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Tecplot Add-on: Time Series Plot

This user-contributed add-on is unsupported. Please use forums for questions and comments.

(Please let jim know if you have an add-on you'd like to share or link to.)

Time Series Plot is an add-on that extracts a single point over time and plots the result as an XY Line Plot in a new frame. If a nearest point probe is performed (ctrl-click), you may follow a particular node through time, or an XY(Z) location.

Written by: Scott Fowler
Compatible with: Tecplot 360 2006 R2 This add-on is included in Tecplot 360 2008 and Tecplot Focus 2008
Macro Language: none
Known Limitations: When tracking a node through time it's important that each zone through time have the same node map (even better if it's a shared node map). May not work as expected when there are multiple zones at the same solution time in the same strand.

Instructions:

Download the add-on (or compile the source) and save it in $TEC360HOME/bin
Edit your tecplot.add file and append this line:
$!LoadAddon "timeseriesplot"
Start Tecplot
A sub-menu is added to the Tools menu called 'Time Series Plot', which contains the following menu options:
- Probe to Create Time Series Plot - Sets the mouse mode to probe. Use the mouse or the Probe At dialog to probe a point. The probed location will be sampled over time (for transient data) and a resulting XY Line Plot will be created. If a nearest point probe is done (Ctrl-click) a dialog is presented asking if you want to track the node or the XY(Z) location through time. If you track the node, it is important that your data have the same node map for each zone through time.
- Send Time Series Data To New Frame - The frame used for the time series data is reused, to avoid poliferation of frames. Selecting this option tells the add-on to create a new frame the next time a time series plot is created.
- Keep Probed Frame On Top - This is a toggle menu option. When checked, the frame in which you probe will be popped back to the top of the frame stack after the Time Series frame is created. When unchecked the Time Series frame will be the top frame after probing. You may want to use this option if you plan on probing the same frame numerous times, as this option has the side effect of keeping the Time Series probe tool as the active tool.

Version Information:

v1.1 - Added track by node support.
- Windows (pre-compiled 32-bit): timeseriesplot.dll
- Source:
  - ADDGLBL.h
  - main.cpp
  - timeseriesplot.dsp (DevStudio 6.0 project file)
  - timeseriesplot.vcproj (DevStudio 2005 project file)
v1.0 - Does not support track by node.
- Windows (pre-compiled 32-bit): timeseriesplot.dll
- Linuxg248x64.26 (pre-compiled): libtimeseries.so
- Linux64.26 (pre-compiled): libtimeseries.so
- Source: Linux users: if you send me the compiled version, I'll post it here.
  - ADDGLBL.h
  - main.cpp
  - timeseriesplot.dsp Visual C++ 6.0 project file (Windows)

Notes:

See this thread regarding compiling and numerical round off issues.

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