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Animations

Animations are created from saved .sres files. The Result Saving Frequency option in the Simulation Panel is set to a small value (say 5 or 10) before running the simulation to obtain better animations. The steps for creating the animation of volume fraction of coolant in the system are shown below:

1. Click Load Results in the Simulation Panel.
2. Select the required result file in the ensuing Load Results dialog box, click Open.

Create an isosurface

An isosurface is created with the following steps.

1. Click Create an Isosurface icon in the Geometric Entities Panel. An Isosurface 01 is created under Derived Surfaces.
2. Select Volume Fraction [Component coolant] under Variables for the Isosurface Variable drop-down list in the Geometry Tab of Properties Panel.
3. Select Above Value for the Option drop-down list.
4. Enter 0.5 for the Value.
5. Select the desired color from the Color list in the View Tab of Properties Panel.
6. Select File > Save Animation, to save animation.
7. Select the result files for animation data in the Select Result Files dialog box.
8. Under File name, give a suitable name for the .gif animation in the Select GIF File for Movie, PNG File for Frames dialog box.