Define Surface Monitors
Surface monitors for all defined boundaries are created automatically. However, additional surface monitors can be created using the Surfaces tool.
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Form the Solution ribbon, Monitors tools, click the Surfaces tool.
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From the guide bar, execute the command in the following
ways:
- Click
to confirm your selection and remain
in the tool.This allows you to continue creating instances and helps you visualize and edit instances with the legend.
- Click
to confirm your selection and exit the
tool.
- Click
Tip: When defining boundary conditions, Create linked surface
output is enabled by default. This option automatically updates the
Surfaces tool. To adjust the linked surface output
settings, click 
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.Surface Output
The options in the Surfaces tool specify the output of the average of quantities integrated through the surface. The averaged quantities are output to the disk. By default, AcuSolve writes out this output at the last time step of the simulation.
Output frequencies
- Integrated
- Specifies time frequency at which to output integrated surface quantities. If zero this option is ignored.
- Statistics
- Specifies time frequency at which to output statistics of surface nodal quantities. If zero this option is ignored.
- Nodal
- Specifies time frequency at which to output surface quantities at the nodes of the surface. If zero this option is ignored.
Output time intervals
- Integrated
- Specifies time step frequency at which to output integrated surface quantities. If zero this option is ignored.
- Statistics
- Specifies time frequency at which to output statistics of surface nodal quantities. If zero this option is ignored.
- Nodal
- Specifies time step frequency at which to output surface quantities at the nodes of the surface. If zero this option is ignored.
- Number of saved states
- Specifies the number of solution steps to retain on disk. If zero all solution time steps are retained.