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Introduction to Tecplot 7
Tecplot Version 7 uses the standard X-motif
interface (buttons, pull down menus, pop up windows, etc.). It is
very easy to use. Tecplot 7 can be used to create graphs, draw 2-D
surfaces and create contour and vector plots of 2-D data. With a
point and click interface, annotation, text, lines, circles, rectangles
and such, can be added. It also has some capabilities for 3-D data
and for producing animations.
With Tecplot 7, it is easy to create and position
many graphs and plots on a single page. Each graph or plot is inside
a "frame". Frames can be copied and then modified. This allows you
to easily show different views of the same data set: just copy a
frame and then modify it.
This is an introduction to Tecplot, not a complete
manual. If you go through these pages, you will be able to draw
graphs, surfaces and contours. After this, play with Tecplot: it
can do far more. The principles described here apply to most of
the tecplot drawing functions. With a little effort and some experimentation,
you will be able to do much, much more. Most everything is accessible
in more than one way, so if you cannot find something, pull down
menus.
This tutorial is a modified version of an original
written by Barry Schaudt,
Graphics Support Coordinator at the University
of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. Barry has graciously
allowed us to copy his tutorial and modify it for our use within
the Mechanical Engineering Department.
OK, Let's get started...
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