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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
  
Ensight is 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) result viewing software developed by CEI Inc. The software can be downloaded from the <u>[https://www.ceisoftware.com: CEI website]</u>.
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Ensight is 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) result viewing software developed by CEI Inc. The software can be downloaded from the <u>[https://www.ceisoftware.com: CEI website]</u>. This page contains a brief introduction to the software for the purpose of viewing and analyzing TUFLOW results. More advanced user tutorials are available via the CEI website. <u>[https://www.ceisoftware.com/tutorials/: Ensight Tutorials]</u>.<br>
 
 
This page contains a brief introduction to the software for the purpose of viewing and analyzing TUFLOW results. More advanced user tutorials are available via the CEI website. <u>[https://www.ceisoftware.com/tutorials/: Ensight Tutorials]</u>.
 
  
 
If you have any suggestions to be included in these pages, please add them to the discussion page: [[Talk:Ensight_Suggestions | Ensight Suggestions]]<br>
 
If you have any suggestions to be included in these pages, please add them to the discussion page: [[Talk:Ensight_Suggestions | Ensight Suggestions]]<br>
  
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[[File:Ensight_030.png|600px]]<br>
  
=Basics=
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=Common Tasks=
* [[Ensight_Data_Preprocessing | Data Preprocessing]]
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* [[Ensight_Data_Preprocessing | TUFLOW Data Pre-preprocessing Requirements]]
 
* [[Ensight_Data_Loading | Data Loading]]
 
* [[Ensight_Data_Loading | Data Loading]]
 
* [[Ensight_Navigation | Navigation Tips and Shortcut Keys]]
 
* [[Ensight_Navigation | Navigation Tips and Shortcut Keys]]
* [[Ensight_Point_Time_Series_Plot | Point Time Series Plot]]
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* [[Ensight_Point_Time_Series_Plot | Point Time Series Plots]]
* [[Ensight_Line_Longsection_Plot | Line Longsection Plot]]
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* [[Ensight_Line_Longsection_Plot | Long-profile Plots]]
 
* [[Ensight_Background_Image | Loading a Background Image]]
 
* [[Ensight_Background_Image | Loading a Background Image]]
 
* [[Ensight_Animation | Creating an Animation]]
 
* [[Ensight_Animation | Creating an Animation]]
 
 
==Navigation Tips and Shortcut Keys==
 
 
<u><b>Left Mouse Button </b></u><br>
 
Holding the left mouse button whilst navigating in the viewport (graphics display)
 
*Navigating mouse up-down = rotate about horizontal screen X-axis
 
* Navigating mouse left-right = rotate about vertical screen Y-axis
 
* Ctrl-key plus up-down or left-right navigation = rotate about Z-axis extending outward from the screen <br>
 
 
<u><b>Right Mouse Button </b></u><br>
 
Holding the right mouse button whilst navigating in the viewport (graphics display)
 
* Navigating mouse up-down or left-right = Model zooms in and out
 
* Ctrl-key plus right button acts as a pan operation <br>
 
 
<u><b>Middle Mouse Button (Scroll)</b></u><br>
 
* Model zooms in and out <br>
 
 
<u><b>Shortcut Keys </b></u><br>
 
F1 - Window will rotate about the screen X-axis by 45 degrees <br>
 
F2 - Window will rotate about the screen Y-axis by 45 degrees <br>
 
F3 - Window will rotate about the screen Z-axis by 45 degrees <br>
 
Ctrl F1, F2, F3 rotates by -45 degrees about the screen axes <br>
 
 
F4 - Spins the window – (try with the left mouse click) <br>
 
F5 - Front view <br>
 
F6 - Side view <br>
 
F7 - Top view <br>
 
F8 - Will return to last view before F5, F6 or F7 was pressed <br>
 
F9 - Maximizes the graphics windows on the display; press F9 again or use Esc to go back <br>
 
 
=Loading a Background Image=
 
Background Images can be registered and added to a display.
 
 
The utility ''"Align Photo"'' is required to do this. This option is not available within the basic Ensight package. CEI Inc. should be contacted so that this utility can be added to your user define tools list.<br>
 
 
 
Steps to load aerial imagery are:
 
*Select the Part which you would like to to apply the photo to.
 
*Double Click the “Align Photo” button from the user define tools list.
 
[[File:Ensight_013.jpg|150px]]<br>
 
* A dialog will appear, asking you to select the Image File, and the corresponding World Coordinates File. Select the “Relative Position” option (EnSight models are currently stored in relative coordinates).
 
* Enter the Image File and World File.
 
[[File:Ensight_014.jpg|300px]]<br>
 
* Select "OK".
 
* Select "Xref" and Yref" for the offsets.
 
[[File:Ensight_015.JPG|400px]]<br><br>
 
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=Result Long-section Plot=
 
Create a clip line in the location where you would like to extract results.
 
 
* Select the clip line icon <br>
 
[[File:Ensight_016.JPG]]
 
* Relocate the clip line. Selecting the centre is used to shift the location of the clip line. Selecting the start or end of the line can be used to alter the line extent.<br>
 
[[File:Ensight_018.JPG|500px]]
 
* Select the parent Part ''2D TUFLOW Elements''
 
* Right Click >> Create >> Clips
 
* Name the Clip
 
* Select Tool = <b> Line </b>
 
* Select Extents = <b> Finite</b>
 
[[File:Ensight_019.JPG|300px]]
 
* Deselect the clip line tool.<br>
 
[[File:Ensight_020.JPG]]<br>
 
*The clip should now remain within the view window and also show in the list of Parts <br>
 
[[File:Ensight_021.JPG|400px]]<br>
 
 
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{{Tips Navigation
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* Select the clip part (left click the Part)
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* Select query [[File:Ensight_023.JPG]]<br>
 
* Select Sample = <b> 1D part over distance</b>
 
* Select the desired variable. For example ''Depth'' or ''Water_Level'' <br>
 
[[File:Ensight_022.JPG|300px]]<br>
 
*This dataset will be added to the Plots/Queries window, and also to the display window as a graph. Double click the graph in the display window to update the graph display options (colors, labels, titles etc.).
 
[[File:Ensight_024.JPG|450px]]<br>
 
* Alternatively, unique graphs an be created for each dataset can be created. ''Right Click the query dataset>> Add to Plot <br>''
 
[[File:Ensight_025.JPG|450px]]<br>
 
 
 
=Creating an Animation=
 
Ensight can be used to present spatial and time series datasets dynamically within the same animation.
 
 
 
[[File:Ensight_011.JPG|400px]] <br><br>
 
 
 
# Select  ''File>>Export>>Animations''
 
# Select ''Set format''
 
# Select ''MPEG Movie''
 
# Adjust the frame rate as appropriate
 
# Select ''Play'' and ''Reset''
 
# Within ''Advanced Options'', set the window type to ''Normal''
 
# Select an appropriate output location and filename
 
 
 
[[File:Ensight_010.JPG]]
 

Revision as of 11:00, 23 January 2023

Introduction

Ensight is 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) result viewing software developed by CEI Inc. The software can be downloaded from the CEI website. This page contains a brief introduction to the software for the purpose of viewing and analyzing TUFLOW results. More advanced user tutorials are available via the CEI website. Ensight Tutorials.

If you have any suggestions to be included in these pages, please add them to the discussion page: Ensight Suggestions

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