Stream Lines

Menu: Vies results->Stream lines

With this option you can display a stream line, or in fluid dynamics, a particle tracing, in a vector field. After choosing a vector result, using the default analysis and step selected, the program asks you for a point from which to start plotting the stream line. This point can be given in several ways:

The best way to choose initial points for the stream lines is to cut the mesh through the place where the user wants the stream lines, and then select the nodes of this cut.

When viewing Stream Lines, labels can be drawn to show the times at the start and end points of the stream line.

Stream lines can also be deleted and their color changed (green by default).

Stream lines are supported for results defined over nodes.

The following options can be chosen for Stream Lines:

Menu: Options->Stream Lines

Stream line options...

The type of stream can be: