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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 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.

Pressure distribution - Transient Simulation

1. Select Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Select Flow : Pressure for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.
3. Select File > Save Animation, to save animation.
4. Select the result files for animation data in the Select Result Files dialog box.
5. Under File name, give a suitable name for the .gif animation in the Select GIF File for Movie, PNG File for Frames dialog box.