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1. Overview
1.1. The Ansys Product Improvement Program
1.2. Known Limitations in Ansys EnSight 2025 R1
1.3. Concepts
1.3.1. Architecture
1.3.2. Cases
1.3.3. Parts
1.3.4. Reading and Loading Parts
1.3.5. Part Attributes
1.3.6. Created Parts
1.3.7. Part Selection and Identification
1.3.8. Transformations
1.3.9. Frames
1.3.10. Variables
1.3.11. Queries
1.3.12. Transient Data
1.3.13. Animation
1.4. GUI Overview
1.4.1. Main Graphics Window
1.4.2. List Panels
1.4.3. User Interface Panels
1.4.4. Feature and Quick Action Icon Bar
1.4.5. Tools Icon Bar
1.4.6. Main Menu Bar
1.4.7. Quick Color Widget
1.4.8. Feature Panel (FP)
1.4.9. Click/Touch-n-Go
1.4.10. Drag-n-Drop
1.5. Other Features
1.6. Documentation
1.7. Contacting Ansys
2. Input
2.1. Reader Basics
2.1.1. Dataset Format Basics
2.1.2. Reading and Loading Data Basics
2.1.2.1. Simple Interface
2.1.2.2. Advanced Interface
2.1.2.3. Data Part Loader
2.1.2.4. Structured Data
2.1.2.5. Loading Tips
2.1.2.6. Multiple Case File Interface (Case Gold Only)
2.1.2.7. Troubleshooting Loading Data
2.2. Native EnSight Format Readers
2.2.1. EnSight Case Reader
2.2.2. EnSight5 Reader
2.3. Other Readers
2.3.1. ABAQUS_ODB Reader
2.3.1.1. Overview
2.3.1.2. Problems
2.3.2. AIRPAK/ICEPAK Reader
2.3.2.1. Overview
2.3.3. AcuSolve Reader
2.3.3.1. Overview
2.3.3.2. Data Reader
2.3.4. Ansys Reader
2.3.4.1. Overview
2.3.5. Ansys Fluids Post Reader
2.3.5.1. Overview
2.3.6. Autodyn Reader
2.3.6.1. Overview
2.3.6.2. Data Reader
2.3.7. AVUS Reader
2.3.7.1. Overview
2.3.8. Barracuda Reader
2.3.8.1. Overview
2.3.9. CFF Reader
2.3.9.1. Overview
2.3.10. CFX Reader
2.3.10.1. Overview
2.3.11. CGNS Reader
2.3.11.1. Overview
2.3.12. CGNS-XML Reader
2.3.13. CTH Reader
2.3.13.1. Overview
2.3.14. Dynamic Visualization Store (DVS) Reader
2.3.14.1. Overview
2.3.14.2. Data Reader
2.3.15. EXODUS II Reader
2.3.15.1. Overview
2.3.15.2. Loading Data
2.3.15.3. Data Reader
2.3.16. FAST Unstructured Reader
2.3.17. FIDAP NEUTRAL Reader
2.3.17.1. Overview
2.3.18. FLOW3D-MULTIBLOCK Reader
2.3.18.1. Overview
2.3.19. Fluent Direct Reader
2.3.19.1. Overview
2.3.20. Fluent_HDF5
2.3.20.1. Overview
2.3.21. FORTE
2.3.21.1. Overview
2.3.22. LS-DYNA Reader
2.3.22.1. Overview
2.3.22.2. Data Reader
2.3.23. LSTC-LS-DYNA Reader
2.3.23.1. Overview
2.3.24. MSC.DYTRAN Reader
2.3.24.1. Overview
2.3.25. MSC.MARC Reader
2.3.25.1. Overview
2.3.26. NASTRAN OP2 Reader
2.3.26.1. Overview
2.3.27. OpenFOAM Reader
2.3.27.1. Overview
2.3.27.2. Data Reader
2.3.28. OVERFLOW Reader
2.3.29. PLOT3D Reader
2.3.30. RADIOSS Reader
2.3.30.1. Overview
2.3.30.2. Data Reader
2.3.31. Polyflow Classic Reader
2.3.32. Rocky Reader
2.3.32.1. Overview
2.3.32.2. Data Reader
2.3.33. Silo Reader
2.3.33.1. Overview
2.3.34. Software Cradle FLD Reader
2.3.34.1. Overview
2.3.35. STL Reader
2.3.35.1. Overview
2.3.36. Synthetic Reader
2.3.36.1. Overview
2.3.37. Tecplot Reader
2.3.37.1. Overview
2.3.38. Vectis Reader
2.3.38.1. Overview
2.3.39. VTK Reader
2.3.39.1. Overview
2.3.40. XDMF 2.0 Reader
2.3.40.1. Overview
2.3.41. XDMF 3.0 Reader
2.3.41.1. Overview
2.4. Other External Data Sources
2.4.1. External Translators
2.4.2. Exported from Analysis Codes
2.5. Command Files
2.5.1. Command Dialog
2.5.1.1. Execution Tab
2.5.1.2. Macros Tab
2.5.1.3. New/Edit Macros Dialog
2.5.1.4. Python Tab
2.5.1.5. Troubleshooting Command Files
2.5.1.6. Saving the Default Command File for EnSight Session
2.5.1.6.1. Quit Confirmation Dialog
2.6. Archive Files
2.6.1. Saving and Restoring a Full backup
2.6.2. Save Full Backup Archive Dialog
2.6.3. File Selection for Restarting from an Archive
2.6.4. Troubleshooting Full Backup
2.7. Context Files
2.7.1. Saving a Context File
2.7.2. Restoring a Context
2.8. Session Files
2.8.1. Saving a Session File
2.8.2. Restoring a Session
2.9. EnVision
2.9.1. File Tab
2.9.2. Variables Options Tab
2.9.3. Time/Animation Options Tab
2.9.4. EnVision Input
2.10. Saving Geometry and Results Within EnSight
2.10.1. Saving Geometric Entities
2.10.2. Save Geometric Entities Dialog
2.10.3. If Rigid Body Transformations in Model
2.10.4. Troubleshooting Saving Geometric Entities
2.11. Saving and Restoring Views
2.12. Saving Graphic Images
2.12.1. Export Image Dialog
2.12.2. Print Image dialog
2.12.3. Troubleshooting Saving an Image
2.13. Saving and Restoring Animations
2.14. Saving Query Text Information
2.14.1. From EnSight Message Window
2.15. Saving Your Customized EnSight Preferences
2.16. Saving EnSight Graphics Rendering Window Size
3. List Panels
3.1. Overview
3.2. Part List Panel
3.2.1. Filter Widget
3.2.2. Default View
3.2.3. Attributes
3.2.4. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.2.5. Part Group Visual Transformations
3.3. Variables List Panel
3.3.1. Default View
3.3.2. Attributes
3.3.3. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.4. Annotations List Panel
3.4.1. Default View
3.4.2. Attributes
3.4.3. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.5. Queries/Plotters List Panel
3.5.1. Default View
3.5.2. Attributes
3.5.3. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.6. Frames List Panel
3.6.1. Default View
3.6.2. Attributes
3.6.3. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.7. Viewports List Panel
3.7.1. Default View
3.7.2. Attributes
3.7.3. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.8. States List Panel
3.8.1. Default View
3.8.2. Attributes
3.8.3. Right Mouse Button Actions
3.8.4. Sources
3.9. Quick Color Widget Panel
4. Main Menu
4.1. File Menu Functions
4.1.1. File Pull-down Menu
4.2. Edit Menu Functions
4.3. Create Menu Functions
4.4. Query Menu Functions
4.5. View Menu Functions
4.5.1. Troubleshooting View Related Display Issues
4.5.1.1. Troubleshooting Hidden Surfaces and Shading
4.5.1.2. Troubleshooting Auxiliary Clipping
4.6. Tools Menu Functions
4.7. Window Functions
4.7.1. Views Manager Dialog
4.8. Case Menu Functions
4.9. Report Menu Functions
4.10. Help Menu Functions
4.11. Menu Displays with Multiple High DPI Monitors
5. Features
5.1. Overview
5.2. Parts
5.2.1. Parts Quick Action Icons
5.2.2. Model Parts
5.2.2.1. Feature Panel Turndowns Common To All Part Types
5.2.3. Clip Parts
5.2.4. Contour Parts
5.2.5. Developed Surface Parts
5.2.5.1. Parent Parts
5.2.5.2. Developed Projections
5.2.5.3. Seam Line
5.2.6. Elevated Surface Parts
5.2.6.1. Elevated Surface
5.2.6.2. Offset Surface
5.2.7. Extruded Parts
5.2.8. Isosurface Parts
5.2.9. Material Interface Parts
5.2.10. Particle Trace Parts
5.2.10.1. Symmetry
5.2.10.2. Node Tracks
5.2.10.3. Min/Max Variable Tracks
5.2.10.4. Emitters
5.2.10.5. Surface-Restricted Traces
5.2.10.6. Interactive Traces
5.2.10.7. Integration Method
5.2.10.8. Max # of Segments
5.2.10.9. Lines or Ribbons
5.2.10.10. Transient Data
5.2.10.11. Trace Visibility & Color
5.2.10.12. Massed-Particle Traces
5.2.11. Point Parts
5.2.12. Profile Parts
5.2.13. Separation/Attachment Line Parts
5.2.13.1. Velocity Gradient Tensor
5.2.13.2. Thresholding
5.2.13.3. Algorithms
5.2.13.4. References
5.2.13.5. Access
5.2.14. Shock Regions/Surfaces Parts
5.2.14.1. Thresholding
5.2.14.2. Algorithms
5.2.14.3. Other Notes
5.2.14.4. References
5.2.14.5. Access
5.2.15. Subset Parts
5.2.16. Tensor Glyph Parts
5.2.17. Vector Arrow Parts
5.2.18. Vortex Core Parts
5.2.18.1. Velocity Gradient Tensor
5.2.18.2. Thresholding
5.2.18.3. Algorithms
5.2.18.4. References
5.2.18.5. Caveats
5.2.18.6. Access
5.2.19. Auxiliary Geometry
5.2.19.1. Access
5.2.20. Filter Parts
5.3. Annotations
5.3.1. Text Annotation
5.3.2. Constant Variable Color Override
5.3.3. Line Annotation
5.3.4. Shape Annotation
5.3.5. 3D Arrow Annotation
5.3.6. Dial Annotation
5.3.7. Gauge Annotation
5.3.8. Logo Annotation
5.3.9. Legend Annotation
5.4. Query/Plotter
5.4.1. Query Candidates
5.4.1.1. At Line Tool Over Distance
5.4.1.2. At 1D Part Over Distance
5.4.1.3. At Spline Over Distance
5.4.1.4. At Node Over Time
5.4.1.5. At Element Over Time
5.4.1.6. At IJK Over Time
5.4.1.7. At XYZ Over Time
5.4.1.8. At Minimum Over Time
5.4.1.9. At Maximum Over Time
5.4.1.10. By Part Element Representation
5.4.1.11. By Scalar Value
5.4.1.12. By Constant on Part Sweep
5.4.1.13. By Operating on Existing Queries
5.4.1.14. Read From an External File
5.4.1.15. Plotters
5.5. Viewports
5.5.1. Viewports Quick Action Icons & Feature Panel
5.6. Frames
5.6.1. Frames Quick Action Icons and Feature Panel
5.6.2. Frame Definition
5.6.3. Frame Transform
5.7. Calculator
5.8. Flipbook Animation
5.9. Interactive Probe Query
5.10. Keyframe Animation
5.11. Solution Time
5.12. Tools Icon Bar
5.13. User Tools
5.14. Turbomachinery
5.14.1. Overview of Turbomachinery Analysis and Limitations
5.14.2. Initialization
5.14.3. Component List
5.14.4. Preferences
5.14.5. Limitations of Initialization
5.14.6. Turbo Surfaces
5.14.7. Turbo Surfaces Types
5.14.8. Meridional Tab
5.14.9. Vectors on 2D Spanwise Tab
5.14.10. Instances Tab
5.14.11. View Tab
6. Transformation Control
6.1. General Description
6.1.1. Transformation Editor Icons
6.2. Global Transform
6.2.1. Set View by Camera Orientation Parameters
6.3. Tool Transform
6.4. Center Of Transform
6.5. Z-Clip
6.5.1. Z-Clip Positions
6.5.2. Using Z-Clip Planes
6.5.3. Hidden Surfaces
6.5.4. Troubleshooting Z-Clip Planes
6.6. Look At/Look From
6.7. Copy/Paste Transformation State
6.8. Camera
7. Light Source Editor
7.1. Apply Preset Lighting Groups
7.2. Defining Your Own Lights
7.3. Lighting the Scene
8. Variables and EnSight Calculator
8.1. General Description
8.1.1. Variable Types
8.1.2. Activation
8.1.3. Creation
8.1.4. Color Palettes
8.1.5. Queries
8.1.6. Plotting
8.1.7. From More Than One Case
8.1.8. Parts
8.1.9. Location
8.1.10. User Defined Math Functions
8.1.11. EnSight Python
8.2. Variable Selection and Activation
8.2.1. Variable Panel
8.3. Variable Summary & Palette
8.3.1. Default Palettes
8.3.2. Value Levels
8.3.3. Management
8.3.3.1. Palette Editor Items Available on Every Tab
8.3.3.2. Palette Editor Simple Tab
8.3.3.3. Palette Editor Advanced Tab
8.3.3.4. Palette Editor Markers Tab
8.3.3.5. Palette Editor Options Tab
8.3.3.6. Palette Editor Files Tab
8.4. Variable Units
8.4.1. Unit Implementation Limitations
8.5. Variable Creation
8.5.1. Examples of Expressions and How To Build Them
8.5.1.1. Threaded Calculator Functions
8.5.1.2. Units
8.5.1.3. Unit Conversion Details
8.5.2. Predefined Calculator Function Tab: Detailed, Alphabetical Listing, Equations, and Explanation
8.5.2.1. Area
8.5.2.2. Boundary Layer: A Gradient Of Velocity Magnitude
8.5.2.3. Boundary Layer: Edge Skin-Friction Coefficient
8.5.2.4. Boundary Layer: Wall Skin-Friction Coefficient
8.5.2.5. Boundary Layer: Wall Skin-Friction Coefficient Components
8.5.2.6. Boundary Layer: Wall Fluid Shear-Stress
8.5.2.7. Boundary Layer: Displacement Thickness
8.5.2.8. Boundary Layer: Distance to Value from Wall
8.5.2.9. Boundary Layer: Momentum Thickness
8.5.2.10. Boundary Layer: Scalar
8.5.2.11. Boundary Layer: Recovery Thickness
8.5.2.12. Boundary Layer: Shape Parameter
8.5.2.13. Boundary Layer: Thickness
8.5.2.14. Boundary Layer: Velocity at Edge
8.5.2.15. Boundary Layer: off Wall
8.5.2.16. Boundary Layer: Distance off Wall
8.5.2.17. Case Map
8.5.2.18. Case Map Diff
8.5.2.19. Case Map Image
8.5.2.20. Coefficient
8.5.2.21. Complex
8.5.2.22. Complex Argument
8.5.2.23. Complex Conjugate
8.5.2.24. Complex Imaginary
8.5.2.25. Complex Modulus
8.5.2.26. Complex Real
8.5.2.27. Complex Transient Response
8.5.2.28. Constant Per Part
8.5.2.29. Curl
8.5.2.30. Porosity Characterization Functions (Defects)
8.5.2.30.1. Defect Bulk Volume
8.5.2.30.2. Defect Count
8.5.2.30.3. Defect Largest Linear Extent
8.5.2.30.4. Defect NetVolume
8.5.2.30.5. Defect ShapeFactor
8.5.2.30.6. Defect SurfaceArea
8.5.2.31. Density
8.5.2.32. Log of Normalized Density
8.5.2.33. Normalized Density
8.5.2.34. Normalized Stagnation Density
8.5.2.35. Stagnation Density
8.5.2.36. Distance Between Nodes
8.5.2.37. Distance to Parts: Node to Nodes
8.5.2.38. Distance to Parts: Node to Elements
8.5.2.39. Divergence
8.5.2.40. Element Metric
8.5.2.41. Element Size
8.5.2.42. Element to Node
8.5.2.43. Element to Node Weighted
8.5.2.44. Energy: Total Energy
8.5.2.45. Kinetic Energy
8.5.2.46. Enthalpy
8.5.2.47. Normalized Enthalpy
8.5.2.48. Stagnation Enthalpy
8.5.2.49. Normalized Stagnation Enthalpy
8.5.2.50. Entropy
8.5.2.51. Flow
8.5.2.52. Flow Rate
8.5.2.53. Fluid Shear
8.5.2.54. Fluid Shear Stress Max
8.5.2.55. Force
8.5.2.56. Force 1D
8.5.2.57. Gradient
8.5.2.58. Gradient Tensor
8.5.2.59. Helicity Density
8.5.2.60. Relative Helicity
8.5.2.61. Filtered Relative Helicity
8.5.2.62. Iblanking Values
8.5.2.63. IJK Values
8.5.2.64. Integrals: Line Integral
8.5.2.65. Integrals: Surface Integral
8.5.2.66. Integrals: Volume Integral
8.5.2.67. Length
8.5.2.68. Line Integral
8.5.2.69. Line Vectors
8.5.2.70. Lambda2
8.5.2.71. Mach Number
8.5.2.72. Make Scalar at Elements
8.5.2.73. Make Scalar from Element Ids
8.5.2.74. Make Scalar at Nodes
8.5.2.75. Make Scalar from Node IDs
8.5.2.76. Make Vector
8.5.2.77. Massed Particle Scalar
8.5.2.78. Mass-Flux Average
8.5.2.79. MatSpecies
8.5.2.80. MatToScalar
8.5.2.81. Max
8.5.2.82. Min
8.5.2.83. Moment
8.5.2.84. MomentVector
8.5.2.85. Momentum
8.5.2.86. Node Count
8.5.2.87. Node to Element
8.5.2.88. Normal
8.5.2.89. Normal Constraints
8.5.2.90. Normalize Vector
8.5.2.91. Offset Field
8.5.2.92. Offset Variable
8.5.2.93. Part Number
8.5.2.94. Pressure
8.5.2.95. Pressure Coefficient
8.5.2.96. Dynamic Pressure
8.5.2.97. Normalized Pressure
8.5.2.98. Log of Normalized Pressure
8.5.2.99. Stagnation Pressure
8.5.2.100. Normalized Stagnation Pressure
8.5.2.101. Stagnation Pressure Coefficient
8.5.2.102. Pitot Pressure
8.5.2.103. Pitot Pressure Ratio
8.5.2.104. Total Pressure
8.5.2.105. Q_criteria
8.5.2.106. Radiograph_grid
8.5.2.107. Radiograph_mesh
8.5.2.108. Rectangular To Cylindrical Vector
8.5.2.109. Server Number
8.5.2.110. Shock Plot3d
8.5.2.111. Mesh Smoothing
8.5.2.112. SOS Constant
8.5.2.113. Spatial Mean
8.5.2.114. Spatial Mean Weighted
8.5.2.115. Speed
8.5.2.116. Sonic Speed
8.5.2.117. Statistics Moments
8.5.2.118. Statistics Regression
8.5.2.119. Statistics Regression Info
8.5.2.120. Statistics Regression Info
8.5.2.121. sumPerPart
8.5.2.122. sumPerPartArg
8.5.2.123. Swirl
8.5.2.124. Temperature
8.5.2.125. Normalized Temperature
8.5.2.126. Log of Normalized Temperature
8.5.2.127. Stagnation Temperature
8.5.2.128. Normalized Stagnation Temperature
8.5.2.129. Temporal Mean
8.5.2.130. Temporal Minmax Field
8.5.2.131. Tensor Component
8.5.2.132. Tensor Determinant
8.5.2.133. Tensor Eigenvalue
8.5.2.134. Tensor Eigenvector
8.5.2.135. Tensor Make
8.5.2.136. Tensor Make Asymmetric
8.5.2.137. Tensor Tresca
8.5.2.138. Tensor Von Mises
8.5.2.139. udmf_sum
8.5.2.140. Vector 1D Projection
8.5.2.141. Vector Cyl Projection
8.5.2.142. Vector Rect Projection
8.5.2.143. Velocity
8.5.2.144. Volume
8.5.2.145. Volume Integral
8.5.2.146. Vorticity
8.5.2.147. Vorticity Gamma
8.5.3. Define Equation Tab
8.5.3.1. Math Functions
8.5.3.2. Calculator
8.6. Boundary Layer Variables
8.6.1. Boundary Layer
8.6.2. Boundary Surfaces
8.6.3. Velocity-Magnitude Gradient Vector
8.6.4. Definitions
8.6.4.1. Boundary Layer Thickness
8.6.4.2. Displacement Thickness
8.6.4.3. Momentum Thickness
8.6.4.4. Shape Parameter
8.6.4.5. Skin-Friction Coefficient
8.6.4.6. Other Notes
8.6.5. References
8.6.6. Access
8.6.6.1. Define Boundary Layer Dependent Variables...
8.6.6.2. Determine Velocity Outside Boundary Layer By
8.6.7. Troubleshooting Boundary Layer Variables
9. Preference and Setup File Formats
9.1. Palette/Color File Formats
9.1.1. Palette Editor File Format
9.1.2. Predefined Function Palette
9.1.2.1. Default False Color Map File Format
9.1.2.2. Default Part Color File Format
9.2. Data Reader Preferences File Format
9.3. Data Format Extension Map File Format
9.4. Parallel Rendering Configuration File
9.5. Resource File Format
9.6. Other Preferences Files
9.7. Python Extension Files
9.8. User Interface Language Translation
10. EnSight Data Formats
10.1. EnSight Maximums
10.2. EnSight Gold Casefile Format
10.2.1. EnSight Gold General Description
10.2.2. ens_checker
10.2.3. Turbomachinery Initialization File Format
10.2.4. Supported EnSight Gold Elements
10.2.5. EnSight Gold Case File Format
10.2.5.1. Format Section
10.2.5.2. Geometry Section
10.2.5.3. Variable Section
10.2.5.4. Time Section
10.2.5.5. File Section
10.2.5.6. Material Section
10.2.5.7. Block Continuation
10.2.5.8. Scripts Section
10.2.5.9. Query Section
10.2.6. EnSight Gold Wild Card Name Specification
10.2.7. EnSight Gold Geometry File Format
10.2.8. Partial Example of Per-Part Connectivity Usage
10.2.9. EnSight Gold Variable File Format
10.2.10. EnSight Gold Per_Node Variable File Format
10.2.11. EnSight Gold Per_Element Variable File Format
10.2.12. EnSight Gold Undefined Variable Values Format
10.2.13. EnSight Gold Partial Variable Values Format
10.2.14. EnSight Gold Constant Per Part Variable Files
10.2.15. Constant Per Part File
10.2.16. Constant Per Part Index File
10.2.17. EnSight Gold Measured/Particle File Format
10.2.18. EnSight Gold Material Files Format
10.2.19. Material Id File
10.2.20. Mixed (Material) Ids File
10.2.21. Mixed (Material) Values File
10.2.22. Species (Element) Values File
10.2.23. Materials via Per Element Scalar Variables
10.2.24. Example Material Dataset (Without Species)
10.2.25. Example Material Dataset (With Species)
10.2.26. Example Material Dataset With Materials Defined By Per Element Scalar Variables
10.3. EnSight6 Casefile Format
10.3.1. EnSight6 General Description
10.3.2. Supported EnSight Elements
10.3.3. EnSight6 Case File Format
10.3.4. EnSight6 Wild Card Name Specification
10.3.5. EnSight6 Geometry File Format
10.3.6. EnSight6 Variable File Format
10.3.7. EnSight6 Per_Node Variable File Format
10.3.8. EnSight6 Per_Element Variable File Format
10.3.9. EnSight6 Measured/Particle File Format
10.3.10. Writing EnSight6 Binary Files
10.4. EnSight5 Format
10.4.1. EnSight5 General Description
10.4.2. Supported EnSight5 Elements
10.4.3. EnSight5 Geometry File Format
10.4.4. EnSight5 Result File Format
10.4.5. EnSight5 Wild Card Name Specification
10.4.6. EnSight5 Variable File Format
10.4.7. EnSight5 Measured/Particle File Format
10.4.8. Writing EnSight5 Binary Files
10.5. FAST UNSTRUCTURED Results File Format
10.6. Movie.BYU Results File Format
10.7. PLOT3D Results File Format
10.7.1. PLOT3D Result file format
10.7.2. Generic PLOT3D Result File Format
10.8. Server-of-Server Casefile Format
10.8.1. Partition Utility
10.8.2. Spatially Decomposed Case Files
10.8.3. Threading
10.8.4. NETWORK_INTERFACES
10.9. Periodic Matchfile Format
10.10. XY Query Data Format
10.11. EnSight Boundary File Format
10.12. EnSight Particle Emitter File Format
10.13. EnSight Rigid Body File Format
10.13.1. Version 1
10.13.2. Version 2
10.14. Euler Parameter File Format
10.15. Vector Glyph File Format
10.15.1. General Comments
10.15.2. File description
10.15.3. Example
10.16. Point Part File Format
10.17. Spline Control Point File Format
10.18. Multiple Case File Format
10.19. EnSight Embedded Python (EEP) File Format
10.19.1. The "module" case ("__init__.py")
10.19.2. The "installer" case ("autoexec.py")
10.19.3. Usage notes
10.20. Global View File Format
10.21. Camera Orientation File Format
10.21.1. Example
10.22. Multi-Tiled Movie (MTM) File Format
10.22.1. Example Tiling of Large Movie by Subdividing into Two Parts in the X
10.22.2. Example Stereo Movie Using a Series of Left and Right .PNG Files
10.22.3. Example Tiling of Two Movies to Play Them Side by Side
11. Utility Programs
11.1. EnSight Case Gold Writer
11.1.1. EnSight Case Gold Output API
12. Remote Display and Parallel Compositing
12.1. Remote Display
12.2. Remote Display Mechanisms
12.2.1. NICE DCV Remote
12.2.2. Exceed TurboX Remote Display
12.2.3. TightVNC and VirtualGL
12.3. Parallel Compositing
13. Cave Environment, Wall Displays & Head-mounted Displays
13.1. Cave Environment
13.2. Wall Displays
13.3. Head-Mounted Displays
13.4. SpaceNavigator and Gamepad
14. EnShell
14.1. EnSight Virtual Communication Utility
14.2. Introduction
14.3. Operational Overview
14.4. EnShell
14.5. Basic EnShell Examples
14.6. Using CEIStart
14.7. Debugging
14.8. Determining Where EnSight Components Run
14.9. Legacy Case SOS
15. EnSight Networking Considerations
15.1. Default TCP/IP Port Usage
15.2. EnShell Connection Details
16. Raytracing
16.1. Understanding EnSight's Materials
16.2. Discussion on Light Sources
16.3. Auxiliary Geometry
16.4. Limitations
17. Ground Plane Editor
17.1. Displaying and Hiding the Ground Plane
17.2. Adjusting Ground Plane Settings