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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 an animation in fluid model 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 oil] 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 Temperature under Variable list for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel to overlay the temperature contour on the volume fraction isosurface.
6. Specify Min as 373 K and Max as 440 K in the Results Panel.
7. Select all the Boundaries, except cylinder_jet in the Geometric Entities Panel and select User Input for Transparency in the View Tab of Properties Panel. Specify 0.2 for Opaque Value (0-1).
8. Select File > Save Animation, to save animation.
9. Select the result files for animation data in the Select Result Files dialog box.
10. Under File name, give a suitable name for the .gif animation in the Select GIF File for Movie, PNG File for Frames dialog box.