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Solution → Create monitoring point/face

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Purpose

Create a point or select a boundary face at which to monitor solution quantities.

Steps

  1. Select Point in Monitoring point/face to define a point.

    Create monitoring point/face controls

  2. Enter X, Y, and Z in Input and create the point.

    Create monitoring point/face controls

  3. For face monitoring, select an available boundary patch from the face list.

    Create monitoring point/face controls

  4. Open the new entry in Monitoring entities and choose the variable to monitor.

Inputs and units

Input or valueMeaningUnits
Coordinates / lengthsUse the unit displayed beside the field.m (SI); ft (Imperial)
Boundary faceA named mesh boundary patch.No physical units

Limitations

  • Empty point coordinates are treated as zero. Place point monitors inside the domain. Available variables depend on the selected physical models.

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