Analyzing the Results

Follow these steps to view, plot and report the results of the converged simulation.

After the run is finished, analyze the simulation results:
To examine the scene displays:
  1. Click the Electronics Cooling 1 tab at top of the Graphics window.
  2. To render a scene visible or invisible in the visualization display, right-click the scene node and select Toggle Visibility.
  3. If you want to create additional scenes, follow the steps to visualize the solution in a scene.
  4. To save the scenes that are visible in the visualization display to a scene image file:
    1. Right-click the background of the visualization display and select Hardcopy....
    2. Use the Save To File dialog to save the visualization display. For details, see Save To File Dialog.
    3. Click Save.
  5. If a scene contains drawable items, that are sections, isosurfaces, or streamlines, you can animate theses items. To animate a drawable item:
    1. Right-click the drawable item node and select Edit.
    2. Within the Edit dialog, in the Animation Settings box, activate Turn On Animation.
    3. Click OK.
    4. To control the animation, or to record a segment of the animation onto separate files, use the Animation toolbar buttons (see Toolbar Reference). See Animating Objects in a Scene.
Investigate the plots:
  1. To open a plot, right-click the plot node and select Open.
    If you closed the Residuals plot after the run and want to restore it again, right-click the Plots node and select Open Residuals Plot.
  2. If you want to create additional plots, follow the steps to plot sets of data in an XY plot..
  3. To save a plot to a plot image file:
    1. Open the plot.
    2. Right-click the plot display and select Hardcopy....
    3. Use the Save To File dialog to save the plot display. For details, see Saving a Plot Image File.
    4. Click Save.
  4. To tabulate the data sets of a plot, right-click the plot display and select Tabulate....
    The data sets appear in a spreadsheet-like dialog. The header includes the names of the derived data items and the plotted scalars.
  5. To export the data sets of a plot to a .csv file:
    1. Tabulate the plot as described in step 9. In the Tabular Data dialog, click Export. Alternatively, you can directly export the plot by right-clicking the plot display and selecting Export....
    2. In the Save dialog, enter the file name and click Save.
Analyze the values of the post reports:
  1. To extract the data of a post report, right-click the report node and select Tabulate.
    You can extract data of multiple reports by using <CTRL> to multi-select the nodes.
    For information on the displayed data, see Results Reference-Tabulate.
  2. To tabulate all reports, right-click the Reports node and select Tabulate All.
  3. To export the report values to a .csv file:
    1. Tabulate the report values as described in step 11 or 12 and, in the Tabular Data dialog, click Export.
      Alternatively, you can directly export the report values by right-clicking the report node and selecting Export....
      You can export data of multiple reports by using <CTRL> to multi-select the nodes.
    2. In the Save dialog, enter the file name and click Save.
  4. To export all report data to a .csv file, right-click the Reports node and select Export All.