Post-Processing

New Features

Compare results from two datasets
Compare utility to compute the difference, quotient or non-dimensional difference between two datasets. Creates a third dataset that is automatically loaded into the session and is exportable to a user selected format for future use.
Multiple slice plane
The Slice Planes tool is updated to include the number of offset planes, offset distance and offset direction, allowing users to create multiple slice planes within a single definition. The tool is compatible with Finite slice and displays the same set of slice display properties on each of the planes. Not compatible with Crinkle slice.
Multiple window and page layout (beta)
The Post-processing modeling environment is redesigned to include multiple viewports and pages. Individual viewports can be accessed with predefined layouts, giving users the ability to compare multiple results next to one another. The page layouts can be stored, along with the result definitions and rendered scene items within the cpstate file(s). The number of cpstate files will be equal to the number of viewports + 1. When applying a state file, the specific viewport cpstate file should be used to define the rendered scene from the previously saved work.
EDEM particle support (beta)
Particle result files from EDEM (.dem) can be loaded into the Post-processing modeling environment and rendered along with other datasets, e.g. AcuSolve CFD result files allowing users to create scenes with DEM and CFD shown simultaneously. Multiple particle types: multi-sphere, polyhedral and spherocylinder particles, can be rendered using result display values and/or constant coloring.
Report Utilities context (beta)
Various report utilities are available from the Post-processing modeling environment. Each of the configuration types supports a different utility that may be needed. The following tasks are supported: creating a report using a defined image file, mapping results, decimating result files, triangulating result files, computing pedestrian comfort index, exporting a pressure + wall shear stress force vector, and export (converting) result files. Results support is added for .case, .sos, .encas, .h3d, .vtk, .vtu, .pvd, and .stl.

Enhancements

General
  • When Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics modeling profile is selected, the default result file type is set to ultraFluidX.
  • The Post-browser shows the file path and name when a dataset hovered over.
  • The Post-browser highlights the specific entry when an item is selected from the graphics window.
  • HMCFD Report: Ability to change the title of pptx file generated.
  • HWCFD Report: Non-Continuous color contours.
  • HMCFD Report: Expand use of functions & variables across fields.
  • HMCFD Report: Change the resolution options of output images to be 16:9 aspect ratio.
Aerodynamics
  • HMCFD Report: Surface streamlines on surfaces and slice planes.
  • HMCFD Report: Provide vector subset option to volumetric slice planes.
Aeroacoustics
  • Within the aeroacoustics portion of the ribbon, a launcher for HyperMesh NVH Director is available, allowing users to easily launch NVHD for interior noise propagation analysis.
  • Selection of velocity_magnitude is available from the GSP processing tool for volumetric signal processing.
  • HMCFD Report: GSP - Add capability to processes multiple surfaces with a single call.
  • HMCFD Report Post: Use gsph5 inside the DATASET instance.
  • HMCFD Report: Add Identifier for dB-Maps Frequency Band when opening gsph5 files from the DATASET instance.
  • HMCFD Report: Frame rate attribute added to control the number of frames per second in mp4/avi files written from GSP.

Resolved Issues

  • Modification to the Signal Processing title from “Acoustic Map” to “Contour Map” to avoid confusion with the diffusive/grazing acoustic loads definition available in NVHD.
  • Plot intersection curve and rake for .case/.sos files that have inconsistent variables was previously causing a crash.
  • The legend was not previously clear when a screenshot or video was saved to file.
  • The cut plane animation index was not modifiable in certain situations.
  • The previous calculation of Lamba (1/2/3) made assumptions within the definition of the variable that were not consistent with industry standards and were being treated as vectors. The calculation has been updated and the three quantities are now treated separately, not as a vector.
  • A user specified tolerance is available to control how “Animate all datasets” selects the coincident time vector between one or more datasets. This allows for a defined tolerance to ensure that the datasets animate properly for similar results file that may have their time fields not perfectly aligned with each other. (Beta feature for EDEM).
  • "," is missing in header of plots→Export data (.txt) file.
  • HMCFD Report: Vector could not be colored by contour_function.
  • HMCFD Report: seed_type = rectangular only using x-plane, has been expanded to y-plane and z-plane.
  • HMCFD Report: ExportStride not previously functional for mp4 output.
  • File handle to results stored on disc was not always deleted upon File > New. Results may be deleted from disc when the dataset is deleted in session from the browser or from File > New.