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10 CFD Post

10.1 Introduction

CFD-Post has the following features:

w A graphical user interface that includes a viewer pane in which all graphical output from CFD-
Post is plotted. For details, see CFD-Post Graphical Interface and CFD-Post 3D Viewer.
w Support for a variety of graphical and geometric objects used to create post-processing plots, to
visualize the mesh, and to define locations for quantitative calculation. For details, see CFD-Post
Insert Menu.
w You can perform a variety of exact quantitative calculations over objects; for details, see
Quantitative Calculations in the Command Editor Dialog Box .

w Scalar and vector user-defined variables.
w Variable freezing (for comparison with other files).
w Post-processing capability for turbomachinery applications. For details, see Turbo Workspace.

w Standard interactive viewer controls (rotate, zoom, pan, zoom box), multiple viewports, stored
views/figures.
w Extensive reports, including charting (XY, time plots). For details, see Report.

10.1.1 Starting CFD-Post with the ANSYS CFX Launcher

CFD-Post is installed with the ANSYS CFX Launcher, which makes it easy to run CFD-Post. The launcher
enables you to:
w Set the working directory for your project.

w Launch CFD-Post and, if available, other ANSYS products.
w Access various other tools, including a command window that enables you to run ANSYS CFX
utilities without having to type the path to the executable.

w Access the online help and other useful information.
w Customize the behavior of the launcher to start your own applications.

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