The graph file that GiD uses is a standard ASCII file.
Every line of the file is a point on the graph with X and Y coordinates separated by a space.
Comment lines are also allowed and should begin with a '#'.
The title of the graph and the labels for the X and Y axes can also be configured with some 'special' comments:
- Title: If a comment line contains the Keyword 'Graph:' the string between quotes that follows this keyword will be used as the title of the graph.
- Axes labels: The string between quotes that follows the keywords 'X:' and 'Y:' will be used as labels for the X- and Y-axes respectively. The same is true for the Y axis, but with the Keyword 'Y:'.
- Axes units:
Example:
| Code Block |
|---|
# Graph: "Stresses" |
...
# # X: "Szz-Nodal_Streess" Y: "Sxz-Nodal_Stress" |
...
# Units: Pa Pa |
...
-3055.444 1672.365 |
...
-2837.013 5892.115 |
...
-2371.195 666.9543 |
...
-2030.643 3390.457 |
...
-1588.883 -4042.649 |
...
-1011.5 1236.958 |
...
# End |
The file *.grf (which contains graphs) is read when changing from pre to post process and projectName.gid/projectName.post.grf exists, or the postprocess files are read through File-->Open, then example.msh/res/bin and example.grf are read.
The post list file ( .post.lst) can also contain a list of graphs (.grf ).