Visualization

Manages simulation output to disk.

A user may request periodic writes of field data for the purposes of visualization in the “visualization” sublists.

ATS accepts a visualization list for each domain/mesh, including surface and column meshes. These are in separate ParameterLists, entitled “visualization” for the main mesh, and “visualization surface” on the surface mesh. It is expected that, for any addition meshes, each will have a domain name and therefore admit a spec of the form: “visualization DOMAIN-NAME”.

visualization-spec

• “file name base” [string] visdump_DOMAIN_data

• “dynamic mesh” [bool] false Write mesh data for every visualization dump; this facilitates visualizing deforming meshes.

• “time unit” [string] s A valid time unit to convert time into for output files. One of “s”, “d”, “y”, or “yr 365”

INCLUDES: - [io-event-spec] An IOEvent_ spec

Example:

<ParameterList name="visualization">
  <Parameter name="file name base" type="string" value="visdump_data"/>

  <Parameter name="cycles start period stop" type="Array(int)" value="{0, 100, -1}" />
  <Parameter name="cycles" type="Array(int)" value="{999, 1001}" />

  <Parameter name="times start period stop 0" type="Array(double)" value="{0.0, 10.0, 100.0}"/>
  <Parameter name="times start period stop 1" type="Array(double)" value="{100.0, 25.0, -1.0}"/>
  <Parameter name="times" type="Array(double)" value="{101.0, 303.0, 422.0}"/>

  <Parameter name="dynamic mesh" type="bool" value="false"/>
</ParameterList>