The EnSight XY Query Data format (suffix .exy) is useful to save an xy query from EnSight. The data is saved into this format by right clicking on a query (or queries) and choosing to , as shown in Figure 10.8: Saving an EnSight XY File. Since this format does not support transient data, saving a transient query results in a file for each chosen query for each timestep. The file can contain one or more curves. The following is an example XY Data file:
Individual .exy files can be read in using the query dialog. Click on the Query icon.

In the resulting Create/Edit Query/plot dialog, choose Sample → and click on Using this methodology, you can load one, static dataset. There is currently no way to recreate the transient XY query by reading from the multiple static files.

Line | Contents of Line | |
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1 | 2 | |
2 | Distance vs. Temperature for Line Tool | |
3 | Distance | |
4 | Temperature | |
5 | 1 | |
6 | 5 | |
7 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
8 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
9 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
10 | 3.0 | 4.6 |
11 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
12 | Distance vs. Pressure for Line Tool | |
13 | Distance | |
14 | Pressure | |
15 | 2 | |
16 | 4 | |
17 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
18 | 0.02 | 1.1 |
19 | 0.04 | 1.15 |
20 | 0.06 | 1.22 |
21 | 3 | |
22 | 1.10 | 1.30 |
23 | 1.12 | 1.28 |
24 | 1.14 | 1.25 |
Line 1 contains the (integer) number of curves in the file.
Line 2 contains the name of the curve.
Line 3 contains the name of the X-Axis .
Line 4 contains the name of the Y-Axis .
Line 5 contains the number of curve segments in this curve.
Line 6 contains the number of points in the curve segment.
Lines 7-11 contain the X-Y information.
Line 12 contains the name of the second curve.
Line 13 contains the name of the X-Axis
Line 14 contains the name of the Y-Axis
Line 15 contains the number of curve segments in this curve. (For the second curve, the first segment contains 4 points, the second 3 points.)