Setting Maximum Plot Samples

The Maximum Plot Samples property sets an upper limit on the number of points that will be displayed in the monitor plot.

When this number of points has been sampled, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ will begin to reuse plot storage for points obtained earlier in the simulation. This will result in fewer data points being allocated to earlier parts of the simulation. This allocation applies to the plot only; all of the monitor’s solution data points are retained in the simulation file.

In a long simulation Simcenter STAR-CCM+ might generate many thousands of data points, for example one per iteration. After a certain number of points, however, additional ones do not provide any visual improvement to the graph and may result in performance degradation. Limiting the number of plot points may improve performance in drawing the graph (specifically graphics performance, client-server data exchange and memory consumption).