Matthew Knepley <[email protected]> writes: > On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:37 PM, Gorman, Gerard J > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Matt >> >> First - really sorry for having inflicted this on you. I agree that >> there are many problems with the format and it’s not like the world needs a >> new file format. I only happened to use it for a case where there was an >> existing toolchain…which I’m now rewriting anyhow. >> >> What is your current least detested file format for FEM that plays >> nicely with DMPlex? Exodus II? >> > > ExodusII we can read, and it maintains all the markers correctly, etc. It > is currently my favorite.
CGNS is another alternative that is implemented (though less mature in PETSc). Note that CGNS is more typically finite volume CFD oriented, though it can also be used for FEM.
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