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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.

Oil Distribution

1. Select Section01 (Z= -0.015371) in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. Select Volume Fraction: Component of oil from the Variables list under Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel (see, Figure 7.218). For variables and legends, refer Post-Processing.

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

4. Select the required result files for animation 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.