Welcome to the land where Tecplot 360 EX can perform essential rotation calculations! A new Axial Rotation add-on is now available and we would love to get your feedback on this beta version. Please send comments to support@tecplot.com.
Axial Rotation Add-on Capabilities
- Rotate and repeat your simulation data in 2D and 3D.
- Easily transform turbine blades around an axis.
- Rotate Features and Zones relative to one another.
- Quickly convert between cylindrical/polar and Cartesian coordinates.
Known Limitations
- Available for Tecplot 360 EX 2014 R2 and newer.
- Styles are not well retained after rotation.
- Dialog options are not retained after rotation.
- There is no explicit Undo function. (To undo: if repeating zones, go to Data>Delete>Zone and delete new zones; if only rotating zones, apply a negative rotation with the same delta angle.)
- To transform vector values, they must be predefined in Plot>Vector>Variables, and as such only one set of vectors can be transformed.
- There are no macro commands for scripting. (Coming next!)
Instructions
- Download the add-on for your platform from the list below, and unzip/untar the downloaded file.
Windows: Place axial_rotation.dll in Tecplot 360 EX bin folder.
Linux: Place libaxial_rotation.so in Tecplot 360 EX bin folder.
Mac: Place libaxial_rotation.so in /Tecplot 360*.app/Contents/MacOS/. - Open the tecplot.add file in a text editor (located in the Tecplot 360 EX installation directory), and add the following entry on a new line:
$!LoadAddOn “axial_rotation” - Open Tecplot 360 EX and a new option should be available under Tools>Rotate About Axis.
Axial Rotation Add-on Download Files
We look forward to hearing from you! Please send your feedback to support@tecplot.com.
Blog contributed by Devon Simpson
Technical Product Engineer
Tecplot, Inc.
