Shock vs Shadowgraph
In this quick tutorial we use Tecplot 360 EX to evaluate the shock vs shadowgraph functions in a 2D airfoil. We calculate both functions and compare the results side by side. Try Tecplot 360 EX for...
View ArticleThe Trillion Cell Grand Challenge
By Dr. Scott Imlay, Tecplot CTO and Director of Research Tecplot’s large-data initiative began several years ago. We’ve spent tens of thousands of developer-hours on removing barriers to large-data...
View ArticleContext Style Control
Control plot styles in Tecplot 360 EX with right-click context style control menus. This is a quick alternative to using the Zone Styles dialog. Play this video in .mp4 format Try Tecplot 360 EX for...
View ArticleRotating Machinery Mirroring
Rotating Machinery Mirroring in Tecplot 360 EX This quick video addresses an often asked question about how to create a full model in Tecplot 360 with only one passage. Can periodic mirroring be used...
View ArticleStreamtraces on a Slice
Calculating Streamtraces on a Slice There are several ways to calculate streamtraces constrained to a slice. This method extracts the slices from the volume domain and uses “surface” streamtraces to...
View ArticleWriting SZL Data
Tecplot 360 EX can be used to convert files to the new SZL (*.szplt) format. Any supported data type that can be loaded into Tecplot 360 EX can be converted into .szplt files. This conversion can be...
View ArticleUnsteady Plot 3D files
Unsteady Plot3D files in Tecplot 360 EX Loading and working in unsteady Plot3D files. Using the context toolbar to quickly set surface property styles and slices. Examples used is vortex shedding flow...
View ArticleUnsteady Fluent Files
Working with Unsteady Fluent files in Tecplot 360 EX Loading Fluent files and controlling styles and slices for unsteady data. Download in .mp4 format Try Tecplot 360 EX for Free >>
View ArticleLoading Excel Files and Fourier Transforms
Excel Data and Fast Fourier Transforms Loading data from Excel and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Download in .mp4 format Try Tecplot 360 EX for Free >>
View ArticleContext Style Control
Control plot styles in Tecplot 360 EX with right-click context style control menus. This is a quick alternative to using the Zone Styles dialog. Play this video in .mp4 format Try Tecplot 360 EX for...
View ArticleShadowgraph Technique in Tecplot 360 EX R2
Using Tecplot 360 to look at pressure and density gradients with Shadowgraph. I’ve been asked lately about using Schlieren images in Tecplot 360. Schlieren is an optical technique looking for...
View ArticleConverting Your Data Files to Tecplot Subzone Loadable Format
As the years go by, more and more engineers and scientists are working with files containing hundreds of millions of cells, with billions on the horizon. Tecplot 360 EX 2014 introduces a new data file...
View ArticlePointwise User Group Meeting
Pointwise is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special edition of the annual User Group Meeting. Meshy awards, training, technical experts, networking with other computational fluid dynamic (CFD)...
View ArticleWhy One Trillion Cells?
Blog #2 in the series The Trillion Cell Grand Challenge, by Dr. Scott ImlayWind tunnels won’t go away – we’ll need them to store the printouts from our CFD solutions!This is my second-hand memory of a...
View ArticleJoin the Tecplot Team!
By Tom Chan, Vice President of Customer Development Customer Development team outing at Seacrest Park Tecplot is hiring! And what better place to find a good fit than in our Tecplot and CFD...
View ArticleAIAA SciTech 2015
Visit Tecplot Booth #408 at SciTech 2015 We are very excited to be part of AIAA SciTech 2015 this January 6-8 in Kissimmee, Forida. The next release of Tecplot 360 EX includes brand new features most...
View ArticleUsing IF Statements for Data Alter
Using IF Statements for Data Alter A new feature in the next release of Tecplot 360 EX (2015 R1) is the use of IF statements for Data Alter. This example uses a 2D wind turbine and one time step, but...
View ArticleTecplot 360 EX 2015 Release 1 Now Available
Perform Complex Mathematical Data Transformations Using IF() Statements BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON—January 6, 2015—Tecplot, Inc. announced today that Tecplot 360 EX 2015 Release 1 is now available for...
View ArticleTecplot RS 2014 Release 2 Now Available
With Conditional Expressions, Custom 3D Views, Grid Comparison, and Plot Improvements BELLEVUE, Washington—January 8, 2015—Tecplot®, Inc. has just announced the release an update of Tecplot® RS™, the...
View ArticleCFD Simulation Analysis Times Reduced Using Tecplot Chorus and Immersed...
Tecplot Chorus Integrates With KARALIT CFD to Save Time With Mesh-free CFD Simulations and Analysis The Immersed Boundary (IB) methodology, a mesh-free technique for running CFD simulations, has been...
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