[Request] Add support for unv and plot3d formats

[s1291]

Hello,
Is it possible to add support for Ideas unv format and Plot3D p3d ?
Thank you

[nschloe]

I've never heard of either of the formats. Please post links to the specifications.

[s1291]

Hello,
For Plot3D:

• From wikipedia: In computational fluid dynamics, the PLOT3D file format is a standard file format used for storing grid and results data. PLOT3D was created by NASA Ames Research Center in 1982 by Pieter Buning.
• You can find the Plot3D user manual here . See Chapter 8 Data File Formats. p.162

For UNV I couldn't find much information, But:

• It is supported in Salome SMESH module.
• It is also available in GMSH.
• There is a tool in OpenFOAM to convert Ideas unv format to OpenFOAM: ideasUnvToFoam.
• It is also supported in Ansys Fluent. You can find more information about Fluent implementation of this format here.
• Another page that gives more details about unv specification.

I found also another tool written in Fortran similar to your library that convert between different mesh formats including I-Deas Universal (.unv) : Feconv program.

[nilswagner]

All datasets wrt *.unv are available here. Just replace the corresponding number

http://sdrl.uc.edu/sdrl/referenceinfo/universalfileformats/file-format-storehouse/universal-dataset-number-2412

http://sdrl.uc.edu/sdrl/referenceinfo/universalfileformats/file-format-storehouse/universal-dataset-number-15
http://sdrl.uc.edu/sdrl/referenceinfo/universalfileformats/file-format-storehouse/universal-dataset-number-2411
http://sdrl.uc.edu/sdrl/referenceinfo/universalfileformats/file-format-storehouse/universal-dataset-number-18
http://sdrl.uc.edu/sdrl/referenceinfo/universalfileformats/file-format-storehouse/universal-dataset-number-2420

[qrendu]

Hello,

It would be very nice to have plot3d format available for CFD community. As far as I understood, @s1291 proposed some code but it was rejected because an ASCII mesh file was too big? If it's still open I can try to start from there and push something.

[3rav]

Please add .unv

2411 nodes
2412 elements
2414 results

https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/tdoc/nx/12/nx_help#uid:xid1128419:index_advanced:xid1404601