Open New Model Opening a New Model File

Open New Model Opening a new model file

From D3PLOT 9.3 onwards, D3PLOT supports up to 32 concurrent models.

You can open a new model file at any time using the FILE> popup which is located at the top left of the top options ( Main Menu ) box, OPEN NEW MODEL command.

This creates a new graphics window to contain the model, then reads a new filename in exactly the same way as described in Open a Single Model above.

If this is a second or subsequent model its window will inherit those attributes of the first window that can legitimately be transferred to this new one: background colour, data component, cut-sections, etc. Where attributes cannot be transferred, for example a data component that doesn't exist in the new model, then the programme defaults will be used.

Close Model Closing an existing model

You can close a model at any time using this command. The model will be removed from any window in which it appears, and if it was the only model in such a window then the window will also be deleted and any remaining windows renumbered downwards to close the window numbering gap.

(Note that in D3PLOT V92 models may reside in the database without being displayed in any window, however they will continue to consume memory and models should be deleted if unneeded to free memory for other purposes.)

Rescan Model Scanning a running analysis for more states

If an analysis is still running you can scan the file family for any further states that may have been written since you opened the model (or last scanned it).

Because of the way that computers work it is possible that the most recent state written from a running analysis may not be completely debuffered to disk. It this case D3PLOT will usually detect that the state is incomplete and offer you options for dealing with this, however it is usually best to ignore such states as attempting to read corrupt or incomplete data can lead to problems.

Reread Model Closing and reopening a model

The Reread Model command differs from Rescan in that it closes a model completely then reopens it again (in the same window(s) that it occupied previously). It is the equivalent of Close Model followed by Open New Model .

You should use this instead of a Rescan when:

• An analysis file that is currently open in D3PLOT has been rerun from scratch using the same filenames, and needs to be reread in its entirety.
  
  
• You have an adaptive remesh analysis running and you want to scan for further family members ( Rescan will only look within the current family member).