Training Guide > Compressible Flow Tutorials > Intake Tutorial > Visualizing the Mach Number
Visualizing the Mach Number
As an introduction to data visualization, this section will explain how to examine the Mach number field.
- Right-click the Scenes node and select .
The Scalar Scene 1 display will appear.
- For a clearer view of the model, click the
(View) button on the toolbar to activate the Save-Restore-Select Views menu. In that menu, select .
This will align the model along the chosen axes. You can now zoom and pan to adjust the view further.
- In the simulation tree, select the Scenes > Scalar Scene 1 > Displayers > Scalar 1 > Parts node.
- In the Properties window, click on the right half of the Parts property. The Select Objects dialog will appear.
- Make sure that only Fluid: Symmetry is in the Selected list. If not, select it in the Select From list and then click the > button to move it into the Selected list.
- Click Close.
- Right-click on the scalar bar in the display. In the pop-up menu that appears, select .
The results will appear in the Scalar Scene 1 display.
By default, cell values are shown.
- To make the display smoother, select the Scalar 1 node again.
- In the Properties window, set the Contour Style property to
().
The contours of the scalar display now appear smooth.
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