Feel++ File Formats

1. Feel++ Formats

For performance reasons and allow fast checkpoint restart of simulations, we have develop our own mesh and data file format in parallel.

Format

Description

Mode

Type

json+hdf5

Feel++ parallel file format

Read/Write

Metadata & Binary

The format is decomposed into two files : (i) a json file (.json file extension) which contain some metadata information on the mesh and (ii) a hdf5 file (.h5 file extension) which contains the mesh data structure.

2. Pre-Processing formats

Feel++ supports various file formats that can be used as input mesh file formats.

Format

Description

Mode

Type

acumesh

Acusim(ALTAIR) mesh file format

Read

Ascii

gmsh

Gmsh mesh file format

Read/Write

Ascii/Binary

json+hdf5

Feel++ parallel file format

Read/Write

Metadata & Binary

med

MED(Salome) mesh file format

Read/Write

Ascii/Binary

mesh

MEDIT(INRIA) mesh file format

Read/Write

Ascii

3. Post Processing formats

Feel++ supports various file formats that can be used as output mesh and data file formats for post-processing.

Format

Description

Mode

Type

gmsh

Gmsh mesh file format

Read/Write

Ascii/Binary

ensightgold

Ensight Gold case format

Write

Binary

h3d

H3D file format

Read

Database

xdmf

XML/HDF5 file format

Write

VTK

The H3D file format requires that you have the Altair Hypermesh software installed.