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  3. I am trying to use a particle user scalar to add up the steps the particle has taken, according to The DEFINE_DPM_SCALAR_UPDATE example 2.5.10.3 in the user manual. When I try to color the particle tracks by this variable, I get the error: Error: CAR: invalid argument [1]: wrong type [not a pair] Error Object: () What am I doing wrong?

I am trying to use a particle user scalar to add up the steps the particle has taken, according to The DEFINE_DPM_SCALAR_UPDATE example 2.5.10.3 in the user manual. When I try to color the particle tracks by this variable, I get the error: Error: CAR: invalid argument [1]: wrong type [not a pair] Error Object: () What am I doing wrong?

Tagged: 18, fluent, fluid-dynamics, MP - Particle Tracking, particle-tracking, Scripting/Journaling/UDF
    • January 25, 2023 at 7:17 am
      FAQFAQ
      Participant

      There was a defect in Fluent 18.0 that prevented the plotting of particle user scalars. (This defect may affect earlier releases as well.) It is fixed at V 18.2 and onwards.

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