 13 guardrail supports id guardrail supports gt 0001 15 guardrail 9 Select the GROUP car part in the Main Parts list i l Select Delete Sort a 10 Click the Color transparency icon in the Part Mode Icon Bar to open the Part color lighting amp transparency dialog Apply modifications immediately Shading type Gouraud 6 Highlight shininess mm j Highlight intensity Img 0 20 Diffused light 11 Select the plastic variable then close the dialog 22222 eee eee eee eee eee eee gt displacement Coordinates Time The color legend appears to the right of the model in the Graphics Show components Window Color legends have many display attributes see How To Create Editpalette Edit texture Color Legends Help gt How To Manual for more information Close TE Het Change the display to shaded 12 Click Shaded toggle on the desktop so E 22 e 13 Rotate and zoom the model until the view in the Graphics Window looks something like the image on the next page 6 4 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 EnSight provides an interactive probe tool that uses the mouse pointer to select points of interest 14 Click the Probe icon in the Feature Icon bar to open the Quick GST AC TIO IAs a sett ave sosta Bence Greer are ace ae ae eee quis dieto IURE E 15 Select the pla
4. iemwinate Help 6 6 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration 28 Click New Plotter lt 4 ce rA komen mE m REC mm UR eS EE ES dn RR The plot appears in the lower left corner of the Graphics Window See How To Query Plot Help gt How To Manual for more information Plot Mode provides Q Query items Pldtters of query s type Maximum plastic vs T A kal A W Rescale plotter when curve assigned kal control over the appearance of plotters and zi OR z curves see How To Change Plot Show Save Delete New plotter Delete Help Attributes Help gt How To Manual for more information 29 Since the axis interferes with the plot simply click the axis toggle just above the graphics window Y off for now bd Pe lB ee L Eu Your Graphics Window should now look something like the following Maximum plastic vs Time JE o 0 plastic 3 D4 6 251e 01 02 4 688e 01 T 3 126e 01 Q Q1 Ti 02 1 563e 01 0 000e 00 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 7 Annotation 6 3 Annotation Many postprocessing tasks require the production of hardcopy or video output with various types of annotation EnSight provides comprehensive features for annotation text lines arrows color legends and bit mapped logos To add text annotation 1 Click Annot in the Mode Selection area to enter p AN Annotation mode ii 2 Click the
5. See How To Connect EnSight Client and Server Help gt How To Manual in the online documentation for details For information on the online help facility see Using Online Help on page 3 12 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 Simple Demonstration This chapter provides a step by step demonstration of basic EnSight operation After successfully completing this chapter you should be able to e read a dataset and load a model e transform objects in the Graphics Window rotate translate and zoom e reset transformations e work with parts and change part attributes e save an image of the graphics window to a file e access the online documentation e exit EnSight Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 1 Reading a Dataset 3 1 Reading a Dataset After starting EnSight the next step in any session 1s to read a dataset and load the parts To read a dataset the relevant files and data format must be specified EnSight supports several common computational analysis formats In addition EnSight also supports native formats suitable for storing both block structured and unstructured i e finite element geometry In this example we will load an EnSight native format file After you have successfully started EnSight as detailed in the previous section you are ready to read a dataset 1 Start EnSight as described in Chapter 2 2 Select File gt Open from the EnSight Main menu For EnSight to properly read da
6. 2 Learn new features by using the articles in the How To Manual Help gt How To Manual The Table of Contents which is where you will be sent first and the Index accessed by a link on the bottom of each page are good places to search for the topics you need Clicking the Help buttons in the dialog windows is also a good way to find topics of interest CEI provides comprehensive support services for EnSight If you are evaluating EnSight for purchase or have an active support and maintenance contract contact CEI Support at Email support gensight com Hotline 800 551 4448 U S 919 363 0883 Non U S Fax 919 363 0833 The support hotline is staffed from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Eastern time except during U S holidays If you are outside the U S please contact your local distributor of EnSight for support CEI is constantly working to improve both the quality and functionality of EnSight New major releases are automatically made available to all customers with an active support and maintenance contract EnSight updates are available from CEI s website www ensight com products downloads html Also see our website support page for Frequently Asked Questions white papers performance metrics list of available readers translators and updated product information www ensight com services services html Training courses are held regularly by CEI and in conjunction with CEI s international distributors Courses may be a
7. E o e eu x 10 Grab the slider click and hold the left mouse button and drag e See ee left and right Note that the actual number of degrees rotated is printed above the slider thumb switch as it 1s moved Increment 7 000000 30 00000 Experiment with the Transformation Editor set Axis to other muss values or change the current action in the Transformation Control d meras area to edit translation or scale If the model doesn t seem to move in the translate mode increase the increment and limit press Enter and move the slider again When you are done 11 TG Close PERENNEM 12 Reinitialize all transformations as described in steps 2 4 above Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 5 Parts and Part Attributes 3 3 Parts and Part Attributes 3 6 since virtually every task you perform in EnSight involves some form of part manipulation it is vital to understand how parts work Parts are either built during the reading loading process such as File gt Open or created during an EnSight session Parts created during reading loading are called model parts and are based on your computational mesh and associated surfaces as defined in your data files Model parts can also be created during an EnSight session by performing geometric operations such as a copy on other model parts All other parts are created during an EnSight session and are called created or derived parts Created parts are built using one
8. 19 Click Part Mode Tab in the Mode Selection area to the left of the graphics window r rrr ttre p and move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window to ER clear Annot Mode i occ SH 6 o 7 i 6 10 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Annotation Your Graphics Window should look something like the following Car Crash Time 0 141 Maximum plastic vs Time 08 plastic o 08 E w 6 2511e 01 a 4 6883e 01 02 3 1255e 01 1 5628e 01 Q 0 02 0 0000e 00 See How To Create Color Legends Help gt How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Flipbook Animation 6 4 Flipbook Animation In many cases dynamic phenomena can only be understood through interactive exploration as a transient dataset is animated EnSight provides this capability in a transient flipbook The process of creating a flipbook begins with an initial load During this process EnSight builds 3D graphics objects from the existing parts modified by the results at each time step Once loading is complete the objects can be replayed as fast as the graphics hardware permits while still allowing transformations such as rotation To load a flipbook 20 Click the Flipbook icon in the Feature Icon bar to open the 2 Be sure the Load Type is set to Transient 22 Click Load to begin the loading PROCESS o u uouo Load Run i Load type Transient Load as Ob
9. Getting Started wi EnSight 8 2 Computational Engineering International Inc 2166 N Salem Street Suite 101 Apex NC 27523 USA 919 363 0883 919 363 0833 FAX http www ceintl com or http www ensight com Copyright 1994 2006 Computational Engineering International Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America EN GS Revision History EN GS 6 0 1 June 1997 EN GS 6 0 2 August 1997 EN GS 6 0 3 October 1997 EN GS 6 0 4 October 1997 EN GS 6 1 1 March 1998 EN GS 6 2 1 September 1998 EN GS 6 2 2 December 1998 EN GS 7 0 1 December 1999 EN GS 7 1 1 April 2000 EN GS 7 3 1 March 2001 EN GS 7 4 1 March 2002 EN GS 7 4 2 October 2002 EN GS 7 6 1 May 2003 EN GS 8 0 1 December 2004 EN GS 8 2 1 August 2006 This document has been reviewed and approved in accordance with Computational Engineering International Inc Documentation Review and Approval Procedures This document should be used only for Version 8 2 and greater of the EnSight program Information in this document is subject to change without notice This document contains proprietary information of Computational Engineering International Inc The contents of this document may not be disclosed to third parties copied or duplicated in any form in whole or in part unless permitted by contract or by written permission of Computational Engineering International Inc Computational Engineering International Inc does not warranty the content or accurac
10. Help i5 Clicie CIGSG s usua gto ary tu cnoeducu dane ee n The second part now appears in the Main Parts list The external flow field is displayed as a wire frame and the surface is displayed as a mesh As the flow field and geometry are both symmetric only a half model was used The image in your Graphics window should appear as follows Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration 5 2 Feature Demonstration Unlike the case of unstructured meshes as in the previous example logical planes of a structured mesh may be viewed in addition to the arbitrary planes described using the plane tool In this demonstration constant I J and K planes will be created and used to display results First change the display to shaded 1 Click Shaded on the Desktop to enable shaded surface display for all parts After some rotations translations and a zoom you should be able to produce an image approximately as follows The model should be green Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 5 5 Feature Demonstration 2 Select the external flow field part in the Main Parts list 3 1213 ATH Eh a GENES EEERIL LAMLOIOGS J Click the Clip icon in the Feature Icon bar to open the Quick Interaction area for clip creation 4 Click the Use Tool button and change the setting to IJK 5 Change the value for an I Mesh Slice to 48 and press Enter 6 Click Create Notice that a new part appe
11. In addition each How To article typically contains numerous hyperlinks colored blue to other related articles and relevant sections of the User Manual User Manual The User Manual provides a detailed reference for EnSight Several documents are directly accessible from the main Help menu The remainder can be accessed through hyperlinks a table of contents or an index Most of the complex dialogs within EnSight have help buttons that will open a corresponding How To article To open the How To Table of Contents 1 Select Help gt How To Manual The EnSight online documentation uses a PDF viewer The PDF viewer provides much the same functionality as a World Wide Web browser while providing greater control over document content quality The user interface is very simple and provides intuitive navigation controls Besides the use of bookmarks E t pd Xpdf usr local CE Ven sight82 doc OnlineHelp Manuals HowTo pdf for navigation The following Table of Contents gt Introduction How To 2 d Table of Contents can be used Start EnSight eki he h b Read and Load Data wa Index Alphabetical Listing e b Save or Output Clic aoe the house 1con gt Manipulate Viewing Param Introduction i z PRA Tl 1 Use the Online D tati will return you to the How b Manipulate Tools vodur seremos crm E Use the Sphere Tool b visualize Data A EnSight Overview Use the Cone Tool To table of contents b Trafe de ManTpulat
12. pressure 1 079e 00 9 724e 01 8 663e 01 7 601e 01 6 540e 01 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration 42 Select the external flow field part in the Main Parts list Case 1 J 1 external flou field 2 a i hypersonic body Surface Yarishie restrict offset ih Is Advanced Help E N 43 Click the Particle Traces icon in the Feature Icon bar to open the Quick Interaction area i 44 Select velocity in the variable list The Emit From setting in the Quick Interaction area is set to Cursor by default 45 Click Create to trace the particle The trace should be visible extending from the Cursor tool to the right and down over the hypersonic body See How To Use the Cursor Point Tool Help gt How To Manual for more information velocity on manipulating the Cursor tool pedis 9 731e 01 EnSight can also trace from the Line tool Kbps to create a rake of particles Y rere 46 Select Delete and confirm to eee remove the particle trace part 8 663e 01 7 601e 01 47 Click the Cursor toggle on the oru desktop to disable display of the Cursor tool 48 Select the external flow field part in the Main Parts list Select a variable Type 5trean Show as 49 Select velocity in the variables list J RS K A ees points ap Tool locatio 50 In the Quick Interaction area cha
13. 2 3 Other Readers ABAQUS FIL Reader ABAQUS ODB Reader Medina BIF BOF PERMAS Reader ANSYS Reader AVUS Reader CFF Reader CFX4 Reader CGNS Reader CTH Reader ESTET Reader EXODUS II Gold Reader FAST UNSTRUCTURED Reader FIDAP NEUTRAL Reader FLUENT Direct Reader FLUENT UNIVERSAL Reader HDF Reader LS DYNA Reader Movie BYU Reader MPGS 4 1 Reader _ EnSight 8 User Manual Table of Contents Adobe Acrobat pdf files for all documentation are included on the EnSight CD distribution and were placed in the SCEI HOME ensight82 doc Manuals directory during the installation process These documents GettingStarted pdf HowTo pdf Quit UserManual pdf and others for advanced users have been optimized for printing and formatte d for letter size paper You can open these files and print any or all pages from within a pdf reader or you can send them out for printing Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Exiting EnSight 3 6 Exiting EnSight All EnSight actions have a counterpart in the EnSight command language During a session all actions are being recorded to a default command file When you exit EnSight you have the option of saving this command file To quit EnSight Qui confirmation 1 Select File gt Quit from EnSight s Main menu The Quit l T EMMMNM LL LLLI A Sa d backup file to Confirmation dialog opens ve command backup file to Browse meen 5 Save full backu
14. Using Online Help 1 Click the iconify button to iconify the current PDF viewer window 2 Select Help gt User Manual from the EnSight Main menu then click Table of Contents on the title page itself or in the Bookmark list 3 The User Manual contains blue hypertext links just like the How To articles you can click on items and jump to a new location e chapter and section entries in the table of contents e index entries in the index e cross references in the text that begin See e the footer of every page will jump back to the title page of the User Manual from which you can jump to any chapter 4 Close the reader when done FILE R p T 4 gt DD gt Page a of6768 foo eal Bl Printing the documentation DEL Xpdf usr local CE Ven sight82 doc OnlineHelp Manuals UserManual pdf EnSight User Manual for Versior Table of Contents 1 Overview b 2 Input dria Table of Contents b 4 Variables b 5 GUI Overview b 6 Main Menu b 7 Features b 8 Modes b 3 Transformation Control b 10 Preference File Formats b 11 EnSight Data Formats b 12 Utility Programs 13 Parallel Rendering and Virtuz 1 Overview 2 Input 2 1 Reader Basics Dataset Format Basics Reading and Loading Data Basics Index 2 2 Native EnSight Format Readers EnSight Version 8 End User L Ensight Version 8 Support ant EnSight Case Reader EnSight5 Reader
15. Var Use the Surface of Revolution Tool gt Query Probe Plot Start EnSight Use the Selection Tool i C A icall r Blue text 1s a link clicking gt Manipulate Parts cde oe d Visualize Data p Animate Command Line Start up Options Introduction to Part Creation on it will jump to a new gt Annotate Environment Variables Create Contours Use Collaboration Create Isosurfaces l ti b Configure Ensight Create Particle Traces ocalon 9 9 um Read and Load Data Create Clips Read Data Create Clip Lines e You can go back to the Create Clip Planes Load Multiple Datasets Cases Create Box Clips 1 1 Load Transient Data Create Quadric Clips previously viewed page by Use Server of Servers Create IJK Clips Read User Defined Create XYZ Clips clicking the back button Do Structured Extraction Create RTZ Clips il t Wi b Use Block Continuation Create Revolution Tool Clips very Ssimiiar to a e Use Resource Management Create Revolution of 1D Part Clips Create G Quadric Cli b Save or Output mire ea rowser BT a stare tee rere er ee ge ee pe or cee oe Save or Restore an Archive Create Elevated Surfaces Record and Play Command Files Create Profile Plots Print Save an Image Create Developed Unrolled Surfaces The H OW T O articles are heavily Save Geometric Entities Create Subset Parts Save Restore Context Create Tensor Glyphs cross linked and also provide Save Scenario Display Displacements Output for Povray Display Discrete or
16. 1 Start EnSight as described in Chapter 2 2 Select File gt Open from the Main EnSight menu This opens the File Selection dialog 3 Navigate to the SCEI HOME ensight82 data plot3d directory 4 Click shuttle xyz in the Biles Hst a 2 ehem oem ee 5 Click Okay to accept the selections and close the dialog window When the File Selection dialog is closed EnSight does not immediately read the file as in the previous example but opens the Data Reader dialog for PLOT3D A number of different PLOT3D formats are supported by EnSight For a complete description see How To Read Data Help gt How To Manual or PLOT3D Reader in Chapter 2 of the User Manual Help gt User Manual EnSight scans the PLOT3D files to determine which format is being used In most instances this results in the correct settings but it may however be necessary to specify in the Data Part Loader if the PLOT3D files are iblanked if they are ASCII Fortran Binary or C Binary format if multiple zones blocks are present and if the model is 2D or 3D Upon making the appropriate settings the files are read by selecting Read Specified File 5 2 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 Click Read Specified File After the file has been read the Data Part Loader dialog is opened Zone 1 appears in the Parts List indicating that one block of 3D cells has been found in the xyz mesh file 7 Select Zone 1
17. Experimental Data links to relevant sections of the Mani Change Time Steps pulate Viewing Parameters Bicent Vortar Pri Rotate Zoom Translate Scale Extract Separation and Attachment Lines User Manual Set Drawing Mode Line Surface Hidden Line Extract Shock Surfaces Set Global Viewing Parameters Create Material Parts Set Z Clipping R Failed El t For more information on usin g Set LookFrom LookAt Do Moment Banking A b t R d P di Set Auxiliary Clipping C 1n Define and Change Viewports reate and Manipulate Variables ero a ea er inc u 8 Control Lighting Attributes Activate Variables Display Remotely Create New Variables printing and the H OW Te O Save and Restore Viewing Parameters Extract Boundary Layer Variables Create and Manipulate Frames Edit Color Palettes documentation click on the feast Todi dnd nanakia Use the Color Selector Query Probe Plot que stion mark beside the house Enable Stereo Viewing Get Point Node Element and Part Information Pick Center of Transformation Probe Interactively 1 Query Plot con Set Model Axis Extent Bounds Do Viewport Tracking Change Plot Attributes Query Datasets Manipulate Tools Use the Cursor Point Tool Manipulate Parts Use the Line Tool Change Color Use the Plane Tool Copy a Part How To Index User Manual f IE 9302 AERECO 6 omm pase 8 2 3 12 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 To acces s the User Manual table of contents
18. Started with EnSight 8 2 1 3 Tour of the GUI Vector Arrows Particle Trace Subset Parts Profile Plot Elevated Surface Vortex Cores Shock Surfaces Regions Separation Attachment Lines Boundary Layer Variables Material Part Tensor Glyph Developed Surface Create or modify a new vector arrow part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable selected in the Variables list Vector arrows display direction and magnitude of a vector variable Create or modify a new particle trace part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable selected in the Variables list as the velocity variable Create or modify a new subset part from node and or element label ranges of model parts Create or modify a new profile plot part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable selected in the Variables list A profile plot is the 1D counterpart of an elevated surface Create or modify a new elevated surface part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable selected in the Variables list An elevated surface is a surface projected away from another surface with scaling based on the value of a variable Create or modify a vortex core part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable specified in the Dependent Variables list Create or modify a shock surfac
19. Text Creation icon to open the i Annotation dialog P l L p t m4 3 Click on New to create a new text annotation both dialogs Sis move the text 6 Move the mouse pointer into button You can also resize the text ds Place the mouse pointer over the right angle handle in the lower right corner just below and to the right of the h Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the handle to the right to increase the size of the text the Graphics EnSight supports several special strings that let you automatically display constant variable values as well as various internal values For example you can have a text string that displays the current solution time When the time step is changed the text automatically updates 9 Click on the clock icon 10 Click on Display Time Annotation Button The text Time 1 41e 01 appears in the Graphics Window This Time Advanced amp e e e E y i a Time Begin Current 12 E k nd 20 Flipbook animation Display time annotation Help value corresponds to the solution time at time step 12 Click the Update text button to create and display the text in the Graphics Window and then close This operation creates a new text object The object is currently selected as seen by the green handles To Window and over the text Click a
20. animation control EnSight also provides a keyframe animation system see How To Create a Keyframe Animation Help gt How To Manual for details 6 12 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Where s the Rest 6 5 Where s the Rest The How To Manual contains details on the operations covered in the chapter The following online articles are relevant to the topics covered here Note you get to these by selecting Help from the main menu then How To Manual Help gt How To Manual then the topic indicated below Consult For More Information On How To Group Parts grouping parts into a single part How To Display displaying displacement variables on parts Displacements How To Probe Interactively probing interactively with the mouse How To Create Text creating annotating text Annotation How To Create Lines creating annotating lines and arrows How To Create Color displaying and modifying color legends Legends How To Create a Flipbook creating flipbook animations Animation Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 13 Where s the Rest 6 14 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 7 Where Do I Go From Here Support Software Maintenance Training After completing the Getting Started tutorials we suggest the following approach to learning EnSight 1 Load one of your own datasets and practice the techniques presented here with your results See Chapter 2 User Manual for information on EnSight data readers
21. bar until the value in the 21 Release the mouse button Time Advanced oje oeoo y k Time Begin Current 12 End 20 Flipbook animation Display time annotation Help Note that the geometry in the Graphics Window has updated to reflect the data at the new time step See How To Change Time Steps Help gt How To Manual for more information EnSight provides powerful query and plot features Query plot is fully integrated with the transient data handling facility so that plots will automatically update during time changes Here we will query for the maximum plastic strain over all timesteps 22 Select the GROUP car part in the Main Parts list 23 Click the Query Plot icon in the Feature Icon bar to open the Quick Interaction area ttt eee 24 Change the Sample setting to At LL LLsuLL Maximum Over Time Query items W Marker visibility wI EEE Line ate Help 9 25 Select the plastic variable for Variable 1 eeeee 20 Chek Crete 24 oe 60 See cede coe ae wee wes eee aes Query items Sample A new query entity appears in the Query Items list named Maximum plastic vs Time To plot the query At maximu r time A Variable 1 plastic 2 None optional ces 21 Beg End time Sample by Value P E CD o Show Save Delete b reate Marker visibility
22. create a flipbook animation Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 1 Reading a Dataset 6 1 Reading a Dataset In this demonstration we will load a transient dataset of a car crash into a guard rail The dataset includes displacement and plastic strain values 1 Start EnSight as described in Chapter 2 2 Select File gt Open from the EnSight Main menu This opens the File Selection dialog 3 Navigate to the CEI HOME ensight82 data guard rail directory displace004 displace011 displace018 plast 4 Click crash case in the Files list SEEM ES jdisplace05 displace012 displaceO19 plast displace006 displace013 displace020 plast Click Okay to accept the selections and close the is dalog Window awe enue R8 e tragen tac mota B e aes Plast plast 4 Simple Interface x Advanced Interface File lusrilocal CEllensight82 idata g uard rail crash geo This procedure using File gt Open is a quick read which loads all parts for file types that have been mapped using a mapping file to a specific reader and a specific part visualization representation The site preferences mapping file named ensight reader extension map 1s found in the site preferences subdirectory in the EnSight 8 2 install directory and the local mapping file same name ensight reader extension map is found in the ensight8 directory in the user s home directory The local file takes precedence
23. displayed in the Graphics Window E EnSight File Edit Query View Tools Case 3d space frame green arrow blue arrow frame base ESTEE amp Xie WB TL El A 4 j d T 3 iE IE XE ISL Tr E P e HN Reset Transt Fit X v z x v Z Store Recall Undo F Tool tips Note To improve the legibility of the Getting Started manual the images in the Graphics Window are shown with a white background rather than the default black background that EnSight uses If you desire to only load some of the parts or to use different representations as they are loaded this is easily done See How To Read Data Help gt How To Manual for information on the two step method of reading and loading data Getting Your Data Into EnSight EnSight supports a number of common data formats as well as interfaces to various simulation packages See Data Types in Chapter 1 of the EnSight User Manual for a description of those available The most up to date information is also maintained on the Support page of our website www ensight com Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 3 Performing Transformations 3 2 Performing Transformations It s easy to rotate translate and zoom the geometry displayed in the Graphics Window Note By default EnSight ships with the left mouse button defined to do Transformation Actions the middle button defined to do Translatio
24. in the Parts List The logical indices of this selected zone appear in the Using Node Ranges table The lower section of the Data Part Loader dialog is used to create PLOT3D parts as parts are not specifically defined in this format The most basic part 1s the fluid flow region in this case 8 noded hexahedral cells surrounding the surface of the shuttle geometry For reference this single block will be named by typing in a Part Description before creating the part A second part defined by the surface of the geometry will be created by choosing an appropriate limited range of nodes which are normally known by the author of the PLOT3D mesh In this manner any number of surface parts may be created in addition to the 3D fluid parts Note that the Data Part Loader may be used at any time to create new parts from the original PLOT3D data files 8 Click Element Visual Rep and change the setting to Feature Angle 9 Type external flow field 10 Click Create load from selected button At this point the external flow field part will show up in the main part list and the feature angle representation outline view of the domain will be displayed in the graphics window Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Reading a Dataset Specified PLOTSD file Geometry shuttle xyz Boundary Result Measured Iblanked file Read As C binary M
25. the Main Parts list See How To Select Parts Help gt How To Manual for more information If a dataset contains many parts it can be difficult to determine which parts in the Graphics Window correspond to the parts selected in the Main Parts list To display selected parts only A 16 Select View gt Show Selected Part s from the Main menu This opens a new graphics window titled Selected Part s Window that displays only the arrow parts 17 Select View gt Show Selected Part s again to remove the window 18 Click the Part Shaded Toggle to enable shaded surface display for i the selected parts lt 2202 52sec eee eee eee ee ee eee M 25 T 42227 im IS PE e DB au 19 Select the frame base part in the Main Parts list 20 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to enable display of the par EnSight can display node and element labels on selected parts The label values are either provided explicitly from the dataset or are provided by EnSight To display node labels 21 Click the Node Element Labeling icon and toggle on Node label then close the dialog DES Node Element labeling attribute s Hode labeling W Hode label visibility Filter thresholds Hone inu i High Perri Red 0 00 hreen 0 00 Blue 0 00 Mix su Elenent labeling mem See How To Display Labels Help gt How To Manual for more information
26. um L 9 724e 01 2 M 8 663e 0 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3u zn es ous o 7 lze 33 ac Help le te ze ET 1 ably i je e be 4 5 Feature Demonstration The new Clip plane part listed in the Main Parts list has attributes just like the original model parts For example we can color the part based on the value of a variable and change other attributes as well like we just did with its visibility 11 Click the Color icon in the Part Mode icon bar e eee eeee i 12 Select velocity in the variables list and then close the dialog Your Graphics Window display should look something like the following NS The primary procedure in EnSight for creating new parts is as follows e One or more parent parts are selected in the Main Parts list e A Feature is selected from the Feature Icon bar below the main menu e 35 7 5 42227 nektek ia n SS e c e Desired changes are made to the Quick Interaction area for the selected Feature e The Create button is clicked in the Quick Interaction area to create the new part e Any desired attributes are set for the new part using Part Mode 4 6 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration Contour Part The clip plane was built using the external flow field as the parent part Since the clip plane is itself a part it ca
27. yellow indicates warnings and red indicates errors Main Parts List The Main Parts List displays all parts associated with the current session A part is a named collection of elements or cells and associated nodes All components of a part share the same set of attributes such as color or line width Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Icon Bar Tour of the GUI Parts are accessed via the Main Parts list Items in the list are selected by placing the mouse pointer over the item and clicking the left mouse button You can extend a selection by pressing the shift key as you click an item Additional techniques for selecting parts are discussed on page 1 10 Understanding part concepts is crucial for productive use of EnSight See section 3 3 Parts and Part Attributes for more information on parts Also see Chapter 3 of the User Manual in the online documentation The Feature Icon Bar contains icons associated with the major features of EnSight not all of which will be showing by default Clicking the left mouse button on an icon selects the feature and opens the associated interface in the Quick Interaction area Features include the following User Defined Tools Provides a Python user interface to customized capabilities should they exist Solution Time Provides controls for managing time for transient datasets This icon is only present for transient data Flipbook Provides controls for specifying Fli
28. Can be a constant Energy Total Per SET Unit Volume SOELS EE Ratio of Specific Heats 1 1000e 00 SET Can be a constant Ea Momentum SET Coordinates Time Freestream Mach 3 0000e 01 Gas Constant 1 0000e 00 Freestream Density 00005400 Freestream Speed 1 0000e 00 af Sound Show extended CFD variables Okay Cancel 16 Click Show extended CFD Variables 17 Chek OR ECCE You can also close the Feature Detail Editor Calculator dialog 5 8 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration The Variable list now contains the original variables as well as the Extended CFD Variables As with all others these variables will not be activated until they are needed for instance to color a model part The activation of the extended variables involve a computation requiring one or more of the primitive variables This in turn will require their activation which EnSight performs automatically All activated variables will remain so until they are explicitly deactivated Note also that some extended variables for instance vorticity involve complex computations which may require significant time to complete 18 Click the Color transparency icon in the Part Mode Icon bar to open the Part color lighting amp transparency dialogus e inue E oe er eee yeh aces a I9 eer gt 19 Select the Mach variable you will probably have to scroll to it to color the selected part by the sel
29. Control area and then click Reinitialize in the Reset Tools and Viewport s dialog to reset the model position Click the Close button to remove the dialog 36 Click the Cursor tool toggle on the desktop sper sip m i T Ed The Cursor tool is used to specify the position of a 3D point and in this case will be used to set the location of the particle trace emitter Unfortunately the Cursor 1s initialized to the origin of the coordinate system which is currently inside the hypersonic body part The part needs to be made temporarily invisible so the Cursor can be moved 37 Select the ami x hypersonic body part in the Main Parts list 38 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to disable display of the part You should now see the Cursor tool the red green blue cross in the center of the screen 39 Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window and directly on top of the center of Cursor tool Note The mouse cursor will change to a star shape for Unix Linux or shape for Windows when over the tool 40 Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the Cursor to a location up and to the left see image below 41 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to re enable display of the hypersonic body part Your Graphics Window should look something like the following jross gt 5 U jme S P velocity 1 207e 00 1 090e 00 9 731e 01 8 563e 01 7 396e 01
30. Gi 4 Click Okay to close the dialog Portable Network Graphic Encapsulated p cript Portable BitM ap PPH PG If you have a PostScript printer accessible from your Apple QuickTime workstation you can issue the print command and send the PostScript directly to the printer Otherwise you can output the PostScript to a file To print directly to a printer J Windows eps preview W Elem visibility culling Dkay Cancel Help W Elem visibility subdivision 5 Inthe Print Save Image dialog click the To File button to disable file output 6 Click the To Printer Using Command button and enter your standard printer command but DO NOT include the file name For example if you usually print with lpr Plaserl file ps then enter lpr Plaserl 7 Click on Convert to Default Print Colors Note On Windows you can replace steps 5 8 with a File gt Print operation Click Print to print the image See How To Print Save an Image Help gt How To Manual for more information on image formats and options Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 11 Using Online Help 3 5 Using Online Help EnSight 8 provides several manuals online The two you will use most often are How To The How To documentation consists of relatively short articles that describe how to perform a specific operation in EnSight such as change the color of an object or create an isosurface Step by step instructions and pictures of relevant dialogs are included
31. Like other annotation objects color legends have handles that you can grab to resize and reposition the object 13 Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window and over the color bar area of the legend Click and hold the plastic 6 251e 01 ip 9 14 Move the mouse pointer over the upper right handle Click and hold the left mouse button and drag down to shrink the vertcalsize or the Iesendeosa awe diteur ach Rio d OR dolia aci dried don xoa nip eod oido ide rd d d You can also control the size and format of the legend text 15 Click the Edit Legends icon to open the Annotation dialog p gt 20 This is in the mode area on the left side of the graphics window Annotation a 2 1 3 Olin Coordinates Time l Select Edit palette W Visible Title plastic Font Title location Above Layout Vertical z Values Left Bottom Type Continuous 16 Type 30 in the Font size field and press Enter Fonge 25 01 X 3e Origin X 9 961 Y 0 02 17 Click to select the second item in the Value format list width aox Height 05r Note that the variable labels have been reformatted EnSight uses standard C language printf formats for floating point i number display You can enter your own custom format in the Legend Text Format field if you like TTT PvE MES NEM D IS 18 Click the Close button to remove the dialog
32. ars in the Main Parts list Sweep surface 7 Click the Color transparency icon in the Part Mode Icon bar to open the Part color lighting amp transparency dialog 8 Select the Momentum variable then close the dialog 5 6 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration The image in your graphics window should appear as follows Moment T 4 703e 01 5ZTe 01 2 351e 01 1 176e 01 0 000e 00 As in the previous example it is possible to interactively manipulate the clip plane In this case however the plane will move along a given logical coordinate as the slide bar 9 Select Manual from the Interactive menu 10 Move the slider to view different constant I Mesh planes 11 Change the Mesh Slice from I to J and K and use the slider to view different constant J and constant K mesh planes Note that the Min Max and Step settings can be used to limit the extent and resolution of these planes 12 Set the Mesh Slice back to P 13 Set the Interactive setting back to OFF It is possible to use both IJK and arbitrary plane Clips within the same session of EnSight The IJK Clip feature may also be used as an alternative to creating model parts via the Data Part Loader as described above Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 5 7 Feature Demonstration Extended CFD Variables Often the primitive variables solved by a given CFD code are of less interest than certain
33. aspects of the tracers including length speed and release interval for multiple pulses 58 Toggle Animate in the Quick Interaction area Select a variable Type 5trean Show as Y Bnimate Animate The tracers can be seen moving down the length of the traces ee gee Numerous controls are provided for EE MD FED altering the appearance and points 12 Tool location behavior of the tracers 59 Click Animate to open the Trace eee ee eee ee eee Animation Settings dialog 60 Click Get Defaults to load suitable default values to the various trace parameter fields muneri penis Hr 61 Click Multiple Pulses see Trace animation settings Note that there are now several tracers are Color by Trace color Mix n R pge G ige B i ake moving down each trace The Pulse Interval Line width 2 NEL V Soe field controls the spacing between tracers _ Max tine 7 881651 i Tracer tine 1 0000e00 Hultiple pulses 62 Double click in the Pulse Interval field to Length E i cc 39 Tracer deltalizo000e 01 eee eae 1 0000e 01 select the value Type 10 and press Speed Lt A Enler Ss sess eset eer eames eee Sess E LE Tracer head represtmtattoh Type Hone Tiga fis odgdiieed Detahi E 65 Double click in the Iracer Time field to Size bu o Constant vas iebis Bons select the
34. creation variable toggle is activated so the contour loops are colored by velocity If this toggle had not been set the contours would m have appeared as white lines which could have been colored later if desired We can change the line width of the contours to make them a little more visible 18 Click the Part Line Width pulldown and set the width to 3 pixels di a ae y 3 pixels 4 pixels Your Graphics Window should look something like Y p r L F r a m e m E D See How To Create Contours Help gt How To Manual for more information on contours and how color palettes affect contours Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 4 7 Feature Demonstration Clip parts in EnSight can be interactive the tool that created the part can be grabbed with the mouse and moved Or in cases like our X plane a slider is provided Once you release the mouse button any parts that depend on the clip i e that have the clip part as a parent are automatically recalculated to reflect the new condition of the parent 19 Double click the Clip_plane part in the Main Parts list Or single click the part and then click the Clip Feature icon A lise tonl TZ Donain Intersect Interactive Hanual i m i auc E Ne Hot Hin 3 4140e 01 Hax 6 7280e 01 i Increnent 5 3800e 00 Hesh slice X Value 1 6570e 01 Set to mid range 2 of slices geila r Create Appl
35. d the middle mouse button and drag the mouse left and right The model translates horizontally Drag the mouse up and down The model translates vertically Hold down the control key and move the mouse left and right The model translates in and out along the Z axis Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window Click and hold the right mouse button and drag the mouse up or to the right The camera zooms out Drag the mouse down or to the left The camera zooms in Hold down the control key and move the mouse The camera pans Note that the zoom operation actually moves the virtual camera rather than moving the geometry See How To Rotate Zoom Translate Scale Help How To Manual for more information on model transformations Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Performing Transformations At this point you have probably transformed the model into a strange orientation Before going on a L Reset Transf F You can easily reset the view to the default position and orientation 2 Click Reset in the Transformation Control area This opens the Reset Tools and Viewpori s diglo cceseceenedecbes aeneae ea beds You can use this dialog to clear the selected transform operator only Ec REEF ERU i e the one currently selected in the Transformation Control area all Hhich vieuport s rotate translate scale transforms but not zoom or to reinitialize the entire view Rei
36. derived variables for instance the Mach number defined as the ratio of the local fluid speed to the freestream speed of sound In the aerospace community a number of these derived quantities are referred to as the PLOT3D functions as they were available in the program PLOT3D EnSight includes most of these functions and enhances their original form in two important ways First these Extended CFD Variables may be computed based on the q file variables of the PLOT3D format namely the scalars density and energy and the momentum vector In this case EnSight makes the appropriate mapping of the variables If however PLOT3D files are not used or if the PLOT3D variables are used in a non standard fashion the user may define the appropriate mapping between the variable names as they were defined in the results and those quantities needed by EnSight to create the desired extended variable The second enhancement is the ability to define any value for the ratio of specific heats Cp or use a scalar variable to define a different Cp value at each node of the mesh Feature Detail Editor Calculator Hle Edit View H J Select a variable ane then select i the appropriate SET button below Available variable Type Result Density 3 BvntH Scalar Energy 3 BvntH Scalar Momentum 3 Gynth Vector Coordinates 3 luntH Vector Time 6 3 luntH Scalar J Hi Activate all Deactivate Extended CFD Density Density SET variables
37. e accomplished by selecting the action such as rotate moving the mouse into the Graphics Window clicking and holding the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to achieve the desired transformation The Transformation Editor opened by clicking the Transf Edit icon provides precise control over all types of transformations The possible actions are Rotate Rotate click and drag e left right to rotate about the vertical axis e up down to rotate about the horizontal axis e left right with the control key pressed to rotate about the screen Z axis Translate Translate click and drag e left right to translate in the horizontal direction e up down to translate in the vertical direction e left right with the control key pressed to translate in Z Zoom Zoom click and drag e up right to zoom out or down left to zoom in e With control key pressed to pan Zoom is implemented by moving the virtual camera Band Zoom Rubber band zoom click and hold the left mouse button on one corner of the desired viewing region drag to opposite corner An outline of the region will appear as you drag Release the mouse button to zoom to the outlined region Rubber band zoom click and hold the left mouse button on one corner of the desired viewing region drag to opposite corner An outline of the region will appear as you drag Release the mouse button to zoom to the outlined region Selection Tool Viewports Reset easy reset
38. e desktop enables disables shaded surface display for all parts Part Mode has a shaded surface icon that enables disables shaded surface display on a per part basis Many operations in EnSight such as setting attributes require that the parts to be acted on are selected highlighted prior to the operation Items in the Main Parts list are selected by placing the mouse pointer over the item and clicking the left mouse button You can extend a selection by pressing the shift key as you click an item Additional techniques for selecting items in lists are discussed on page 1 10 In the remainder of this section we will explore parts and changing part attributes Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Parts and Part Attributes The first task is to enable shaded hidden surface display By default the part specific shaded attribute as set in Part Mode is on By toggling on the corresponding Shaded toggle on the Desktop we enable hidden surface display for all parts 1 Click the Shaded Toggle on the Desktop La a amp 2 ze Pa fh im m to enable shaded surface display for all All objects in the Graphics Window are now displayed with shaded surfaces rather than the default wireframe We can now selectively disable shaded display for individual parts mune 1 3d space frane 2 Select the green arrow and blue arrow parts in the Main Parts list place the mouse pointer over the green arrow part click the left mouse aE butt
39. e or region part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable selected in the Variables list Create or modify separation or attachment line parts using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable specified in the Dependent Variables list Create or modify boundary layer variables by selecting boundary surface parts in the Main Parts list from which to project velocity profiles into their respective 3D field parts Create or modify parts which are based on the intersection or domain of elements with mixed material values Create or modify a tensor glyph part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the tensor selected in the Variables list This icon is invisible by default Edit gt Preferences gt General User Interface to turn it on Create or modify a new developed surface part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents A developed surface is constructed by unrolling a quadric clip about its axis of revolution Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Quick Interaction Area Mode Selection Area Tour of the GUI The Quick Interaction area provides the interface controls associated with the current feature selected from the Feature Icon bar Changes in this area typically affect the parts currently selected in the Main Parts list For example if the currently selected feature selected from the Feature Icon bar is Isosurface
40. eate to build the 1sosurface part 30 Click the Color transparency icon in the Part Mode icon bar and select pressure in the variable list to color the isosurface part by pressure You might need to scroll the list Then close the dialog Isosurfaces can be interactive Manipulating a slider changes the isovalue and the isosurface is recalculated and redisplayed 31 Change the Interactive setting from Off to Manual Value 3 0000e 01 Set to Hid Range Select a variable amp of surfaces nita 3 Haag velocity ppp Coordinates Interactive Hanual All l Hin 6 5398e 01 Hax 1 0786e 00 fMincrenent 2 1231e 02 Create Apply neu variable Advanced Help The isosurface changes as the slider is moved 33 Change the Interactive setting back to Off 34 Select Delete and confirm the deletion to remove the isosurface part See How To Create Isosurfaces Help gt How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration Particle Trace Part EnSight provides particularly powerful tools for exploring flow with particle traces Traces can emitted from a point a line a plane or even the nodes of an arbitrary part A trace emitter can be made interactive moving the emitter with the mouse will recalculate and re display the traces In this example a simple point trace will be created 35 Click Reset in the Transformation
41. ected variable and close the dialog Note that the legend changed also The image in your Graphics Window should look something like the following Mach 4 895e 01 3 672e 01 2 448e 01 1 224e 01 0 000e 00 See How To Create New Variables Help gt How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 5 9 Feature Demonstration Saving an Archive EnSight can save the complete state of a session as an archive An archive consists of two binary files containing the state of the Client and Server as well as an Archive Information file that stores additional information including pointers to the two binary files Although you can duplicate a session by replaying a saved command file restoring an archive is much faster When you replay a command file EnSight has to re execute every action performed by the user even if that action had no effect on the final state An archive restores very fast since only the final state is restored To save an archive 1 Select File gt Save gt Full Backup to open the Save Full Backup Archive dialog By default EnSight will save the archive Save full backup archive information file and the Client archive in the Sooner Cuba t rons ens_chapter5 ar directory from which the Client is started The Client Directory E Server archive will be saved on the Server host by server directory default in the directory from which the Server was started Si
42. eld and hit Return Portable Network Graphic Note By default EnSight will save images in the directory from which the Client is started Since this directory is part of the EnSight distribution it is probably write protected To save the image in your home directory instead on a Unix system prefix the a e filename with On a Windows system use SavelPiint Advanced 5 Click on Convert to Default Print Colors Format Current Format JPEG image file changes background to white and white E To fitetpretig Zim Prefix select obj ects to black _J To printer using command 6 Click Print ee ee EccL c M Convert to default print colors _ Show plotters only For PostScript output i E Print Cancel 2 Change the Format to PostScript as you did in 2 and 3 above Output formats and options By default EnSight saves PostScript using vector move Imagelmovielgeometry formats draw PostScript commands for optimal quality on high RET EM Color vy Black amp white eometry resolution printers You can also save the entire scene in pixel __ Microsoft AVI movie forme Saturation factor 799 Windows BitMaP PostScript For example ee EA M file Page orientation Portrait i Compuserve Animated GIF Fullpage scale factor 1 000000 3 Change the Type setting to Image Pixels JPEG image file Marna IER Output type Movelljraw F oving Picture Experts
43. elp 1 external flou field 2 a i hypersonic body Hin 3 ai anosts Max g 7eBbeeds increment g s806oed6 Hesh slice X Value WID RANGE Set to nid range of slices Delta 1 0142e 01 I Create Apply tool change I 7 Click the Clip icon in the Feature Icon bar oe We will use the default which is the X slice of an XYZ clip at MID RANGE Tool denah Pii sa Advanced Note that a new part Clip plane is now listed in the Main Parts list There is also a new part in the Graphics Window but you cannot see it since it is perfectly parallel to our line of sight rotate the model to see the clipping plane See How To Create Clips Help gt How To Manual for more info 9 Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window click and hold the left mouse button and drag to rotate the model Similarly you may want to zoom the model by dragging the right mouse button in the Graphics Window It might be better if the clip plane was not shaded so we could see the model through it 10 Make sure the Clip plane part is selected in the Part list it should already be and click the shaded icon in the Patt Mode1c0n Dale oco en crm etum cd to See bee om pU ee wees Depending on how you rotated and zoomed you should now see something like the following in the Graphics window NW S Y Re SSS m HTS Pisin Hii NS iN NW
44. en ee ee eee b 6 8 6 4 Flipbook Animation llle ee ee 6 12 6 5 Where s the Rest 0 0 00 cc ee ee 6 13 Where Do Go From Here Index IV Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Introduction What s in Getting Started This Getting Started manual contains the following information e An introduction to the EnSight user interface Chapter 1 e How to Start EnSight stand alone or distributed Chapter 2 e Some simple step by step demonstrations of basic EnSight functionality Chapters 3 6 Conventions Used in Getting Started The following typographic conventions are used in the Getting Started manual A numbered step tells you exactly what to do 1 Change the value to 0 0 and press Enter UNIX and DOS level commands are denoted in a fixed width font Never type the leading s it indicates that the command is to be issued at a shell prompt 9 ensight8 client cm Menu selections use gt to indicate the selection hierarchy For example Tools gt Plane gt Line means to select Plane from the Tools menu and then select Line from the Plane cascade menu Notes and warnings provide particularly important information Note Text emphasized in this fashion is a note Warning Text emphasized in this fashion is a warning Warnings typically indicate that your actions may have unintended consequences Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 V Where s the Rest The re
45. ghlight intensity im 0 20 Diffused light Ld C R 1 00 G 1 00 B 1 00 Constant color oordinates Time A Show components Edit palette Edit texture Close Appiy Help See How To Change Color Help gt How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Parts and Part Attributes Up to this point all parts have been selected by clicking in the Main Parts list You can also select parts by picking them in the Graphics Window Although this dataset contains only four parts most geometries contain many more and selecting parts via the list can become tedious To select parts by picking 12 Move the mouse into the Graphics Window and place the pointer over the arrow on the left side of the model 13 Press and release the p key on the keyboard Look at the Main Parts list the green arrow part number 2 should now be the only part selected If this is not the case be sure the mouse pointer is directly over one of the lines of the part and press the p key again 14 Move the mouse pointer over the arrow on the right side of the model 15 Press and hold the control key With the control key still down press and release the p key Case 1 Holding down the control key during the pick extends the current ee selection both the green arrow and the blue arrow parts should d frane base now be selected in
46. hat access the function indicated by the label Arrow button Use tool TZ Donain Intersect Interactive al E Hin ETETE Hen X Obdbgedt incpenent e Sog6edi Hesh slice X Value 1 0000 amp 00 Set to nid range of slices Delta 5 0000e 01 Advanced Help ioci iscaLtiun l Rectangular buttons ae Load type Transient Load as Objects Adjust beg end tine Increment tine by 1 000000e 0 Record interactive Iso Llip Start Stop D mj W Regenerate all pages Load Square button Diamond buttons Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 1 11 User Interface Conventions Text Fields EnSight utilizes two types of text fields Information Text Fields Editable Text Fields These text fields are used to report information and cannot be edited by the user Information text fields are surrounded with a single pixel border Place the mouse cursor in the text field and click to insert a blinking insertion cursor Several techniques are available to accelerate text editing Select a single word by double clicking or the entire string by triple clicking Selected text 1s replaced by subsequent typing The left and right arrow keys on most systems will move the insertion cursor Note You must type Enter while the blinking insertion cursor is still in the field for changes to text fields to take effect Where appropriate i e in File Selection dialogs EnSigh
47. have been installed and the CEI HOME and PATH environment variables setup properly If you successfully performed the installation verification as described in the Installation Guide you have verified that these things are correct See SCEI HOME ensight82 doc Manuals Installation pdf if you need this manual Starting EnSight for Stand alone Use If you want to run EnSight in a stand alone manner i e the Client and Server are both running on the same workstation you can use these simplified steps to start EnSight and auto connect the Client and Server processes 1 Log into the machine on which the EnSight Client and Server have been installed For Unix Linux Systems 2 Open a shell window and start EnSight using the ensight8 shell script Hi Shell Konsole Session Edit View Bookmarks Settir gt gt ensightall Note ensight82 will start version 8 2 ensight80 will start version 8 0 ensight8 will start the latest version For Windows Systems 2 Start EnSight by double clicking on the EnSight 8 2 icon on the desktop Or by choosing EnSight 8 2 from the Start gt Programs gt CEI menu For Mac Systems 2 Open a terminal window and start EnSight using the ensight8 shell script eus Default pus ensight8 Or by clicking on the icon in the directory where you installed EnSight Ensight82 Note You must have installed the Mac system Xwindows package to ru
48. hlighted to reflect the selected state Extend a Select drag Place the mouse pointer over the first item Contiguous Click and hold the left mouse button as you selection drag over the remaining items to be selected Only contiguous items may be selected in this fashion Note on a Windows system you must click outside of the text items and drag a selection box around the desired parts Extend a possibly Shift click Place the mouse pointer over the item Press long contiguous the shift key and click the left mouse button selection This action will extend a selection to include all those items sequentially listed between the previous selection and this one Extend a non Control click Place the mouse pointer over the item Press contiguous the control key and click the left mouse selection button This action will extend a selection by adding the new item but not those in between any previously selected items De select an item Control click Place the mouse pointer over the selected item Press the control key and click the left mouse button This action will de select the item You can also double click list items The result depends on the list and type of item For model parts in the Main Parts list a double click will simply clear the Quick Interaction area For created parts the Quick Interaction area for the corresponding part type will open Double clicking variables in the Variables list of the Part color ligh
49. ield to 12 SLED leon _ Aninate Animate and press Enter BEBEREEEEEEO ih Line Enit _ Pick surface enitter Surf ace Van ie PoRTO sed2 59 Click Create to create the rake of en 2 2 points 42 Tool location races This operation created 12 evenly treate Advanced Help spaced traces along the Line tool Interactive particle traces are particularly useful for exploring fluid flow 60 61 62 Click Interactive Emitter eee eee ee ee eee eee eee Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window and directly over the center of the Line tool Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the Line tool up and down Release the mouse button The constituent traces are recalculated and re displayed as the Line tool moves It may help to rotate the model to a new orientation and then move the Line tool again 63 4 12 Click Interactive Emitter again to disable interactive operation See How To Create Particle Traces Help gt How To Manual for more information on particle tracing Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration Particle traces can be animated to provide intuitive comprehension of flow characteristics Traces are animated by displaying one or more tracers on all traces of the trace part A tracer moves along the path of a trace with length proportional to the local velocity EnSight provides complete control over all
50. ing Started with EnSight 8 2 Reading a Dataset Since we don t really need to see the flow field we will make it invisible and fit the geometry to the window File Edit Query ieu Tools Case 7 Select the external flow field part in the Pat Stee carn awd eo Eme ee eee oun ease 1 external flou field 8 Click the Visibility Icon in the Part Mode py ana anuper sane mady ICON Bib uo eeccectesoeeucecends debe Delete Sort 9 Chick Fite so4 4ose25 ee ee 7 iG 5 ome te L Reset Transf Fit X Y 4Z X Y Store Ree The model should now look like the following but may be zoomed in further Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 4 3 Feature Demonstration 4 2 Feature Demonstration Unlike the dataset used in the previous chapter this data contains two variables pressure and velocity The first step is to color the model by the pressure variable and display a color legend showing the mapping from variable values to color g a File Edit Query ieu Tools Case Help 1 Select the ami x hypersonic body part in the Main Parts list E Caze 1 1 external flow field 2 a i hypersonic body l E 2 Click the Color transparency icon in the Part Mode icon bar to open the Part color lighting amp transparency dialog a ae ey a a hee eee a t Apply modifications immediately 3 Click the pressure variable
51. intended primarily for analysts doing structural mechanics finite element analysis The How To Manual contains details on the operations covered in the chapter The following online articles are relevant to the topics covered here Note you get to these by selecting Help from the main menu then How To Manual Help gt How To Manual then the topic indicated below Consult How To Read Data How To Create IJK Clips How To Create New Variables How To Save or Restore an Archive Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 For More Information On specifying PLOT3D format results data to read into EnSight creating clip surfaces in structured models creating extended CFD variables saving and restoring archives 5 11 Where s the Rest 5 12 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 Structural Mechanics Example This chapter provides step by step instructions for performing basic postprocessing operations especially those relevant to non linear dynamics e g crash analysis Unlike the two previous datasets the data used here 1s transient the model variables vary over time EnSight provides a wide range of features for postprocessing and animating transient data After successfully completing this chapter you should be able to group multiple parts into a single part show geometry displacements probe for data values change time steps perform a query and plot it add annotation to an image
52. jects The Load Flipbook Status dialog VE Adjust beg end time Increment time by 1 000000e 00 Record interactive Ise Clip Start gt Stop displays the progress of the load Once the load is complete the flipbook Quick s W Regenerate all pages Load Interaction Area switches to the Run puc MEET NN Tab to play the animation i asi l Help 23 Click on the VCR buttons to control the animation 24 Use the mouse to rotate the model while the animation is playing i Note that both the plot and the time variable text update during playback By default the animation plays as fast as the graphics hardware permits In some cases for small models or very fast hardware this can be too fast To adjust the display speed Display flipbook pages eee oe nh 9 EE d k Page Begin 0 000000 Current 18 0000 End 20 000000 __Delete Eo 0 Help 25 Simply slide the slider provided H 22 a ENEEIN 9 i 26 While the animation is playing Zl t zl M the record button will change color Click on it to save the M animation to a file 777 T TTT 2 27 When you are done viewing and saving the animation click the stop button to stop the animation then Delete to remove the flipbook from memory See How To Animate Transient Data Help gt How To Manual for more information For greater
53. lane e move the clipping plane with the mouse interactive clipping create an isosurface and change the isovalue interactively e create a single particle trace and a rake of traces e move the rake of traces with the mouse interactive particle tracing e animate particle traces Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 4 1 Reading a Dataset 4 1 Reading a Dataset In this demonstration we will load a simple CFD model of a hypersonic vehicle with an 8 degree angle of attack and a 6 degree side slip The dataset includes velocity and pressure values 1 Start Ensight as described in Chapter 2 2 Select File gt Open from the EnSight Main menu This opens the File Selection dialog es ee One ee ae dicic i ce non sci 3 Make sure the Simple Interface is selected 4 Navigate to the SCEI HOME ensight82 data ami directory 5 Click ami case in the Files list 6 Click Okay to accept the selection and close the dialog window Or simply double click on the ami case filename in the list The two constituent parts are now listed in the Main Parts list and displayed in the Graphics Window with the flow field in feature angle mode and the hypersonic body part in full mode Y J Note To improve the legibility of the Getting Started manual all images of the Graphics Window are shown with a white background rather than the default black background that EnSight uses 4 2 Gett
54. mainder of the EnSight documentation as well as a version of this manual is available online and is accessible via the Help menu W EnSight File Edit Quer View Tools Case se gE Release notes Please load data using File men A Guide to online documentation EnSight overview Quick icon reference How to manual User manual i Interface manual i EE poses ern p pe td E x amp SEN Fa ud Version Z ej CEI information The other documentation is divided into four manuals How To The How To documentation consists of relatively short articles that describe how to perform a specific operation in EnSight such as change the color of an object or create an isosurface Step by step instructions and pictures of relevant dialogs are included In addition each How To article typically contains numerous hyperlinks colored blue to other related articles and relevant sections of the User Manual To access a list of the online How To articles select Help gt How To Manual From this location you can easily navigate to any of the articles or to a comprehensive index User Manual The User Manual provides a detailed reference for EnSight To access the User Manual select Help gt User Manual From this location you can easily navigate to any of the chapters the table of contents or a comprehensive index Note When navigating in the online User Man
55. mentation printing 3 13 P part attributes 3 6 color 3 8 created 3 6 displacement 6 3 list 1 2 mode 1 5 node labels 3 9 Index 1 Index parent 3 6 picking 3 9 selection 1 10 visibility 3 7 Particle Trace animation 4 13 interactive 4 12 part creation 4 1 1 Particle Traces 4 10 printing documentation 3 13 probe interactive 6 5 Q Quick Interaction Area 1 2 1 5 quitting EnSight 3 14 R rotate 1 6 3 4 S saving archive 5 10 command file 3 14 images 3 11 stand alone execution starting 2 1 starting EnSight 2 1 Status History Area 1 2 Support 7 1 T timestep changing 6 6 training 7 1 Transformation Control Area 1 2 1 6 transformations precise 3 5 reset clear 3 5 rotate 1 6 3 4 translate 1 6 3 4 zoom 1 6 3 4 translate 1 6 3 4 U User Manual online documentation 3 12 V variables 4 4 creation from structured CFD data 5 8 Z zoom 1 6 3 4 Index 2 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2
56. n EnSight on a Mac This will automatically start both the Client and the Server and make the connection To see if the connection is successful you can click on the Information button on the Desktop You should see Connection accepted in the EnSight Message Window which comes up Licensing information should also appear in the Graphics Window You should now close the EnSight Message Window and proceed to the next section If the connection failed please consult Troubleshooting the Connection in the Installation Guide before contacting CEI support See SCEI HOME ensight82 doc Manuals Installation pdf for this manual Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Starting EnSight for Distributed Use Manual Connection You can perform a manual connection where the Client is started in manual connection mode waiting for a server and the server is started separately and told to connect to the waiting Client See How To Connect EnSight Client and Server Help gt How To Manual in the online documentation for details Starting EnSight for Distributed Use Automatic Connection You can perform an automatic connection where the Server starts automatically and connects to the Client even though the two processes are on different host systems This type of connection requires some initial setup and is not discussed in the Getting Started manual However once configured the automatic connection lets you start a session in a single step
57. n be used as a parent part to create other parts To create contour loops of velocity on the clip plane 13 Select the Clip plane part in the Main Parts list File Edit Query ieu Tools Case Help Select a variable W Sync to palette W Color by creation variable Pressure elocit Sarge nox lt Levels Jag Coordinates i i UHR 3 W Visible Range nin s absent sublevels Fea W Visible SictribuLion iinean Label a L I Create x Apply neu variable Advanced Help i 1 P 1 external flou field 2 ani 4 hypersonic body 3 Clip_plane ee Pe 14 Click the Contour icon in the Feature Icon bar to open the Quick Interaction area for Contours 15 Select Velocity in the variable list 16 Change the value of the Sublevels field to 3 and press Enter 17 Click Create to build the new contour part By default the Sync To Palette toggle 1s activated so that EnSight creates a contour loop at each evel in the color palette assigned to the selected variable Levels are evenly spaced values that span from the minimum to the maximum range of the variable Default color palettes have five levels The subcontour value sets the number of additional contour loops that will be calculated between each level In this case 17 total contours will be calculated 5 1 3 5 E O By default a preference called Color by
58. nce these directories are part of the EnSight distribution they are probably write Select file nane or directory nanest Archive Information File Client Directory Server Directory protected To save the archive files in your home EE TEA directory instead prefix the entries with 2 Double click in the Archive Information File field and type ens chapter5 ar Double click in the Client Directory field and type or if Windows version 3 4 Double click in the Server Directory field and type or 1f Windows version 5 Click Okay 5 10 You can restore an archive during a session either immediately after the Client Server connection or after replacing a case by selecting File gt Restore gt Full Backup You can also have an archive automatically load at startup For a Unix system ensighto ar e ens Chepter gt ar This can also be done from within the user interface which is the normal way that it would be done with the Windows version Start Ensight do File gt Restore gt Full Backup and choose the archive file See How To Save or Restore an Archive Help gt How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 5 3 Where s the Rest Where s the Rest After successfully completing this tutorial you should proceed to the next demonstration Although the next tutorial contains some material applicable to all users it is
59. nd hold the left mouse button and drag the text up Release the m Annotation d Select New Edit Delete W Visible R 100 G 1 00 B 1 00 Justify Center T fh Ss Rotation Degrees Origin X 0 251 Y 0 251 Relative to Entire view area Text annotation editing _ Dynamic update Update text Car CrasH Normal gt Superscript Subscript Store Recall Special coded items Fonts al Symbols Constant Variable Date Geometry Header Measured Header Insert special item Variable Header Part Value Fe Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Annotation 11 Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window and over the new text string 12 Click and drag the text until it is under the Car Crash text Your Graphics Window should look something like the following Car Crash Time 0 141 Maximom plastic vs Time 08 9 J5 plastic GA 6 251e 01 rem 2 4 688e 01 g 3 126e 01 D 1 02 1 563e 01 m 0 000e400 M If you change time steps as described on page 6 6 or load a new flipbook as we will do on page 6 12 the text will automatically update to reflect the current time See How To Create Text Annotation Help gt How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 9 Annotation As you have seen EnSight can display color legends for any variable You can also control the appearance of color legends in Annotation Mode
60. nge the Emit From setting to This selection displays the Line tool which is also completely enclosed within the hypersonic body part PIED 51 Select the ami x hypersonic body part in the Main Parts list 52 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to disable display of the part The Line tool oriented horizontally should now be visible 53 Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window and directly on top of the center of Line tool The mouse cursor will change to a star or when over a tool hotpoint 54 Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the Line to a location up and to the left 55 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to re enable display of the hypersonic body part Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 4 11 Feature Demonstration 56 57 Move the mouse pointer back into the Graphics Window and directly over the right end of the Line tool Click and drag the end of the Line tool down and to the left such that the Line is vertically stretched across the front of the hypersonic body see image below Your Graphics Window should look something like the following 56 245 58 velocity 1 207e 00 1 090e 00 9 731e 01 8 563e 01 T 7 396e 01 pressure 1 079e 00 x 9 724e 01 8 663e 01 7 601e 01 6 540e 01 Select the external flow field part in the Main Parts list If needed re select velocity in the variable list In the Quick Interaction area CEU 7a eee change the Points f
61. nitialize will not only clear all transformations it will also reposition the virtual camera such that all currently visible parts are scaled to fit the Graphics Window and make the center of rotation to be the centroid of the visible parts EN EES El qu By global By selected 3 Click Reimnilidliza ee 22 252 unum REESE TRPEDREREERSSOES vieuport 4 Click Close v Lursor Line Plane i Quadric Box Select region Reset vieuport z Reset by selected Reset rotate transform only translate scale You can also perform precise transformations such as rotating 22 5 o eeeinitiali degrees about the X axis using the Transformation Editor Reinitialize See How To Reset Tools and Viewports Help gt How To Manual for more information on resetting transformations 5 Click Transf Edit in the Transformation Control area This opens the Transformation Editor dialog in Global Transform mode 6 Select Rotate icon in the Transformation o 777 tte POr O o4 266 6 52 he05 oe c8 a esos ee hee Gees en eee aeons DC CCl OS dae Se rere ee eres Sem Se Sue ene a er dee ater eres wee eee eres cae P Place the mouse pointer in the Increment field and double click the left mouse 9 Enter the value 22 5 and press Enter The model is rotated precisely 22 5 degrees about the X axis Note Clicking the arrow buttons will apply the negative positive value of this Increment successively
62. ns directly and the right mouse button defined to do Zoom operations directly The assignment of operations to mouse buttons can be customized by the user Rotate using the mouse 1 Select Rotate in the Transformation Control area 2 Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window 3 Click and hold the eft mouse button and drag the mouse left and right The model rotates about the screen vertical Y axis 4 Drag the mouse up and down The model rotates about the screen horizontal axis 5 Hold down the control key and move the mouse left and right The model rotates about the screen perpendicular axis EF 1 Select Translate in the sed Transformation Control area Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window Click and hold the left mouse button 7 and drag the mouse left and right The model translates horizontally Drag the mouse up and down The model translates vertically Hold down the control key and move 9 the mouse left and right The model translates in and out along the Z axis 1 Select Zoom in the Transformation Control area Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window Click and hold the left mouse button 7 and drag the mouse up or to the right The camera zooms out Drag the mouse down or to the left The camera zooms in Hold down the control key and move 9 the mouse The camera pans Move the mouse pointer into the Graphics Window Click and hol
63. on and drag down until both parts are highlighted On Windows click to the left of the top part and drag a box over the two parts 3 Click Part in the Mode Selection area to enter Part mode Tab will turn green ER 4 Click the Part Shaded Toggle to disable shaded surface display for the AL selected parts 2 2 2 eee eee eee eee tee eee Note that the Part Shaded Toggle icon changes the icon will be dimmed EE to reflect the fact that the selected parts have shaded disabled re um Let s change the line width of the selected parts 3 ry n x 4 pixels 5 Click the Part Line Width pulldown and select 3 Pixels from the menu mie Note that the line width of the selected parts the arrows has increased l P E 6 Select the frame base part in the Main Parts list 7 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to disable display of the part m a 30 E Gia i a o 7 uk Sr Ni After these operations the geometry in your Graphics Display should look like the following Parts are assigned a default color when loaded into EnSight These colors are constant meaning that every portion of the part is colored the same Parts can also be colored by a variable value Since the value associated with a variable typically varies from node to node the displayed color will vary across the surface of the part Getting Started with EnSigh
64. ons for interaction Dialog Windows A dialog is a window that groups interface components based on function Dialogs are typically opened by making selections from a menu or clicking an icon Menu selections and icons that open dialogs always end with Most EnSight dialogs can be opened and closed independently In order to optimize scarce workstation screen real estate you should close dialogs that are not in use The default position of each dialog was chosen to best use the space available You can however move the dialogs using your window manager and then save the positions for subsequent sessions select Save Size and Position of Main Windows from the Edit gt Preferences General User Interface dialog Dialogs typically consist of buttons menus lists and areas to type in Some EnSight dialogs also have expandable sections that let you hide parts of the interface that you use infrequently Each expandable section consists of an indicator button a section title and the contents of the section The indicator button and the section title are always visible If the section is open the contents are visible as well The indicator button is a toggle switch for opening and closing the section For Unix a right pointing arrow indicates a closed section Clicking the arrow will open the section A down pointing arrow indicates an open section Clicking the arrow will close the section These indicators are referred to as turnd
65. or more other parts as the parent parts The created parts are said to depend on the parent parts If one or more of the parent parts change all parts depending on those parent parts are automatically recalculated and redisplayed to reflect the change Examples of created parts include clipping planes isosurfaces isocontours and particle traces Only model parts will be used in this section The next two chapters will work with created parts The Main Parts list provides access to all parts Each part is listed individually in a scrollable list By default each entry provides a part descriptor name and two additional pieces of information the case that contains it and a part number File Edit Query ieu Tools Case 1 3d space frane eS Ee 2 green arrow Part Descriptor blue arrow d frame base Part number as designated in the data or assigned by EnSight a P Select Delete Sort B EnSight provides a large number of attributes that can be edited on a per part basis Attributes control the appearance or behavior of parts Examples include visibility color line width and transparency Part attributes are typically edited in Part Mode Some part attributes controlled through Part Mode icons also have a counterpart in the View Menu or certain desktop toggles that act as a global toggle for the attribute For example Main Menu gt View gt Shaded or the shaded toggle on th
66. orial contains some material applicable to all users it is intended primarily for analysts doing computational fluid dynamics CFD work If your application area 1s not CFD you may wish to consider skipping the next chapter and proceeding directly to Chapter 6 The How To Manual contains details on the operations covered in this chapter The following online articles are relevant to the topics covered here Note you get to these by selecting Help from the main menu then How To Manual Help gt How To Manual then the topic indicated below Consult How To Read Data How To Rotate Zoom Translate Scale How To Reset Tools and Viewports How To Select Parts How To Set Attributes Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 For More Information On specifying data to read into EnSight performing transformations in the Graphics Window as well as performing precise transformations using the Transformation Editor resetting transformations back to the default settings selecting parts setting part attributes 3 15 Where s the Rest 3 16 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 4 Flow Visualization Example Unstructured Mesh This chapter provides step by step instructions for performing many basic postprocessing operations especially those relevant to computational fluid dynamics analysis After successfully completing this chapter you should be able to e create a clipping plane and display contours on the p
67. over the appearance and behavior of plot entities A plot entity typically created by a query operation contains information for one or more X Y plots Plot entities can be positioned arbitrarily within the Graphics Window Viewport Viewport Mode provides control over viewports The Graphics Window can be overlaid with multiple user defined viewports Viewports can be sized and positioned arbitrarily and have different backgrounds and borders Frame Frame Mode provides control over frames A frame is a coordinate frame of reference that can be positioned independent of other frames Parts can be attached to different frames permitting sophisticated and complex animations e g exploding views Note By default this mode is not visible See Main Menu gt Edit gt Preferences General User Interface Frame Mode Allowed 9589 2 enowa o ey resem anes Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 1 5 Tour of the GUI Mode Attribute Icon Bar Transformation Control Area The Mode Icon Bar displays the icons associated with the currently selected mode The icons are arranged in a vertical scrolling region to the left of the Graphics Window The Quick Icon Reference in the How To Manual online documentation provides a quick reference for all EnSight icons as well as hotlinks from the icons to relevant online articles The Transformation Control Area provides icons that control various aspects of object transformations Transformations ar
68. over the site preference file The constituent parts are now listed in the Main Parts list and displayed in the Graphics Window Note To improve the legibility of the Getting Started manual all images of the Graphics Window are shown with a white background rather than the default black background that EnSight uses 6 2 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration 6 2 Feature Demonstration In many types of analysis multiple parts are used to distinguish between various components or material types To the extent allowed by the particular data format EnSight maintains this distinction by assigning these entities to separate model parts In some cases however this distinction is no longer useful for postprocessing When manipulating objects in EnSight you often want to apply the same attributes or operators to a group of parts If the group is large this process can become unwieldy Fortunately EnSight provides a mechanism called grouping for grouping multiple parts into a single group part The original parts comprising the group will no longer be visible in the list In this example we will group all parts associated with the car into a single part 1 Select all the parts associated with the car place the mouse pointer over the first part in the Main Parts list click the left mouse button and drag down until parts 1 12 have been selected L wc 2 Right click on the list of pa
69. own buttons Feature Detail Editor Model File Edit Vieu Note For Windows a regular toggle button is used Displacenent attributes Displace by Hone Factor 1 0000e 00 eT j Close Croate pdaLs paren feriis changes Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 User Interface Conventions Menus The EnSight documentation uses the following terms to describe various types of menus Menu bar Pull down menu Cascade menu or submenu Options menu or pop up menu Menu bar Pull down menu Cascade menu A horizontal strip across the top of a dialog listing menu titles A pull down menu is one accessed directly from a menu bar A submenu is accessed from another menu selection Submenu selections are indicated by a right pointing arrow An options menu is accessed by pressing the associated button The current selection always appears as the button title Diamond button group Unix Mac Windows Version will not have the diamond buttons but selection will work as described for diamond buttons Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 User Interface Conventions Lists Lists such as variable lists and the Main Parts list are presented in dialogs as scrollable sections Various mechanisms are used to select items from a list for further action To Do This Details Select an item Single click Place the mouse pointer over the item and click the left mouse button The item is hig
70. p archive file to mee O Do you really want to quit rrr rrr ce aa meee gt gt ves _ Cancer If you toggle on Save Command Backup File To and save the commands for example to a file called file enc you could then start a subsequent Unix version EnSight session from the same starting directory with the command ensight8 p file enc assuming you are running stand alone to duplicate the entire session You could accomplish the same thing by starting EnSight normally and then playing the command file from the command dialog this would be the normal way to do it in the Windows version See How To Record and Play Command Files Help gt How To Manual for more information Note that the Quit Confirmation dialog also provides an option to save a Full Backup Archive File An archive which is saved for both the Client and the Server contains a binary memory dump of the complete state of each system Unlike replaying a command file which has to re execute every action the restoration of an archive occurs very fast since only the saved memory state for each system is restored See How To Save or Restore an Archive Help gt How To Manual for more information 2 Click Yes to exit EnSight 3 14 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 3 Where s the Rest Where s the Rest After successfully completing this tutorial you should proceed to the next demonstration Although the next tut
71. pbook animations Animation Flipbook animations are on screen animations that permit graphic transformations during playback Flipbooks can be used to animate clipping planes and isosurfaces and are also useful for visualizing transient data Keyframe Provides controls for specifying keyframe animations Animation Keyframe animation provides sophisticated motion control and output options for generating animations for either online presentation e g MPEG or video Variable Opens the variable calculator for creating computed Calculator variables Query Plot Provides controls for performing various query and x y plotting operations Interactive Provides controls for specifying interactive queries which Query display variable values as the mouse is moved over objects in the Graphics Window as the cursor tool is moved within a volume or at specific node element ijk or xyz locations Contour Create or modify a new contour isoline part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and the variable selected in the Variables list Isosurface Create or modify a new isosurface part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents and based on an isovalue of the variable selected in the Variables list Clip Create or modify a new clip part using the part s selected in the Main Parts list as parents EnSight can create several types of clips including 1D line clips planar clips and quadric clips Getting
72. rranged at customer facilities Contact your EnSight representative for details Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 7 1 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Index A animation flipbook 6 12 keyframe 6 12 annotation color legend 6 10 text 6 8 archive restore 5 10 save 5 10 C CEI Support 7 1 CEI HOME 2 1 CFD Structured Mesh Example 5 1 Unstructured Mesh Example 4 1 Clip interactive 4 8 unstructured model 4 5 clip IJK 5 5 5 6 interactive 5 7 color legend 4 4 6 4 6 10 part 3 8 command file 3 14 Contour 4 7 Contour part creation 4 7 Cursor tool 4 10 D Data Getting it into Ensight 3 3 dataset PLOT3D reading 5 2 reading 3 2 6 2 unstructured dataset reading 4 2 Desktop 1 2 displacement part 6 3 distributed process execution automatic connection 2 2 starting 2 2 documentation 3 12 printing 3 13 E EnSight quitting 3 14 starting 2 1 support 7 1 training 7 1 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Index exiting EnSight 3 14 F Feature Icon Bar 1 3 flipbook animation 6 12 G Getting Your Data Into EnSight 3 3 Graphics Window 1 2 1 7 grouping 6 3 H How To online documentation 3 12 image save 3 11 interactive probe 6 5 Isosurface interactive 4 9 Isosurface part creation 4 9 L Line tool 4 11 Main Menu 1 2 Main Parts List 1 2 3 6 Main Variables List 1 2 Message Area 1 2 Mode Icon Bar 1 2 1 6 Mode Selection Area 1 2 1 5 N node labels 3 9 O online docu
73. rts and select Group s eum 3 Enter car in the Group Name prompt that appears and click Okay 5 E Note that parts 1 12 are removed from the list 7 ae The interesting parts are now the four parts in the Main Parts list three parts Ej i gt Select Delete Sort for the guard rail and the new group part named GROUP car EnSight can displace geometry based on the value of a vector variable Each displacement vector represents a translation of a node from its original position an offset L 4 Select the three guardrail parts amp the Group part Click the Part element settings icon 6 Select 3D border 2D full in the Part element settings dialog z7 Te Angle 10 0 Load points and normals only 1 t Reduce polygons 2 Less _ Hore polygons polygons 7 Click the Displacement icon in the Close Feature Icon bar to open the Quick Interaction area for Displacements 8 Select the displacement variable then close the dialog Note the new positions of the car and Displacement factor 1 00000e 00 the guard rail See How To Display Close Displacements Help How To Manual for more information Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 6 3 Feature Demonstration Now color the car by the plastic strain variable
74. stic variable displacement displayed Coordinates 1 16 Change the Query to Surface Pick 4 Show components Feature Demonstration plastic 6 251e 01 4 688e 01 3 126e 01 1 563e 01 0 000e 00 Exact Ei Pick Use p Select variable s Query Surface pick i Search plastic items E Display attributes 17 Move the MOUSE pointer into the Clear selection Display results table Help Graphics Window and place the pointer over the car preferably in a 1959 99 non blue region Click the p key on the keyboard The value of the plastic strain variable is calculated for the point under the mouse and displayed A marker the sphere is also displayed 18 Change the Query back to None See How To Probe Interactively Help How To Manual Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 for more information Feature Demonstration By default EnSight initially displays the last time step However it s easy to change timesteps 19 Click the Solution Time icon in the Feature Icon bar to r ES open the Solution Time Quick Interaction area pie k mt s k The Solution Time Quick Interaction area provides several methods for working with time Perhaps the easiest way to change time steps is to use the slider bar 20 Place the mouse pointer over the slider bar Click the left mouse button and drag the
75. t Delete Sort i 24 Click the Delete button below the Part list or move the mouse into the graphics window and press the delete key or right click on the selected parts or choose Main Menu gt Edit gt Part lt Delete and The parts are removed from the display and the Main Parts list 4 8 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Feature Demonstration Isosurface Part Another type of created part is an isosurface An isosurface is a surface of constant value the isovalue in a 3D field The region on one side of the isosurface has values greater than the isovalue and the region on the other side has values less than the isovalue To create an isosurface 25 Select the external flow field part in the Main Parts list Help File Edit Query _Yiew Tools Ca Select a variable Yalue 3 0000e 01 Set to Mid Range zx 1 external flou field Ty of surfa Es Delta o 042462 2 2 velocity T 2 a i hypersonic body Coordinates AicbLebcotiu DPF i Hin 1 Paw dirprenent 1 I I Create Apply dew variable Advanced Help i I L 26 Click the Isosurface icon tcc in the Feature Icon bar to open the Quick Interaction area 27 Select pressure in the variables list 28 Double click the Value field to select the MID RANGE value Type 0 9 and press Enter 29 Click Cr
76. t 8 2 3 7 Parts and Part Attributes To change part colors 8 Select all the parts in the Main Parts list Click the Select button and click Alk or click the Case 1 line in the Part List 9 Click the Color transparency icon in the Part Mode bar The Part color lighting amp transparency dialog opens Note that the variables list is set to Constant Color 10 Pick a shade of gray from the bottom row of the Color pal Herec iaces rte ea ceereeeeeseesee Note that all parts in the Graphics Window are now colored by the same shade of gray Although this dataset has no associated variable data we can still color the parts by a variable since EnSight provides some defaults Coordinates and Time The Coordinates variable treats the X YZ coordinate of a node as a vector color is assigned based on the magnitude of that vector 11 Click Coordinates in the Variables list and close the dialog Note the color change The left rear post of the frame is closest to the origin of the coordinate system and is colored blue The right front post of the frame farthest from the origin is colored red File Edit Query ieu Tools Case 1 3d space frane 2 green arrow 3 blue arrow d frane base Invert Invisible Visible Region Showing Keyyord Unselect Apply modifications immediately Shading type Gouraud b Highlight shininess mm 0 00 Hi
77. t recognizes the following shortcut specifications for directories username a Expands to your home directory Expands to the home directory of username Expands to the current working directory Expands to the parent directory of the current working directory Note that standard wildcard characters e g to represent a series of zero or more arbitrary characters can also be used in File Selection dialogs Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Where s the Rest 1 3 Where s the Rest See Starting EnSight in Chapter 2 and familiarize yourself with the EnSight user interface then proceed to Chapter 3 Simple Demonstration Several online articles provide overview and reference information See the EnSight Overview Help gt EnSight Overview and the Quick Icon Reference Help gt Quick Icon Reference For additional overview information see Chapter 1 of the User Manual Chapter 5 of the User Manual also contains an overview of the user interface Finally the table of contents and or the index of the following as well as internal links are easily navigated For questions related to a specific task see the How To Manual Help gt How To Manual For detailed information on a feature or concept see the User Manual Help gt User Manual Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 1 13 Where s the Rest 1 14 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 2 Starting EnSight Necessary Prerequisites EnSight must
78. ta it must know both the file name and format When File gt Open is used EnSight attempts to obtain this information from the suffix of the chosen file If the file suffix 1s known to EnSight as contained in an association file it can proceed to read the data and load all of the files into EnSight If an association 1s not known EnSight will ask for more information In this example we will load a simple geometry in a known format 3 Navigate to the SCEI HOME ensight82 data frame directory Note On Windows you can type in the Look in field to display the mounted drives 4 Click rame case 5 Make sure you are using the Simple Interface 6 Click Okay to accept the selections and close the dialog window Or simply double click on the rame case file for Windows Mac and many unix machines Open Lookin J usr local CEl ensight82 data Trame File type All Files frame case i frame geo Y 4 Simple Interface x Advanced Interface usr local CEl ensight82 data frame frame case See Help gt How To Manual and select How To Read Data for more information on data reading In this case you can also get there by clicking the Help button 3 2 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Reading a Dataset When the File Selection dialog is closed EnSight reads the data and loads all four parts of the model they will be listed in the Main Parts list and
79. ted below Consult How To Read Data How To Change the Visual Representation How To Create Color Legends How To Create Contours How To Create Particle Traces How To Animate Particle Traces For More Information On specifying data to read into EnSight element representations color legends and the variable to color mapping creating contours creating particle traces animating particle traces Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 5 Flow Visualization Example Structured Mesh This chapter is intended for users of structured mesh CFD software and those using the PLOT3D format to import data into EnSight In addition this chapter describes the use of the predefined CFD functions to compute variables derived from the fluid flow analysis It is assumed that you have already worked through the features described in Chapter 4 flow visualization example for an unstructured mesh After successfully completing this chapter you should be able to e load a PLOT3D dataset create a part from a logical plane of the volume mesh e create an IJK clipping plane e use the predefined CFD functions e save an archive Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 5 1 Reading a Dataset 5 1 Reading a Dataset In this demonstration we will load a simple CFD model of the viscid subsonic symmetric flow around a half model of the shuttle orbiter The dataset consists of the standard xyz mesh and q results PLOT3D format files
80. the Quick Interaction area provides controls for selecting the variable to use and value of the isosurface that will be created or modified in the parts currently selected in the Main Parts list Warning If you change a text field for example a numeric type in you must press Enter to have the change take effect This applies not only to text fields in the Quick Interaction area but throughout the EnSight user interface Many of the Quick Interaction areas those associated with created parts provide Create buttons Clicking the Create button will build a new part such as an isosurface or a clipping plane based on current settings Once built the new part appears in the Main Parts list Some Quick Interaction areas will show a Variables list Only variables appropriate for the selected feature will be shown in the list A variable must be selected before the Create button is pressed The Mode Selection Area selects the current major mode Each mode tab has an associated set of icons that are loaded into the vertical Mode Icon bar when the mode tab is active green The five modes of EnSight are Part Part Mode icons control various part attributes The operation of Part Mode icons applies only to the parts currently selected in the Main Parts list Annotation Annotation Mode provides control over various annotation entities text lines arrows color legends and bitmap logos Plot Plot Mode provides control
81. ting amp transparency dialog will open the Feature Detail Editor for Variables To double click place the mouse pointer over the item and click the left mouse button twice in rapid succession Note the Main Parts list has some additional useful display and selection options which are accessible via buttons below the list These are explained in the online documentation 1 10 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Buttons User Interface Conventions EnSight uses the following kinds of buttons Rectangular Place the mouse cursor in the button area and click the left mouse button Rectangular buttons typically access the function described in the label If the label is followed by then the button opens another dialog Arrow Place the mouse cursor in the button area and click the left mouse button Arrow buttons typically have an associated text field or scroll bar Clicking the button increments or decrements the text field or scroll bar value Diamond Place the mouse cursor in the button area and click the left mouse button Diamond buttons also called radio buttons are toggles that select an item from a mutually exclusive list Exactly one diamond button of a group can be on at any given time Note that for the Windows Version no diamond buttons are used but that the selection of items works as described here Square Place the mouse cursor in the button area and click the left mouse button Square buttons are toggles t
82. ting of all or some transformation operations Transformation Open the Transformation Editor dialog From within Editor Transt this editor all global transforms including scaling where appropriate as well as frame and tool transforms can be controlled There is also control of the center of transform look at look from locations and z clipping Reset Tools and Open the Reset Tools and Viewports dialog that permits Fit Fits the currently visible model in the window and resets the center of transform to center of visible parts jal u Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 Tour of the GUI Look down axis X y 2 X Y z aly axis the viewer looks Store Recall Allows the user to store the current view and View Share Reeall recall it at a later time Undo Allows the user to undo the last transformation Undo Tool Tips Controls whether tool tips are displayed when E Tool fips the mouse is moved over icons Graphics Window All 3D objects as well as annotation entities are displayed in the Graphics Window The Graphics Window can contain additional up to fifteen user defined viewports as well as X Y plots Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 1 7 User Interface Conventions 1 2 User Interface Conventions The EnSight user interface uses standard menus dialogs buttons and other interface components for Unix the OSF Motif toolkit 1s used This section provides information on these components as well as instructi
83. tion 2 2 Starting EnSight for Distributed Use Automatic Connection 2 2 3 Simple Demonstration 3 1 REING aD AAS a uu 2n et m n Yee RR ERU ot a ore eee eee os 3 2 Getting Your Data Into EnSight 00 020 ee 3 3 3 2 Performing Transformations 0 0000 eee eee 3 4 3 9 Fans and Pall AUNDULGS ccn0 oe es eto 4 oa oh eens eae See ed ee 3 6 S4 SINO MGS s 5 2 9 4 m RE WS de b NIJSRXERTIIVSSWSGPRWES 3 11 SAVNO IMAGES RT RE IIT a abet healed Shh ae e Y 3 11 9 9 USING ONNE HeD a 3 9 iri cm a ri coe eee dte ay 3 12 JO EXU ENSIN ics 2 owes wos de eo cC tr dodo at Praed eec 0 ob s 3 14 3 7 Where s the Rest ezucpescex Gtk et X Pesca ex b s b s 3 15 4 Flow Visualization Example Unstructured Mesh 4 1 Reading a Daldsel vd oux mee ura d CDU SE hoR A e bob does 4 2 4 2 Feature Demonstration ese 4 4 4 3 Where s the Rest scs cx x oR a ee ee Oe a SEE e 4 14 Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 iii Table of Contents 9 Flow Visualization Example Structured Mesh 9 Reading d Dalasel azur 4 ote dae Ed AP ee awa seed s 5 2 5 2 Feature Demonstration anaana aaa eee a a 5 5 SAVING db vNEGDIVG crre te ane meals ih ewe hace eae EACUS wees SN ee ee we 5 10 5 3 Where s the Rest dnd aaa aa a a a es 5 11 6 Structural Mechanics Example 6 1 Reading a Dataset 2 0 00 ee 6 2 6 2 Feature Demonstration nnana aaa 6 3 0 9 AMOAION Sacer diei bh ined
84. ual you can easily return to the User Manual Table Title Page by clicking on the footer text EnSight 8 User Manual Command The Command Language Manual provides details for each command of the command Language Manual language used in EnSight Note that this is an advanced manual which is generally not needed by most users To access the Command Language Manual select Help gt Command Manual From this location you can easily navigate to the table of contents or a comprehensive index Note When navigating in the online Command Language Manual you can easily return to the Command Language Manuel Title Page by clicking on the footer text EnSight 8 Command Language Manual Interface Manual The Interface Manual provides details on interface API s as well as customization available through issuing commands to EnSight via a socket interface or through Python vi Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 1 EnSight Graphical User Interface This chapter provides a quick introduction to the EnSight Graphical User Interface In this chapter you will explore the layout of the user interface Conventions used in the interface such as how to select multiple items in a list will also be discussed Note If you are using EnSight Lite this chapter will explain some icons features which are NOT available to you Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 1 1 Tour of the GUI 1 1 Tour of the GUI The major components of the EnSight user interface are sho
85. ulti zone file Dimension 3D gt gt Read Specified File shuttle we Unstructured data Structured data Parts list XJ LL Element visual rep Feature angle Mi aan eon Feature angle 10 0 Domain All Ei Using node ranges From Ta Delta gum RENE d EUM RC Cm oe Structured part xternal flow field description Create load fram selected A Create load all i blanked pal creation Tht OTE tts Variables will nat be loaded for newly created parts until this eek is closed Close Help Reading a Dataset 11 Change the Using Node Ranges to limit I indices to s Unstructured data Structured data 1 54 leave the J indices at 1 63 and change the K Parts list indices to 1 1 the geometry s surface 12 Click Element Visual Rep and change the setting to 3D border 2D Tull xe e P Eme aes Elementvisualrep SDborder 2D full Feature angle HERE k oe 2 Using node ranges From To Step Delta M in Max I Joa 594 a2 oo a 80 J 1 63 1 0 1 88 K 1 1 1 0 l d 13 Type surface lt 2 seseerenenenrennetret steep 14 Click Create load from selected Create load from selected Create load all Iblanked part creation ee N OTES Variables will not be loaded for newly created parts until this dialog is closed lose
86. value Type 1 and press Enter 64 Double click in the Tracer Delta field to select the value Type 0 1 and press Pole 2eececeteemeet de mde me p5 hcl Close ara AeA Animating traces often look better with the trace part invisible 66 Click the Part Visibility Toggle to disable r f d a O ES ER display of the particle trace part u III A Alo 67 Click the Line Tool icon on the desktop to n disable the display of the Line tool n F 68 Quit Ensight File gt Quit gt Yes x e t NEN See How To Animate Particle Traces Help gt How To Manual for more information on trace animation Getting Started with EnSight 8 2 4 13 Where s the Rest 4 3 Where s the Rest After successfully completing this tutorial if you wish to work through an example utilizing a structured mesh you should proceed to the next chapter Otherwise you might prefer to jump to Chapter 6 which presents a tutorial containing some material applicable to all users but intended primarily for analysts doing structural mechanics finite element analysis The How To Manual contains details on the operations covered in this chapter The following online articles are relevant to the topics covered here Note you get to these by selecting Help from the main menu then How To Manual Help gt How To Manual then the topic indica
87. wn below Note This whole upper Information Button click to see most EnSight messages level of the GUI is referred Message Feedback Area see eect eee eee ees h D k 5 OAS NE Meer Quick Interaction Area EnSight File Main Menu Edit Query View Tools Case Feature Icon Bar side mount curve assigned Main Parts List saquen windshield Show Delete New plotter Delete amp g BAA It E displacements vs Time for Node 750 00 Part List Manipulation Mode Selection Area joso m r ovd lt o U Y o55 gt ASO S E pes pesi ls a Mode Attributes Icon Bar Transformation Control Area Gy A Reset Transt M Fit ay az x z Store Recall Undo Tool tips Graphics Window Main Menu The Main menu provides access to basic EnSight functionality The Help menu at the far right end of the menu bar contains items for accessing online help Message Feedback The Message area displays brief messages during various operations Note that Tool Area Tips are available for most icons Information Button Clicking the Information button will bring up the EnSight Message Window where additional information about EnSight operations is displayed The color of the Information button will indicate the type of the recent entries Green indicates normal information
88. y of any foreign translations of this document not made by itself The Computational Engineering International Inc Software License Agreement and Contract for Support and Maintenance Service supersede and take precedence over any information in this document EnSight is a registered trademark of Computational Engineering International Inc All registered trademarks used in this document remain the property of their respective owners CEI s World Wide Web addresses http www ceintl com or http www ensight com Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure of the technical data contained in this document by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 11 of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Unpublished rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United States Contractor Manufacturer is Computational Engineering International Inc 2166 N Salem Street Suite 101 Apex NC 27523 Table of Contents Introduction 1 EnSight Graphical User Interface Table of Contents Vel LOUF Ol ING C UL 4 vic oa eed hh bike ee a Er ROS eb eu 1 2 1 2 User Interface Conventions le 1 8 tS Where s tie ROS uos o dude CUR ERROR no Foe sS e oS 1 13 2 Starting EnSight Necessary Prerequisites nannaa naaa 2 1 Starting EnSight for Stand alone Use 0 0 0 ce ee ee 2 1 Starting EnSight for Distributed Use Manual Connec
89. y tool change Advanced Help Double clicking a created part opens the Quick Interaction area for the part type and loads the part specific information Any changes in the Quick Interaction area will affect only that part F 1 external flou field 2 a i hypersonic body 3 Clip_plane d Contour part LI OCaLion Tool 21 Manipulate theslider 200ccr m As the slider moves the X plane is translated When the slider is released the contour part recalculates to reflect the ending location of the clip plane You can also type precise locations into the X Value field and press Enter if desired You can also click the slider arrow buttons which stride by the increment value 22 Click the Interactive pulldown again and select Off to disable interactive operation Any kind of part model or created can be deleted Note that a deletion cannot be undone 23 Select all the created parts in the Main Parts list place the mouse i Case 1 A pointer over part 3 click the left mouse button and drag down until Mic m part 4 is selected as well Note On an HP the items will not be highlighted as you drag and the normal os shift click and cntrl click operations may not work On a Windows system you must click outside of the item and drag a selection box around the desired parts l ya l i or just use the standard shift click or cntrl click operations Selec

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