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Animations

Animations are created from saved .res 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 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.

Ice volume fraction distribution

1. Select ice Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. Select vf_ice under User Defined for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.

3. Select Grayscale for Color Scheme under View Tab of Properties Panel.

4. Select File > Save Animation, to save animation.

5. Select the result files for animation data in the Select Result Files dialog box.

6. Under File name, give a suitable name for the .gif animation in the Select GIF File for Movie, PNG File for Frames dialog box.