After a chart object has been created, you can view it:
In the Chart Viewer after selecting the chart in the Outline tree view
In a separate window by right-clicking the chart in the Outline tree view and selecting Show in Separate Window
In a report, after including the chart in a report. For details, see Viewing the Report.
Time charts, which depict transient runs, have a Refresh button at the top of the page. When CFD-Post determines that the chart requires updates, a note appears beside the Refresh button. Refreshes are generally not automatic in order to ensure that you can make a series of changes without having to wait through the update required by each change. However, time charts are updated automatically when you print the chart, when a report is previewed, or when a report is generated (HTML/text).
Note: As time charts are compute-intensive, they are generated only after user action. And because time chart data is not included in a state file, loading a state file will show an empty chart until you click in the chart details view or in the Chart Viewer.