I was intending on writing a FieldView reader, but I couldn't find any documentation describing its formats. If anyone has it and wishes to pass it on...
=================================== Adriano Gagliardi MEng PhD Project Scientist Computational Aerodynamics Aircraft Research Association Ltd. Manton Lane Bedford Tel: 01234 32 4644 E-mail: [email protected] Url: www.ara.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 20 August 2009 21:11 To: A. Austen; 'ParaView' Subject: Re: [Paraview] Suggested format for open unstructured CFD including surface geometry? Ensight is quite a common format. However I would be very interested in having a Fieldview-Reader for Paraview... Regards BastiL A. Austen schrieb: > Hello all. > > I'm interested in using ParaView to view unstructured CFD solutions. > I'm currently using a proprietary flow solver which outputs results in > FieldView-Unstructured format. The nice thing about that format is > that it allows the inclusion of not just the solution grid, but also > all the boundary surface geometry. > > However, I'm not crazy about being stuck with FieldView as my only > option, so I'd like to write a translator to output an equivalent > dataset in a more open format. I've looked at CGNS, but it expects > the user to link to external CAD files to provide the surface > geometry. Is there a recommended file format supported by VTK that is > well-documented which includes the capability to include the surface > geometry as a triangular surface mesh? The geometric body definitions > in my existing FieldView-Unstructured files consist of triangular > surface meshes, a la FACET or STL, and in fact starts out as a FACET > input into the flow solver. > > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview --------------------------- This email contains information that is private and confidential and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify us immediately by e-mailing the sender. Note: All email sent to or from this address may be accessed by someone other than the recipient, for system management and security reasons. Aircraft Research Association Ltd. Registered in England, Registration No 503668 Registered Office: Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 7PF England VAT No GB 196351245 _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
