New OpenFOAM-to-Tecplot data converter

New OpenFOAM-to-Tecplot data converter

Released 02/12/09

OpenCFD, in conjunction with Tecplot, Inc., are pleased to announce the release of an OpenFOAM-to-Tecplot data converter application in the OpenFOAM 1.6.x git repository. The converter works with the following OpenFOAM data:

  • static mesh, multiple time steps
  • moving mesh (geometry only changes)
  • changing mesh (geometry and topology changes)
  • polyhedral cell support
  • point values (internal fields)
  • point values (boundary fields)
  • cell values (internal fields)
  • cell values (boundary fields)
  • multiple sets of Lagrangian data (’clouds’) with fields
  • outputting a mesh with multiple regions

To use the converter:

  1. Ensure the $TEC_360_2009 environment variable is set to the root of your Tecplot360 directory (if it isn’t already).
  2. Download the bug fix/patched version from the repository
  3. Execute Allwmake in the foamToTecplot360 source directory (which builds the tecio libraries first).