Creating a Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer Frameset Gallery

The frameset gallery is a Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer .sce file that provides a set of thumbnail previews of the framesets.

Create the Viewer file.
  1. In cyclone1.sim, right-click the Scenes node and select Export to Viewer File.
  2. In the Select Objects to Export dialog:
    1. In the left panel, expand the Scenes node and select the mesh, scalar, and streamlines scenes.
      If in the right panel the scenes are not listed in that sequence (starting with the mesh scene at the top of the list), use the directional arrows to move the items up or down the list as needed.
    2. Click OK.
  3. In the Save Viewer File dialog:
    1. Navigate to the working directory.
    2. In the File Name: text box, enter framesetGallery1.sce.
    3. Set Compression to Lossless.
  4. Click Save.
    You have finished setting up your frameset file.
  5. Open cycloneModified1.sim.
  6. To export the same types of scenes to the same Viewer file, framesetGallery1.sce, repeat the above procedures in the Select Objects to Export dialog for cycloneModified1.sim.
  7. In the Save Viewer File dialog:
    1. In the File Name: text box, make sure the name is framesetGallery1.sce.
    2. Click Save.
    3. In the dialog that appears, click Append.
    You have finished setting up your frameset gallery for comparing simulations.