I defined a monitor point for a transient simulation. I went to the convergence plot area and selected this point and variable as pressure and hit the save. However, when I open the file, it has all data for the global variables not my monitor point? how can I just save the data for my monitor point? Also, how can I change my monitor point units?
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To save a monitor point you must select it
If it is set to "Global" you will save Global convergence monitor
If it is set to your Monitor point, it will save the point data
Units are always saved in base units (base units are defined my the model units. in/btu means velocities are in/s and pressure is psi, if mm then mm/s and Pa) being that this is in a csv it would be an easy excel conversion to any preferred unit
Appolo,
Thanks for the responses.
That's exactly what I did but it didn't work. I changed the variable to my monitor point but disregarding of this selection, it always saves the data for just global variables?! I've attached the file that I got. I wanted just the pressure data but I got everything which is for global data.
When you select Global, the global average values of all the quantities are shown in the monitor plots. When you select monitor point, the local values of all properties at the monitor points are shown at the monitor plots. How are you sure this data is not for monitor point but global parameters? If I take a guess, from the values in your csv file, some of the initial values for most of the variables are zero, which means this data seems unlikely for the global variables but local variables at that monitor point. As solution progresses in space and time, you see the non-zero values slowly developing for all the parameters at that point. If these were global parameters, you would expect at least some non-zero values for all properties from the beginning (because BCs will have some values). Apolo can confirm this conjecture.
Regarding your question about all the variables in the csv, you can always just copy the pressure column and use it 🙂
Thanks, Finally somebody gave me the right answer! I checked the monitor ponit data and it's different from what I save when selecting the global data. However, Autodesk should fix this issue that when selecting a specific variable, it saves all the data instead. It's confusing and not useful. Also, it would be helpful to change the output units independent from the defined units when setting the simulation.
Yes Global saves the global results for all nodes whereas selecting just a specific monitor point (not Global) will save the specific point's data
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