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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.

Pressure distribution

1. Select Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. Select Pressure for the Variables list under 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.