Main functions for creating visualisations of AvaFrame simulation results can be found in :pyout3Plot and :pyout1Peak. :pycom1DFA also offers the possibility to export data on particle properties for visualisation using the open-source application ParaView. In order to start analysing particle data of :pycom1DFA, follow these steps:
in your local copy of com1DFA/com1DFACfg.ini:
- section [GENERAL]: add particles to the resType
- section [GENERAL]: set which time steps you want to save at tSteps
- section [VISUALISATION]: set writePartToCSV = True and add the particles' properties you are interested in to the particleProperties
in ParaView
- open the particles file located in data/avaDir/Outputs/com1DFA/particlesCSV - there will be one available for each simulation performed containing the info on all saving time steps
- apply the filter TableToPoints and set X, Y, Z for the X, Y, Z columns
- switch to the RenderView: you can look at all the different particle properties you have saved for all exported time steps
- it is also possible to save an animation over all time steps