IPARS Visualization

Example: IPARSv2/data/hydrovis.dat

• Table function visualization
  • Copy IPARSv2/data/hydrovis.dat to the ipars run directory
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ cp
    ../../data/hydrovis.dat ./
  • Modify hydrovis.dat to request table visualization
    Comment out $VIS_TABOUTTYPE = 1
    VIS_TABOUTTYPE = 1
  • Run ipars executable using hydrovis.dat as input
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ ./ipars
  • Post-process the data (as described in IPARSv2/doc/vis.txt); here is one way to do it:
    - Copy all files from IPARSv2/visual/scripts to where you have all output
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ ln -s ../../visual/scripts/* ./
    - Ensure that you have the correct path to preplot.
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ which preplot
    /opt/apps/tecplot/360/bin/preplot
    - Run mtectab to create tecplot macros
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ mtectab
    - List the resulting macros
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ ls *.mcr
    KOSW___1.mcr KWSW___1.mcr PCOW___1.mcr
• Scalar and vector variables
  • Copy IPARSv2/data/hydrovis.dat to the ipars run directory
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ cp
    ../../data/hydrovis.dat ./
  • Modify hydrovis.dat to request scalar and vector visualizations
  • Comment out vis. parameters in the transient data block
  • Run ipars executable using hydrovis.dat as input
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ ./ipars
  • Run mteccos to postprocess and create macros
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ mteccos
• Tecplot visualization
  • List macros
    <water>/h1/gxl/IPARS/IPARSv2/work/Run/ ls *.mcr
    TecTRAN3.mcr TecTRAN5.mcr TecTRANanim.mcr
    TecTRANfirst.mcr TecTRANload.mcr
  • Load the macros to the Tecplot macro menu
    1. Load the "load" macro: TecTRANload.mcr
    2. Load TecTRANfirst.mcr
    3. Load TecTRANanim.mcr
    This can be done while your simulation continues to run (assuming that all the files have been nicely closed)