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Compatibility

Gridgen supports neutral, native, and de facto standard interfaces to CFD solvers (including the specification of solver boundary conditions), grid files, and geometry formats to ensure that Gridgen fits into your CFD process.

Geometry Import

Read more about Gridgen's interoperability in this article.
Focus On Interoperability

Geometry on which the grid will be generated (database in Gridgen's vernacular) can be imported from the following file formats.

  • CATIA V4*
  • CATIA V5*
  • Gridgen style wireframe
  • Gridgen segments/points
  • Gridgen composite
  • Gridgen NMB**
  • IGES
  • NASTRAN (triangular facets)
  • PATRAN
  • PLOT3D wireframe
  • Pro/E*
  • STEP*
  • STL (triangular facets)
  • UG NX*
  • VRML 1.0 (triangular facets)

*These file formats are supported in the Native CAD Reader products.
**The NBM file is the interface to the CAPRI CAE Gateway.

Geometry Export

Geometry (database in Gridgen's vernacular) can be exported to the following file formats.

  • Gridgen style wireframe
  • Gridgen segments/points
  • Gridgen composite
  • IGES
  • PLOT3D wireframe

Grid Import

Grids can be imported into Gridgen from the following formats.

  • FIELDVIEW Unstructured
  • Gridgen style structured grids
  • NASTRAN
  • PLOT3D structured grids
  • STL
  • VRML 1.0

Grid Export

Grids can be exported from Gridgen to the following formats.

  • AVS
  • FIELDVIEW Unstructured
  • Gridgen style structured grids
  • IGES
  • NASTRAN
  • PATRAN
  • PLOT3D structured grids
  • STL
  • VRML 1.0
  • XPATCH

Grid and Flow Solver Data Export

Grids and flow solver data (e.g. boundary conditions) can be exported from Gridgen to the following formats.

CGNS
  • ADPAC
  • ANSYS CFX (including version 4)
  • CFDSHIP-IOWA
  • CFD++
  • CGNS
  • CNSFV
  • COBALT
  • COMO
  • CRUNCH
  • DTNS
  • Exodus II
  • FALCON
  • FANS
  • FDNS/UNIC
  • FIELDVIEW Boundary File
  • FloWizard
  • FLUENT and FLUENT V4
  • GUST
  • INCA V2 and V3
  • NCC
  • NPARC
  • NSAERO
  • OVERFLOW
  • PHOENICS
  • SCRYU and SCRYU/Tetra
  • Splitflow
  • STAR-CD
  • TACOMA
  • TASCflow
  • TEAM
  • TETREX
  • VSAERO and VSAEROhybrid
  • WIND and WIND-US