Manpages

NAME

splash - manual page for splash _ _ _ _ _

SYNOPSIS

splash file1 file2 file3...

DESCRIPTION

SPLASH: A visualisation tool for SPH data (c)2004-2023 Daniel Price and contributors v3.10.1 [4th Dec 2023]

Usage with flags: splash [-f format] [-p fileprefix] [-ev]

[-x col] [-y col] [-r col] [-cont col] file1 file2 ...

Command line options:
-f
format

: input file format to be read (default is ascii, --formats for full list)

-p fileprefix

: change prefix to ALL settings files read/written by splash

-e, -ev

: use default options best suited for line plotting (.ev files)

-360

: set default options suited to 360 video

-b, --buffer

: buffer all data files into memory

-o pixformat

: dump pixel map in specified format (use just -o for list of formats)

Command line plotting mode:
-x
column

: x axis

-y column

: y axis

-r[ender] column

: column to render (will use 1 and 2 as x,y if -x,-y not specified)

-vec[tor] column

: vector quantity to plot with arrows

-c[ontour] column : contoured quantity

-multi

: multiplot

-dev device

: specify plotting device on command line (e.g. -dev /xw)

--movie

: shortcut for -dev /mp4 to make a movie from plot sequence

--xsec=1.0

: specify location of cross section slice

--kappa=1.0

: specify opacity, and turn on opacity rendering

--anglex=30

: rotate around x axis (similarly --angley, --anglez)

--code

: enforce code units (also --codeunits)

--sink=1

: centre on sink particle number 1

--origin=666

: set coordinate system origin to particle number 666

--origin=maxdens

: set coordinate system origin to particle at maximum density

--track=666

: track particle number 666

--track=maxdens

: track particle at maximum density

--exact=file1,f2

: read and plot exact solution from ascii files file1 and f2

--sort

: sort filenames for comparison (e.g. snap_000 snap1_000 snap2_000)

Example data formats (type --formats for full list):
-ascii
,-csv

: ascii text/csv format (default)

-phantom -sphng

: Phantom and sphNG codes (auto)

-vtk

: vtk legacy binary format (auto)

-ndspmhd

: ndspmhd code (auto)

-gandalf,-seren

: Gandalf/Seren code

-gadget

: Gadget code (auto)

This build does not support HDF5. Compile with HDF5=yes to change this. This build does not support FITS. Compile with FITS=yes to change this.

Convert mode:
splash to ascii

: convert to ascii; type "splash to" for other formats

Grid conversion mode:
splash to grid

: interpolate to grid; type "splash to" for details

Analysis mode:
splash calc <mode>

: type "splash calc" for details

Userguide: https://splash-viz.readthedocs.io

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( B | y ) ( D | a | n | i | e | l ) ( P | r | i | c | e )

( v3.10.1 [4th Dec 2023] Copyright (C) 2005-2023 )

* SPLASH comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is

free software; can redistribute w/conditions (see LICENCE) *

http://users.monash.edu.au/~dprice/splash daniel.price [AT] monash.edu or splash-users [AT] googlegroups.com Please cite Price (2007), PASA, 24, 159-173 (arXiv:0709.0832) if you use SPLASH in print and don’t forget to send pics for the gallery

splash.defaults not found: using default settings

Usage:

splash snap_0*

(or use splash.filenames to list files)

splash --help

(for all command line options)

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for splash is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and splash programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info splash

should give you access to the complete manual.