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Working with Transient Data in Tecplot
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Field plots containing transient data are displayed slightly differently in the Zone Style dialog.
When transient data is loaded, each transient zone is assigned to a given time strand and only
the relevant zone for the current solution time is displayed (see the definitions below).
• Transient zones - Zones associated with time. The transient zone(s) displayed in the current frame are dependent upon the current solution time.
All of the zones in this tutorial are transient zones.
• Static zones - Zones not associated with time. They are displayed regardless of the current solution time. None of the zones in this tutorial are static
zones.
• Current Solution Time - The value which determines which transient
zones are displayed in the current frame. The value of Current Solution
Time is specified on the Settings page of the Time Details dialog and the
Sidebar.
• Strand - A series of transient zones of that represent the same part of a
data set at different times, such as the Store. This data set contains 9
strands, 1 for each of physical regions of the data.
• StrandID - An integer value defined for each transient zone. The StrandID of a given zone is determined by the data loader. Zones 5, 14, 23, 32,
41 and 50 in are all have the same StrandID (5) and therefore the are part
of the same strand.
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