Result — Post plane

Create a cutting plane for contours, vectors, and supported surface heat-transfer reports.

Select the Plane tool.
Define the plane position and axis orientation in Input, then create it.
Click the plane in Post entities to choose a result variable and plot type. Select the required saved result time before reading reports.

Input or value	Meaning	Units
Coordinates / lengths	Use the unit displayed beside the field.	m (SI); ft (Imperial)
Orientation	Global axis direction defining the plane normal.	X, Y, or Z
Average heat flux	Conductive and turbulent-diffusion flux for a solved temperature field.	W/m²; BTU/(h·ft²)
Total heat-transfer rate	Integral of the reported heat flux over the surface or plane.	W; BTU/h
Heat-transfer sign	Positive flux enters the domain on a boundary; on a plane it follows the normal. Reversing the plane normal reverses the sign.	Signed flux or rate

The plane tool uses global axis alignment. Created planes appear blue and semi-transparent.
Heat reports use the selected saved time, the temperature gradient, and molecular plus turbulent conductivity. The first request calculates a cached gradient field.
Heat reports support constant-property fluids and isotropic solids. They exclude radiation and heat transported by bulk flow. Missing data or unsupported material models display N/A. These reports are not the complete energy balance shown by the Solution heat monitor.

Result → Post plane