NAME
splash - manual page for splash _ _ _ _ _
SYNOPSIS
splash file1 file2 file3...
DESCRIPTION
SPLASH: A visualisation tool for SPH data (c)2004-2025 Daniel Price and contributors v3.11.2 [4th April 2025]
Usage with flags: splash [-f format] [-p fileprefix] [-ev]
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[-x col] [-y col] [-r col] [-cont col] file1 file2 ...
Command line options:
- -f format
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: input file format to be read (default is ascii, --formats for full list)
- -p fileprefix
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: change prefix to ALL settings files read/written by splash
- -e, -ev
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: use default options best suited for line plotting (.ev files)
- -360
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: set default options suited to 360 video
- -b, --buffer
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: buffer all data files into memory
- -o pixformat
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: dump pixel map in specified format (use just -o for list of formats)
Command line plotting mode:
- -x column
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: x axis
- -y column
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: y axis
- -r[ender] column
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: column to render (will use 1 and 2 as x,y if -x,-y not specified)
- -vec[tor] column
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: vector quantity to plot with arrows
-c[ontour] column : contoured quantity
- -multi
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: multiplot
- -dev device
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: specify plotting device on command line (e.g. -dev /xw)
- --movie
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: shortcut for -dev /mp4 to make a movie from plot sequence
- --xsec=1.0
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: specify location of cross section slice
- --kappa=1.0
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: specify opacity, and turn on opacity rendering
- --anglex=30
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: rotate around x axis (similarly --angley, --anglez)
- --code
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: enforce code units (also --codeunits)
- --sink=1
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: centre on sink particle number 1
- --origin=666
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: set coordinate system origin to particle number 666
- --origin=maxdens
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: set coordinate system origin to particle at maximum density
- --track=666
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: track particle number 666
- --track=maxdens
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: track particle at maximum density
- --exact=file1,f2
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: read and plot exact solution from ascii files file1 and f2
- --sort
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: sort filenames for comparison (e.g. snap_000 snap1_000 snap2_000)
Example data formats (type --formats for full list):
- -ascii,-csv
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: ascii text/csv format (default)
- -phantom -sphng
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: Phantom and sphNG codes (auto)
- -vtk
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: vtk legacy binary format (auto)
- -ndspmhd
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: ndspmhd code (auto)
- -gandalf,-seren
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: Gandalf/Seren code
- -gadget
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: 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
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: convert to ascii; type "splash to" for other formats
Grid conversion mode:
- splash to grid
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: interpolate to grid; type "splash to" for details
Analysis mode:
- splash calc <mode>
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: 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 )
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( v3.11.2 [4th April 2025] Copyright (C) 2005-2025 )
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* SPLASH comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is
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free software; can redistribute w/conditions (see LICENCE) *
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https://splash-viz.readthedocs.io
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Please cite Price (2007), PASA 24, 159 if you use SPLASH in print
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splash.defaults not found: using default settings
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Usage:
- splash snap_0*
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(or use splash.filenames to list files)
- splash --help
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(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
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info splash
should give you access to the complete manual.