However, for a very large solution where loading a single variable into memory was not possible, performance suffered. This significantly reduced the memory footprint for large data analysis.

In 2008, Tecplot introduced “Load-On-Demand” technology which allowed users to load only the variables needed during their visual analysis. Today, a majority of the engineering community uses a workstation for CFD post-processing visualization. The most notable breakthroughs available to most engineers came in the form of improved graphics cards – thanks in large part to the gaming community. While there were improvements in the area of parallel rendering and client-server technology, these approaches were limited to those with large computational resources. Over the last decade, I have followed several technological advancements in numerical simulation post-processing. Durrell Rittenberg, Vice President of Product Management This Tecplot Tip was written by Steve Robinson, Software Development Engineer at Tecplot, Inc.īy Dr. This was an interesting hobby project that taught me some new aspects about programming. Sample logs are also included for you to try it out.

The ISV usage log, teclmd.log, is turned on by default when installing RLM using the Tecplot installer (available from our Software Downloads website page).ĭocumentation is included with the tool that further explains how to use it.

The next Tecplot RLM release may see the report log default to on, but until then, here’s how you can turn it on: Turn on RLM report log. Customers are encouraged to turn it on manually.

The report log contains the most data, but is not enabled by default.

The RLM Log Reader tool will generate reports for each RLM usage log type. This tool accurately reads RLM usage log files. Last weekend, I finally finished a new tool I’ve been working on (and off) since March. The tools currently available on the market can be expensive and often have more features than needed to report usage trends. Understanding Tecplot usage trends has been important for customers and prospects especially to help them justify new license purchases.

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