Which Graphics Cards are Best for Tecplot 360 and FieldView?

FieldView, Graphics January 17, 2017

Tecplot 360 and FieldView are designed to run well across a wide range of graphics configurations. The newest versions of both products, released in December 2025, have been updated to use the Vulkan API for graphics rendering. When using these versions, please ensure that your graphics card supports Vulkan. Versions of Tecplot 360 and FieldView released prior to December 2025 continue to use standard OpenGL libraries. We maintain strong partnerships […]

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FieldView Client Unable to Find Saved Restarts

FieldView, Reading Data January 9, 2017

After moving to a different workstation, I can connect via client-server to the system where I was previously doing my post processing, but the FieldView Client is unable to find the restarts I saved while working on that system. How can I use those restarts? While working in client-server mode, the FieldView Client can only find restarts located on the client computer’s filesystem, and this may not be the same […]

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Determining number of Cells in an Unblanked region

Calculation October 20, 2016

To determine the number of cells in an unblanked region, follow these steps: Define your region of interest by selecting Plot > Blanking > Value Blanking… to bring up the Value Blanking dialog to set your criteria. Anything that is blanked will be excluded in the following calculation. Once you have set your blanking criteria accordingly, generate the variable Cell Volume via the Analyze>Calculate Variables… menu and selecting it from […]

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Tecplot error at startup: X Error: GLXBadContext

Linux, Startup, Tecplot 360 June 1, 2016

Note:  This should no longer be an issue.  Download the latest release or get a free trial. Problem: Tecplot crashes with X Error: GLXBadContext. Solution: One possible cause could be due to a security issue in Xorg that disables the “indirect mode” in GLX. If that is the case then the solution is to enable the GLX indirect mode.

Chorus incorrectly interpreted numbers that use a comma for the decimal marker

Chorus, Display, Tecplot 360 March 9, 2016

This problem affects Chorus version number 16.1.0.68773 and earlier. If you can, upgrade to Tecplot Chorus 2016 R2 or later ». Problem: Tecplot Chorus has incorrectly interpreted numbers that use a comma for the decimal marker (common in European countries) as not a number (NaN).  This results in values being incorrectly filtered out of plots in Tecplot Chorus.  The problem became apparent when we added “constraint visualization” to the table […]

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Surface, Transient Data Sweep Cycles Play Too Fast

CFD Animation, FieldView March 23, 2015

After the first surface or transient data animation sweep cycle, subsequent cycles play too fast. Streamline animations also play too fast. How can I slow this down? Please use the View.. Minimum Time Between Frames option. It is recommended that you set this back to 0 immediately afterward so that the delay doesn’t persist. This is similar to the Frame Rate option on the Flipbook Panel. Note that FieldView supports […]

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FieldView Directory Defaults

FieldView, Installation March 5, 2015

I would like to have FieldView default to my current working directory when browsing for Data Input files, restarts, etc., but the last used directory seems to be the default. Can this be changed? Some users prefer the current working directory to be the default, so we have made this possible by allowing you to set the environment variable FV_OLD_BROWSER_BEHAVIOR=1 In addition, when working with Server Configuration (.srv) files for […]

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Running Local Licensed Parallel on Multiprocessor System

Client-Server & Parallel, FieldView March 5, 2015

Is there a way to run local licensed parallel on a multiprocessor system, but limit FieldView to a certain number of processors? You can create a custom Server Configuration file (.srv) which sets the number of FieldView servers you’d like to use.   For example, you can create a file named local_5_slaves.srv which looks like the following, in order to provide 5 FieldView server processes for use in post processing […]

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Applying Your Work to Another Dataset

Automation, Batch, Automation, Scripting, FieldView March 4, 2015

How can I apply my work to another dataset? The current state of FieldView is saved with “Restarts”.  Restarts can later be used to recreate all of your visualization objects on a given set of data. Similar to working with most applications, we encourage you to use File.. Save Restart.. Complete.. to save your entire visualization often as you work with FieldView in order to save “snapshots” of your work. When later […]

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Getting Started Writing FVX Scripts

Batch, Automation, Scripting, FieldView March 4, 2015

How can I get started with writing FVX scripts? We recommend you start with the GuideFVX file (.fvx) which is created as part of your “complete restart”.  For any visualization you make, the File.. Save Restart.. Complete option will also create an FVX example, known as Guide FVX, which when run, will closely replicate your visualization, with minor limitations. Our installation also provides ./demo/aerospace_LDM.fvx which you can run and explore. […]

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