Available Writer Formats¶

File Formats (S = structured, U = unstructured, MZ = multi-zone, MI = multi-instant)¶
Format	Extended description	library needed
bin_tp	binary Tecplot format version 112
bin_tp_75	binary Tecplot format version 75 developed for compatibility with elsA
fmt_tp	formatted Tecplot format
hdf_avbp	HDF5 AVBP solution or mesh (topological boundary information included).	h5py
hdf_cgns	HDF5 file with CGNS meshes Time solution are not taken into account for now. To convert an ADF file to HDF, use the adf2hdf utility program. Extra elements are added to take into account for some specificities introduced by Autogrid/IGG meshing software.	h5py
hdf_antares	HDF5 format specific to Antares with XDMF associated file.	h5py
bin_vtk	vtk binary format	vtk with numpy support
fmt_vtk	vtk formatted format	vtk with numpy support
column	column formatted file. The header is made of two lines beginning with the ‘#’ sign. The second line contains the name of variables separated by a space. All columns must have the same size. Rows are composed of numbers with the format ‘%.10e’ separated by the tabulation pattern ‘t’.	numpy
bin_column	binary column file	numpy
csv	Comma-separated value. The first line contain the name of variables separated by the separator string. Columns may have different sizes. Rows are composed of numbers separated by the separator string.	numpy
gnuplot_2d	GNUPLOT matrix formatted data file
igor	IGOR formatted 1D signal
matlab	Matlab file	scipy
bin_v3d	binary voir3d elsA file
fmt_v3d	formatted voir3d elsA file
bin_fvuns	Fieldview file format. For 3D unstructured data only Topological boundary information are not written.
stl_ascii	formatted STereoLithography file format
fmt_gmsh	Gmsh three-dimensional finite element mesh generator (mesh only)
axdt	ANSYS External Data File format
hdf_jaguar_restart	Jaguar Restart Data File format. Inputs are very specific to the jaguar solver. (e.g.: see TreatmentJaguarInit)	h5py
ply_ascii	Polygon File Format

Topology Formats¶
Format	Extended description
elsa	Topology output file for elsA

Script Formats¶
Format	Extended description
elsa	Script output files for elsA

Documentation of the file formats can be found on the redmine server.