CUT_PLANE

name (string)

User-given name of the command. The instance of a given command is referenced using this parameter.

normal_direction (enum)

Cartesian direction used to cut the volume data with specified plane cut_location

Options: x, y, z

cut_location (real)

Location of cut along the specified normal direction

x_min (real)

Minimum extent of the plane in x

x_max (real)

Maximum extent of the plane in x

y_min (real)

Minimum extent of the plane in y

y_max (real)

Maximum extent of the plane in y

z_min (real)

Minimum extent of the plane in z

z_max (real)

Maximum extent of the plane in z

display_type (enum)

Specify how to display the surface

Options: solid, mesh_lines, feature_lines, contour_lines, vectors

transparency (real)

Level of transparency

1 is fully transparent

color_type (enum)

Method used to set the display color

constant_color (enum)

Color to use for the display of the cut plane. Used with color_type=constant.

Options: white, green, blue, magenta, gray, yellow, light_blue, purple, red, black

contour_function (string)

Scalar quantity to be displayed on part (pressure, velocity, etc., see Calculate Context Help). Used with color_type=contour.

line_thickness (enum)

Thickness of lines for mesh display, feature line display and contour_line display type.

Options: thin, medium, thick

contour_line_display (boolean)

Display lines on the contour

contour_line_display_type (enum)

Line display type of contour lines

Options: black, white, contour, constant

num_contours (integer)

Number of contour lines to be displayed when display_type=contour_lines

The limit is 500 contours.

contour_line_min (real)

Minimum value of the contour line range, when display_type=contour_lines

contour_line_max (real)

Maximum value of the contour line range, when display_type=contour_lines

contour_colormap_style (enum)

Type of contour coloring style, when color_type=contour.

Options: continuous (default) or filled

contour_color_numbers (integer)

Number of discrete contour colors, when color_type=contour and contour_colormap_style=filled.

The default value is 12.

vector_subset (boolean)

Method used to subset the vectors displayed on the cut_plane, when display_type=vectors

vector_subset_percentage (integer)

Percentage of vectors to use, when display_type=vectors and vector_subset=on

vector_scale_factor (real)

Factor to scale vector tails by, when display_type=vectors

vector_length_type (enum)

Type of vector length scaling, when display_type=vectors

Options: magnitude, uniform

legend_display (boolean)

Flag to toggle on or off the visibility of the legend

legend_min (real)

Minimum value in legend

legend_max (real)

Maximum value in legend

legend_orientation (enum)

Specify orientation of the legend

Options: horizontal, vertical

legend_location (enum)

Location of the legend on the image

Options: top_left, top_center, top_right, bottom_left, bottom_center, bottom_right, center_left, center_right

legend_use_local (enum)

Boolean to control the local legend range. If active, will set for local entity range.

legend_title (string)

Legend name to be used for the provided contour function, defaults to internal name

threshold_clipping (boolean)

Specify if the cut plane should be clipped by the specified threshold

threshold_function (string)

Function to be used as threshold

threshold_min (real)

Minimum threshold value

threshold_max (real)

Maximum threshold value

colormap_name (enum)

Colormap name to use for displaying the scalar function values

Options: Cool to Warm, Cool to Warm (Extended), Black-Body Radiation, X Ray, Inferno, Black, Blue and White, Blue Orange, Viridis, Gray and Red, Linear Green, Cold and Hot, Blue – Green – Orange, Rainbow Desaturated, Yellow – Gray – Blue, Rainbow Uniform, Rainbow, Rainbow Legacy

CUT_PLANE("z cut"){
     normal_direction          = z
     cut_location              = 0.0
     display_type              = solid
     color_type                = contour
     contour_function          = "x-velocity"
     constant_color            = black
     legend_display            = on
     legend_use_local          = on
     legend_min                = -100
     legend_max                = 100
     legend_title 		= “X-Velocity (m/s)”
     threshold_clipping        = off
}

CUT_PLANE("CpT Cut Plane X"){
normal_direction = x
cut_location =(xMax-xMin)/2.0
y_min = yMin_xSlice
y_max = yMax_xSlice
z_min = zMin_xSlice
z_max = zMax_xSlice
display_type = solid
color_type = contour
contour_function = time_avg_total_pressure_coefficient
colormap_name = "Cool to Warm (Extended)"
legend_display = on
legend_min = minCp_medium
legend_max = maxCp_medium
legend_location = bottom_center
legend_orientation = horizontal
legend_use_local = off
threshold_clipping = on
threshold_function = time_avg_total_pressure_coefficient
threshold_min = -1
threshold_max = 0.98
}

CUT_PLANE("CpT Cut Plane X - Contours"){
normal_direction = x
cut_location = 0
y_min = -0.75
y_max = 0.75
z_min = -0.6
z_max = 0.8
legend_min = -1
legend_max = 1
display_type = contour_lines
color_type = constant
constant_color = black
contour_function = time_avg_total_pressure_coefficient
colormap_name = "Cool to Warm (Extended)"
line_thickness = thin
num_contours = 10
contour_line_min = -1
contour_line_max = 1
}

IMAGE("X normal - time_avg_velocity_mag"){
parts = {"RW - Grey - Transparent"}
cut_planes = {"CpT Cut Plane X","CpT Cut Plane X -
Contours"}
views = {"front"}
image_type = cut_plane_sweep
sweep_planes = {"CpT Cut Plane X","CpT Cut Plane X -
Contours"}
sweep_type = direct
sweep_range = xMin:xMax:(xMax-xMin)/nCutPlanes
focal_parts = {"RW - Grey - Transparent"}
clip_parts = off
reverse_clip_direction = off
}

CUT_PLANE("Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient Non-Continuous"){
 normal_direction = x
 cut_location = (xMax-xMin)/2.0
 display_type = solid
 color_type = contour
 contour_function = "time_avg_velocity_magnitude_coefficient"
 legend_display = on
 legend_min = 0.0
 legend_max = 1.3
 legend_location = top_center
 legend_orientation = horizontal
 y_min = yMin_xSlice
 y_max = yMax_xSlice
 z_min = zMin_xSlice
 z_max = zMax_xSlice
 colormap_name = "Rainbow Desaturated"
 contour_colormap_style = filled
 contour_color_numbers = contourColors
}

IMAGE("Full Vehicle X normal Detailed Front Fender - velocity_coefficient Non-Continuous"){
Parts = {"Full vehicle - white"}
cut_planes = {"Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient Non-Continuous"}
sweep_planes = {"Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient Non-Continuous"}
image_type = cut_plane_sweep
sweep_range_type = direct
sweep_range = xStart_fr:xEnd_fr:xSpacing_detailed
views = {"front"}
focal_parts = {"Front Left Fender"}
zoom_factors = {1.3}
clip_parts = on
reverse_clip_direction = off
image_savetype = movie
}

CUT_PLANE("Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient Vectors"){
normal_direction = x
cut_location = (xMax-xMin)/2.0
display_type = vectors
contour_function = time_avg_velocity_magnitude_coefficient
vector_function = "time_avg_velocity_yz" 
color_type = constant
constant_color = black
y_min = yMin_xSlice
y_max = yMax_xSlice
z_min = zMin_xSlice
z_max = zMax_xSlice
vector_subset = on
vector_subset_percentage = 50
vector_scale_factor = 0.004
vector_length_type = uniform
}

IMAGE("Full Vehicle X normal - Velocity Coefficient Vectors"){
parts = {"Full vehicle - white"}
cut_planes = {"Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient","Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient Vectors"}
views = {"front"}
sweep_planes = {"Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient","Full Vehicle X normal - velocity_coefficient Vectors"}
image_type = cut_plane_sweep
sweep_range_type = direct
sweep_range = xStart:xEnd:xSpacing
focal_parts = {"Full vehicle - white"}
zoom_factors = {3.5}
clip_parts = off
reverse_clip_direction = off
image_savetype = movie
}