PIVview_v24_Manual

PIVTECPIVVIEW2C/3CVersion2.4UserManualIIPIVviewUserManualPIVTECGMBHStauffenbergring21D-37075GöttingenGermanyTel.+49(0)55120529170Fax[phone]+49(0)2232152849Email:[e-mail]:–15April2006PIVviewUserManualIIICopyright©2001-2006PIVTECGmbH.AllRightsreservedworldwide.NopartofPIVviewsoftwareordocumentationmaybereproduced,transmitted,transcribed,disassembled,reverseengineered,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedinanyformwithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofPIVTECGmbH.WarrantyPIVTECGmbH(PivTec)warrantsthatthePIVviewcomputerprogramanddocumentationwillsubstantiallyconformtopublishedspecifications.PIVTECalsowarrantsthatthemedia(CD-ROM)usedtotransferthesoftwareisfreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipandthatthesoftwareisfreefromsubstantialprogrammingerrorsforaperiodofsix(6)monthsfromthedateofpurchase,unlessalongerperiodisrequiredbylocallaw.DuringthisperioddefectivemediawillbereplacedandsubstantialprogrammingerrorsinthesoftwarewillbecorrectedbyPIVTECwithnocharge.IfPIVTECisunabletoreplacedefectivemediaorcorrectsubstantialprogrammingerrorswithinsixty(60)daysafternotificationofthedefectorerror,PIVTECwillrefundthelicensefeetothelicensee.Thereareyoursoleremidiesforanybreachofwarranty.DisclaimerofWarrantiesYOUEXPRESSLYACKNOWLEDGEANDAGREETHATUSEOFTHEPIVTECSOFTWAREISATYOURSOLERISKANDTHATTHEENTIRERISKASTOSATISFACTORYQUALITY,PERFORMANCE,ACCURACYANDEFFORTISWITHYOU.EXCEPTFORTHELIMITEDWARRANTYONMEDIASETFORTHABOVEANDTOTHEMAXIMUMEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,THEPIVTECSOFTWAREISPROVIDED„ASIS“,WITHALLFAULTSANDWITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,ANDPIVTECHEREBYDISCLAIMSALLWARRANTIESANDCONDITIONSWITHRESPECTTOTHEPIVTECSOFTWARE,EITHEREXPRESS,IMPLIEDORSTATUTORY,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESAND/ORCONDITIONSOFMERCHANTABILITY,OFSATISFACTORYQUALITY,OFFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,OFACCURACY,ANDNON-INFRINGEMENTOFTHIRDPARTYRIGHTS.PIVTECDOESNOTWARRANT,THATTHEFUNCTIONSCONTAINEDINTHEPIVTECSOFTWAREWILLMEETYOURREQUIREMENTS,THATTHEOPERATIONOFTHEPIVTECSOFTWAREWILLBEUNINTERRUPTEDORERROR-FREE,ORTHATDEFECTSINTHEPIVTECSOFTWAREWILLBECORRECTED.NOORALORWRITTENINFORMATIONORADVICEGIVENBYPIVTECORAPIVTECAUTHORIZEDREPRESENTATIVESHALLCREATEAWARRANTY.SHOULDTHEPIVTECSOFTWAREPROVEDEFECTIVE,YOUASSUMETHEENTIRECOSTOFALLNECESSARYSERVICING,REPAIRORCORRECTION.SOMEJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONOFIMPLIEDWARRANTIESORLIMITATIONSONAPPLICABLESTATUTORYRIGHTSOFACONSUMER,SOTHEABOVEEXCLUSIONANDLIMITATIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.LimitationofLiabilityTOTHEEXTENTNOTPROHIBITEDBYLAW,INNOEVENTSHALLPIVTECBELIABLEFORPERSONALINJURY,ORANYINCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,INDIRECTORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESWHATSOEVER,INCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,DAMAGESFORLOSSOFPROFITS,LOSSOFDATA,BUSINESSINTERRUPTIONORANYOTHERCOMMERCIALDAMAGESORLOSSES,ARISINGOUTOFORRELATEDTOYOURUSEORINABILITYTOUSETHEPIVTECSOFTWARE,HOWEVERCAUSED,REGARDLESSOFTHETHEORYOFLIABILITY(CONTRACT,TORTOROTHERWISE)ANDEVENIFPIVTECHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.SOMEJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWTHELIMITATIONOFLIABILITYFORPERSONALINJURY,OROFINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,SOTHISLIMITATIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.InnoeventshallPIVTEC‘stotalliabilitytoyouforalldamages(otherthanasmayberequiredbyapplicablelawincasesinvolvingpersonalinjury)exceedtheoriginalpurchasecostofthePIVTECsoftware.Theforegoinglimitationswillapplyeveniftheabovestatedremedyfailsofitsessentialpurpose.PIVTECRESERVESTHERIGHTTOMAKECHANGESFROMTIMETOTIMEINTHECONTENTSOFPIVTECSOFTWAREWITHOUTOBLIGATIONOFPIVTECTONOTIFYYOUASALICENSEHOLDEROFSUCHREVISIONSORCHANGES.AcknowledgementsThePIVTECSoftwarewasandcontinuestobedevelopedinclosecooperationwiththeInstituteofAerodynamicsandFlowTechnologyoftheGermanAerospaceCenter(DLR)inGoettingen,Germany.CopyrightsandTrademarksnetCDF—(networkCommonDataFormat)DataFormatSoftwareLibraryandUtilities,©1993-2005UniversityCorporationforAtmosphericResearch/Unidata.Allrightreserved.()Tecplot—AmtecEngineering,Inc.Microsoft,VisualC++,Windows,WindowsMetafile—MicrosoftCorporation.Allotherproductnamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.IVPIVviewUserManualContentsOverviewofPIVview..............................................................................................................1Background...........................................................................................................................1Features................................................................................................................................1Upcomingfeatures................................................................................................................1WhatPIVviewisnot..............................................................................................................1PIVviewVersions..................................................................................................................2Credits..................................................................................................................................2SystemRequirements...