1 Reply Latest reply on Feb 22, 2011 5:58 PM by Anthony Botting

    Thermal Results

    David Mesnard
    David Mesnard Feb 17, 2011 6:28 PM

      It seems to me that the "plot" you get in the thermal simulation is the 3D model, colored to represent the parameter magnitude (temperature, etc.).  How can I get numeric data along a line or a plane?  Flow simulation allows you to draw a line on the model, and the data from the results is stored and plotted in Excel for the closest nodes to that line .  How can I do this with thermal simulation? Thank you.

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        • Re: Thermal Results
          Anthony Botting
          Anthony Botting Feb 22, 2011 5:58 PM (in response to David Mesnard)

          Hi David:  A way I know of, is to develop a "clipping" plane (if you edit definition on a contour plot, there should be a "clipping" option on the sub-menu). Once the plane is sliced through a section, you can use the Probe tool to parse points directly on the section plane. In the PM there is a graphing option so you can develop a trace graph of the variation of temperature along the probed points. There should also be a "save" option on the PM so you can save the numeric data directly and graph it in Excel, for example. Hope that helps!