== Tutorial Title == [[TableOfContents(3)]] === Description === * This example ... * The steps below are saved in a script that can be found in the examples directory on your Continuity client `.../continuity/pcty/examples/directory/filename` and can be executed automatically with [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/ReadPythonScript:File→Read→Python script] === Start Continuity === * Launch the Continuity 6.3 Client * On the [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/HelpAboutContinuity:About Continuity 6.3 startup screen] * check the '''specify module''' box under `Use Modules:` === Create Mesh === * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/MeshEditCoordinates:Mesh→Edit→Coordinates...] * Select '''rectangular cartesian''' in the {{{Global Coordinates:}}} pop-up menu * Click '''OK''' to submit {{{Coordinate Form}}} * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/MeshEditBasis:Mesh→Edit→Basis...] * Choose '''Lagrange Basis Function→2D→Linear-Linear''' with '''2''' {{{integration/collocation points}}} for Xi 1 and Xi 2 * Click '''Add''' * Choose '''Hermite Basis Function→2D→Cubic-Cubic''' with '''2''' {{{integration/collocation points}}} for Xi 1 and Xi 2 * Click '''Add''' * Click '''OK''' to submit {{{Basis Form}}} * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/MeshEditNodes:Mesh→Edit→Nodes...] * Click '''Import/Export/Graph''' button to open [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/TableManager:Continuity Table Manager] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/TableManager#FileMenu:Continuity Table Manager→File→Open...] * Select tab-delimited nodes file [attachment:filename.xls attachment:filename.xls] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/TableManager#FileMenu:Continuity Table Manager→File→Close and update form] * Select '''Linear-Linear Lagrange 2*2''' under {{{Coordinate 1}}}, {{{Coordinate 2}}}, and {{{Coordinate 3}}} * In the {{{Field Vector 1}}} tab, select '''Linear-Linear Lagrange 2*2''' under {{{Field Variable 1}}}, {{{Field Variable 2}}}, and {{{Field Variable 3}}} * In the {{{Field Vector 2}}} tab, select '''Cubic-Cubic Hermite 2*2''' under {{{Field Variable 4}}} * Click '''OK''' to submit {{{Node Form}}} * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/MeshEditElements:Mesh→Edit→Elements...] * Click '''Import/Export/Graph''' button to open [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/TableManager:Continuity Table Manager] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/TableManager#FileMenu:Continuity Table Manager→File→Open...] * Select tab-delimited nodes file [attachment:filename.xls attachment:filename.xls] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/TableManager#FileMenu:Continuity Table Manager→File→Close and update form] * Click '''OK''' to submit {{{Element Form}}} === Formulate XXXXX Problem === * If the {{{XXXX}}} menu is not loaded, [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/FileLoadModule:File→Load Module] * Select '''xxxxxxxxCommands''' and click '''Load Module''' * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/BiotransportEditSource:Biotransport→Edit Source...] * In {{{General Parameters}}} tab * Enter '''output''' in the field next to {{{Write output at nodes:}}} * In the {{{Fields definitions}}} tab * Change the default {{{Field Numbers}}} from 1,2,3,4,5 to '''1,2,2,3,4''' * Set {{{Initial Intracellular Calcium Conc.}}} to '''0.1''' * Set {{{Total Intracellular TnC Conc.}}} to '''70.0''' * Click '''OK''' to submit {{{Edit Source Form}}} * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/BiotransportSelectSolvers:Biotransport→Select Solvers...] * Select '''Radau in serial mode''' from {{{ODE Integration}}} pop-up menu * Select '''SuperLU in serial mode''' from {{{Linear System Solver}}} pop-up menu * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/FileSend:File→Send] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/MeshCalculateMesh:Mesh→Calculate Mesh...] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/MeshRenderElements:Mesh→Render Elements...] * Click '''surfaces''' radio button next to {{{Normal to Xi}}} * Click '''Render''' to display mesh surface === Compute and Render Solutions === * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/BiotransportSolveInitialize:Biotransport→Solve→Initialize] * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/BiotransportSolveIntegrate:Biotransport→Solve→Integrate] * Set {{{Duration}}} to '''80''' (ms) * Set {{{Step Size}}} to '''0.5''' (ms) * Under {{{Solutions}}} tab, select {{{Display solution every}}} '''5''' {{{steps}}} * click '''OK''' to start solving * When solution is complete, [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/ViewChangeRenderer:View→Change Renderer...] * Click '''!OpenMesh''' radio button * Click '''OK''' to change renderer * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/ViewSetDivisions:View→Set Divisions...] * Set {{{Number of Divisions:}}} to '''4''' * [:Continuity/Documentation/Help/BiotransportRenderSolution:Biotransport→Render→Solution] * Set {{{End Frame}}} to '''80''' * Set {{{Max value:}}} to '''50''' * Click '''OK''' to view an animated color map of intracellular Calcium concentrations