Point Probe

Post > Measures > Point Probe

Note: This tool is supported only for Flow Post-Processing Display.

Use the Probe Points tool to define a point or set of points at specific co-ordinates and probe/query results. This is useful for verifying experimental results with simulation result.

From the post ribbon, click the Point Probe tool, the Point probe dialog opens,

Define probe points in the following ways:
  • Click directly in the modeling window to create points and populate coordinates in the Probe locations panel.

  • Click / to import or export a probe point coordinates file.
  • Click to delete the selected probe locations.
Click Calculate button to view the probe results.
  • A new Point Probe entity is added to the Post Browser.
  • A table with extracted values for all variables is populated as shown below.
  • Click to export the results in a csv file.

To edit the Point Probe definition, double -click on a Point probe in the Result Browser.