Create Surface Probes from Polyline
Use the Probes tool to create probes based on a polyline.
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Use the Surface Probes tool to draw polylines.
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From the ultraFluidX
ribbon, Setup group,
click the Output
tool.
Figure 1. -
From the secondary tool set, click the surface probes of the
Probes tool.
Figure 2. - In the modeling window, select a part on which you would like to draw a polyline.
- From the guide bar, select Polyline.
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In the modeling window, click to place polyline
points on the selected surfaces.
Figure 3. - Right-click the last created polyline point to complete the polyline.
Points are created along the polyline.
Figure 4. -
From the ultraFluidX
ribbon, Setup group,
click the Output
tool.
- Optional:
Define polyline settings in the microdialog.
- Define the output frequency.
- Define output start iteration.
- Set the number of probes along the polyline.
- Align the probes along a global axis.
Figure 5. -
Move polylines in the modeling window.
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In the microdialog, select
.
- Use the graphical manipulators to move the polyline.
Figure 6. -
In the microdialog, select
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Edit polylines in the modeling window.
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In the microdialog, select
.
- Click along the polyline to create new polyline points.
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Select an existing point along the polyline and use the graphical
manipulators to move the polyline point.
Figure 7.
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In the microdialog, select
- Optional:
Export probes.
- From the legend in the top-left of the modeling window, right-click the active probe set and select Probes table from the context menu.
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In the dialog, select
to export surface probes.
Restriction: Importing surface probes is not supported when type = rake.For more information, see Import, Export, and Edit Output Controls.