Graph Along Line
The Graph Along Line function enables you to define a line on the model or in the slicer plane and, thus, create a sectional diagram of the results along the line. The “M05_Golf” model in the Demo project group, for example, includes some line probes for the flow field results of the car model.
To create a line graph, use the [Graph Along Line] button which is available in the Results section of the panel.
Note that this function is only applicable to surface and flow field quantities.
When the function has been activated, you can select the relevant points of the line (or polyline) by mouse-clicks. The coordinates of the points are displayed in the panel which has a specific layout for this purpose. There you can also modify the object snap, if necessary. When you have selected the two (or more) points of the line, click [Finish].
The Graph Along Curve dialog box is shown.
To define this diagram as new Line Probe, use the [Save] button. Another dialog box is opened where you can enter the Name of the probe and check the coordinates of each point.
Note
The options of the Data Source Mesh section control to which type of mesh the probes refer to. Line probes are specific to the finite volume mesh of either the flow field (for flow field quantities) or the simplified model (for surface quantities), see the Chapter 'Probes'.
All user-defined line probes are listed in the Data navigator. Use the shortcut menu of a line probe, which is available both in the navigator and graphics, to display the diagram and to modify or delete an item.
The results of every line probe are saved by points along the line. Note that they will not be used for the documentation of results in the printout report of RFEM or RSTAB.