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Tecplot is installed on pinky and on cronos. For Windows use, please see the ECS staff in Engineering B-124.

Tecplot enables you too explore your data, produce informative 2D and 3D views, and create presentation-quality plots and animations for research papers, reports, proposals, and web sites.

FAQs about Tecplot:

• What type of plots and animations can I make?
  See what Tecplot can do at: http://www.amtec.com/plotgallery

• Is there a tutorial?
  Start creating XY, contour, and vector plots with the interactive online tutorial at: http://www.amtec.com/tutorial/index.html

• Is documentation available?
  Download electronic versions of the User's Manual at: http://www.amtec.com/Service_pages/tecplot_doc.html

• How do I get Tecplot on my machine?
  Contact ECS Staff in Eng B-124 and get Tecplot on your machine.

Printing From Tecplot

• Select file then print (or the print icon)Ša print pop-up menu appears
• The print menu should have the following settings:
  • Format: Postscript
  • Make sure the [ / ] Send Output to file is checked off
  • Copies: 1 Šshould be set to one by default
    • If the settings are not the same as above select [Print Setup] and select the options above and press [OK] to return to the print menu
• Select [OK] and the [Print to File] menu pops-up
• Name the file it will be printing to (Ex. Bullwinkle) in the [selection] section
• Select ok and the file will be printed to bullwinkle in your homedir
• Then go to your homedir and print the file using the standard print command lpr ­Pdsvprint filename (bullwinkle)