Grid
The Import, Grid command allows you to import grid data into Fidelity Pointwise.
The Import, Grid command allows you to import grid data into Fidelity Pointwise.
Note that you can also import grid files by simply dragging and dropping the appropriate file into the Display window. Additionally, Fidelity Pointwise currently does not support import of high order grids from any format.
Tip: Fidelity Pointwise attempts to autodetect the attributes of the file you wish to import based on its extension. To make import go more quickly, you may want to check our supported format tables to ensure you are using one of the extensions that Fidelity Pointwise looks for.
Supported grid file formats are summarized in the table below. Press the button to show the table. The table also shows the attributes associated with each grid format: supported format version (Version), supported boundary and volume conditions (BC/VC), and the extension of the files written out by the exporter (Extension).
Caution: Fidelity Pointwise only supports importing meshes that contain canonical cells (i.e. triangles and quadrilaterals in 2D and tetrahedra, pyramids, prisms, and hexahedra in 3D). Fidelity Pointwise does not currently support importing meshes that contain hanging nodes, polyhedra, or high-order cells. However, polyhedra and high-order export are both supported for certain file formats.
| File Type | Version | BC/VC | Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSYS CFX | .grd | ||
| ANSYS Fluent | .cas, .GRD | ||
| CFD++ | .bin, .bin.*, .grp | ||
| CGNS | 3.3.1 | .cgns | |
| CRAFT Tech/CRUNCH CFD | .precrunch | ||
| FV-UNS | 2.4, 3.0 | .uns | |
| Gmsh | 4.0 | .msh | |
| Gridgen | 15 | .gg | |
| Gridgen Style Network | 69 | .nas | |
| GridPro | 5.5.1 | .grd | |
| MFEM | .mesh | ||
| NASA/FUN3D | .b8.ugrid | ||
| Nastran | 69 | .nas | |
| OpenFOAM | multiple | ||
| Patran | 2.5 (Packet 2, types 3 & 5) | .pat | |
| PLOT3D | .x .xyz .p3d |
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| Segment | .dat | ||
| Stanford PLY | .ply | ||
| SU2 | .su2 | ||
| STL | .stl | ||
| UCD | .ucd | ||
| UGRID | .ugrid | ||
| USM3D | .cogsg | ||
| VRML | 1.0, 2.0 | .wrl .vrml |
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| Wavefront OBJ | .obj | ||
| Xpatch | 3.0 | .facet |
For more on importing grid files, choose an option below: