Tecplot Focus is an engineering plotting
software with extensive XY, 2D and 3D
capabilities. It is designed for measured
field data, performance plotting of test
data, mathematical analysis, and
engineering plotting in general. Unlike
our Windows-only competitors, Tecplot
Focus is a multi-platform engineering tool
that gives you total control to get all the
types of plots you want for effective
analysis, presentation, and publication.
Some key features are:

* Unique, multi-frame layout
* Macros and automation
* XY, 2D, and 3D plotting (vector, scatter,
contour, polar)
* High quality vector and raster output
* One of the key differentiators between
Tecplot Focus and Tecplot 360 is that
Tecplot Focus does not support CFD
data formats, CFD analysis, and
polyhedral grids.

What is Tecplot 360?

Tecplot 360 is Numerical Simulation & CFD Visualization Software. It combines vital engineering plotting with advanced data visualization into one tool.

With one tool you can:

• Analyze and explore complex datasets
• Arrange multiple XY, 2D and 3D plots
• Create animations
• Communicate your results with brilliant, high-quality output

Unlike our competition, Tecplot 360's full range of XY, 2D, and 3D capabilities, multi-frame workspace, and high-quality output gives you total control to get all the types of plots you want to produce for effective analysis, presentation, and publication.

Load on Demand and Parallel Processing

Smarter loading of data results in faster time to first image. Load on demand loads just the data you are actively using. For example, a Temperature contour plot only loads X, Y, Z and Temperature. When you switch to a new variable to contour (i.e., Pressure), Tecplot 360 loads Pressure and unloads Temperature (assuming it is not being used for anything else).

Dual processor Linux and Windows boxes are becoming a standard for desktop engineering workstations. With Tecplot 360, intensive computing operations are spread across all available CPU's, leading to faster streamtraces, slices, and iso-surfaces.

Load and Animate Transient Solutions

Support for time-dependent solutions

Tecplot 360 loads unsteady data and displays only the first time step. Style changes applied to a given time step are propagated to the entire solution. Coupled with load on demand, time to first image is much faster. Tecplot 360 2008 includes several advanced transient analysis options. A user can now synchronize transient animations among multiple frames – effectively showing multiple views of your data through time. Other enhancements include:

• Time-series Add-on which extracts a single point over time and plots the result in a new frame as an XY line plot.
• Extract Over Time Add-on extracts slices, iso-surfaces, streamtraces, and points from polyline geometries in transient data. Resulting zones are then assembled into a new strand with proper solution times set for each zone.