1. Description
Program feconv converts finite element (FE) mesh files between several formats; it can also transform the FE type of the mesh and/or perform a bandwidth optimization. Some conversion capabilities are also present for mesh fields. Please, visit the EXAMPLES section, in the help invoked by feconv -h, to know more details.
2. Supported formats
The available input mesh formats are:
- ANSYS (.msh)
- I-Deas Universal (.unv)
- VTK-XML Unstructured Grid (.vtu)
- MD Nastran input file (.bdf)
- COMSOL mesh file (.mphtxt)
- FLUX mesh file (.pf3)
- Modulef-like Formatted Mesh (.mfm)
- Modulef-like Unformatted Mesh (.mum)
- FreFem++ Tetrahedral and/or Triangular Lagrange P1 Mesh (.msh)
- FreFem++ Tetrahedral Lagrange P1 Mesh (.mesh)
- Gmsh MSH ASCII (.msh)
The available output mesh formats are:
- ANSYS (.msh)
- I-Deas Universal (.unv)
- VTK-XML Unstructured Grid (.vtu)
- COMSOL mesh file (.mphtxt)
- FLUX mesh file (.pf3)
- Modulef-like Formatted Mesh (.mfm)
- Modulef-like Unformatted Mesh (.mum)
- FreFem++ Tetrahedral and/or Triangular Lagrange P1 Mesh (.msh)
- FreFem++ Tetrahedral Lagrange P1 Mesh (.mesh)
- Gmsh MSH ASCII (.msh)
The field formats supported by feconv can be classified using dichotomic rules:
- I/O: Field format states that fields are saved INSIDE/OUTSIDE the mesh file [1].
- N/U: Field format states that fields are NAMED/UNNAMED.
- S/1: Field format states that SEVERAL/ONLY ONE field(s) is(are) saved in the file.
- P/A: Field format states that PARAMETRIZED/ALONE fields can be saved [2].
The current available (both input and output) field formats are:
| Classification | Associated mesh format [1] | Options [3] | -IF | -IN | -OF | -ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTK-XML Unstructured Grid (.vtu) | (INSA) | i | o | i | o | |
| I-Deas Universal (.unv) | (INSP) | i | o | i | o | |
| FLUX mesh file (.pf3) | (IN1A) | i | o | i | o | |
| FLUX field file (.dex) | (ON1A) | .pf3 | r | o | r | o |
| Modulef-like Formatted Field (.mff) | (OU1A) | .mfm | r | i | r | i |
| Modulef-like Unformatted Field (.muf) | (OU1A) | .mum | r | i | r | i |
| ANSYS interpolation file (.ip) | (ONSA) | .msh | r | o | r | o |
Notes:
[1] When a field is saved outside (O) the mesh file, a mesh file must be specified with the default associated mesh format.
[2] A parametrized field is a field composed of several snapshots identified through "parameter" values (time, frequency,...). A field format is (P) when all the snapshots and their associated parameter values
[3] "r", "i", "o" means that the option is required, ignored or optional, respectively. See explanation for options -if, -in, -of and -on to know more about their use.
3. License
«Copyright 2012 Iban Constenla, Victor Sande, Francisco Pena»
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.