OOFEG GUIDE
To run OOFEG (graphic post-processor), you need job context file
(*.osf, created by OOFEM when run with “-c” command-line option, for example).
If you have not created context file, only geometry can be displayed.
To start oofeg, run it with the same input file name as you have run OOFEM:
oofeg -f input_file_name
If started correctly, graphical and control interface windows should appear.
Quick start
If you have context file ready, select <active Step>, then Next step. This will read first solution step, see terminal window for messages.
To plot geometry: Select “Mesh plot”, mesh plot submenu will appear, then select “Geom plot”
To fit drawing inside graphical window, press “SHIFT+middle_mouse_button” while mouse pointer is inside graphical window
To rotate drawing, press “Ctrl+Shift+left_mouse_button” (while inside graphical window) and move with mouse (buttons still pressed)
To zoom window, just press left mouse button and draw zoom window.
To display deformed shape, from “Deformations” submenu select “auto-scale” to autoscale deformations and then “def geom plot” from the same submenu.
- To draw some forces (beams, plates and shells), select from “Variable plot” submenu “Scalar Plot” and select “Beam Forces/Moments” and choose the component from the pop-up menu (currently for beams only deformations is supported
see here).
- To draw some stresses or strains (volume elements), select from “Variable plot” submenu “Scalar Plot” and select “Stress plot” or “Strain plot” and choose the stress component from the pop-up menu.
To change render-mode click <view>, <render>, <shaded> and click inside the the graphical window.
The<Data Mode> menu inside <Variable plot> allows to select whether to visualize raw or smoothed
Commands
The description of individual menus inside control window follows. Some commands require further user
actions, watch controll window of OOFEG and its status canvas, which will show up some useful
key bindings and help for certain operations.
Allows to manipulate viewing options
<Frame> - allows to open/close new visualization window
<Render> - allows to set rendering options for views.
Axes - allows to switch on/off axes in view
<Bg Color> - allows to set background color in view
<Color Scale> manipulates color scale(s)
Status - switch on/off displaying status line
<active Step>
Allows to select particular time step for visualization
<Layer update> - selects layers, that are automatically updated, when new step is read
<Seek Step> - seeks particular solution step (by number)
Next step - moves to next step, or reads the first one
Prev Step - moves to previous step
<Mesh plot>
Allows to display geometry of FE model
Geom plot - displays geometry
<DofMan Plot> - displays nodes
<Deformations> - allows to display deformed shape, you can set scale in this submenu or let oofeg to adjust scale automatically (auto-scale)
<Variable plot> - allows to visualize internal variables
<Data Mode> - allows to select recovered or local values
<Plot algor> - allows to select type of visualization
<Scalar Plot> - allows to visualize scalar components, just select the component you want to visualize
<Vector Plot> - same for vectors
<Filters>
Allows to plot/visualize only certain parts of structure, based on element or material id.
<Layers>
Switch on/off certain layers. After selecting
layers, press apply and select the views, by pressing right-mouse
button inside each, then terminate selection by pressing left-mouse button.
Useful key and mouse bindings
There are few useful oofeg key-bindings, also displayed in status window
when active (B1,B2,B3 means left, middle,and right mouse button):
Fast viewing
Selection
Final note
At the moment, this guide is quite rough and you have to little bit experiment.
Also not all options are supported by all elements, etc.