THREED_TO_TECPLOT
Write 3D Finite Element Data to TECPLOT File

THREED_TO_TECPLOT is a MATLAB program which accepts computational data from a 3D finite element fluid flow program and writes it to a file for postprocessing by TECPLOT.

The program which generated the data is available as NS3D_FEM; it uses the finite element method to solve the steady, incompressible Navier Stokes equations for fluid flow.

Information about TECPLOT is available at http://www.tecplot.com/.

Author:

THREED_TO_TECPLOT was written by Jeff Borggaard, Mathematics Department, Virginia Tech.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Related Data and Programs:

NS3D_FEM, a MATLAB program which sets up and solves a finite element formulation of the steady incompressible 3D Navier Stokes equations on a user-defined geometry. The program can output graphics files for TECPLOT, VU or the VTK format used by PARAVIEW.

TEC, a data directory which contains examples of TEC files, TECPLOT files used for storing 2D or 3D graphics with attributes;

TET_MESH, a MATLAB library which carries out various operations on tetrahedral meshes.

TET_MESH_TET_NEIGHBORS, a MATLAB program which reads information about a tet mesh and writes out a list of the tetrahedrons that are adjacent to a given tetrahedron;

THREED, a MATLAB library which contains functions useful for 3D finite element calculations.

THREED_TO_VTK, a MATLAB program which accepts computational data from a 3D finite element fluid flow program and writes it to a VTK "legacy" file for postprocessing by PARAVIEW.

THREED_TO_VTU, a MATLAB program which accepts computational data from a 3D finite element fluid flow program and writes it to a VTK unstructured grid file for postprocessing by PARAVIEW.

THREED_TO_VU, a MATLAB program which accepts computational data from a 3D finite element fluid flow program and writes it to a file for postprocessing by VU.

Source Code:

threed_to_tecplot.m, writes out a 3D finite element solution to a format readable by the Tecplot flow visualization package.

Examples and Tests:

CASE1 is a built-in example, which can be run by the command

        steady_navierstokes_3d ( 1 )

All data for this example is generated internally; no input files are needed.

case1_output.plt, computed data in a format suitable for input to TECPLOT.

CASE2 is a built-in example, which can be run by the command

        steady_navierstokes_3d ( 2 )

This example needs some large external input files.

case2_output.plt, computed data in a format suitable for input to TECPLOT.

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