CAE

The Export, CAE command allows you to export your grid to a CAE solver of your choice.

The Export, CAE command allows you to export grid, boundary condition, and other solver data in the native format of the currently selected CAE solver. The supported CAE solvers are listed in in the table below and described in detail below. Press the button to show the table. The table also shows the attributes associated with each CAE solver: supported grid dimension (2D, 3D), supports volume conditions (VC), supports high-order elements (H-O), and files written out by the exporter (Files).

CAE Version 2D 3D VC H-O Files
* This CAE does not support boundary conditions.
ADPAC filename.mesh
filename.boundata
ADS/Leo (unstructured) filename.BCTYPE
filename.BCVAL
filename.REST
Altair/AcuSolve filename.arm
ANSYS CFX filename.grd
ANSYS Fluent filename.case
ANSYS Fluent (legacy) filename.cas
azoreCFD filename.azinp
Cart3D filename.a.tri
filename.b.tri
filename.l.tri
CFD++ filename_cellsin.bin
filename_cgrpsin.bin1
filename_exbcsin.bin
filename_mcfd.bc
filename_mcfd
filename_nodesin.bin
CFDShip-Iowa filename.grd
filename.bcs
CFL3D filename.inp
filename.bin
CGNS 3.3.1 filename.cgns
CMSoft-Aero filename.top
CNSFV filename.dat
filename.inp
Cobalt filename.inp
filename.bc
COMO filename.inp
CRAFT Tech/CRUNCH CFD filename.grd
DTNS filename.dat.001...
filename.dat.nnn
(nnn=#blocks)
filename.inp
Edge filename.bmsh
EXODUS II 7.03 filename.exo
FALCON v3 filename.dat
filename.inp
FANS filename.dat
filename.inp
FDNS/UNIC filename.grd
filename.bc
Fidelity filename.dat
filename.cgns
Fidelity PBS boundary
faces
neighbour
owner
points
Fluent v4 filename.GRD
FrontFlow filename.grd
filename.grd.fvreg
Gambit filename.neu
GASP filename.grd
filename.cgns
Gmsh filename.msh
Gridgen Generic filename.dat
filename.inp
filename.fvbnd
INCA v2 filename.dat
filename.inp
Kestrel 9
AVMesh rev 2
filename.avm
LAURA laura.g
laura_bound_data
MFEM filename.mesh
NASA/FUN3D filename.b8.ugrid
filename.mapbc
NCC filename.out
flags.file
NPARC filename.dat
filename.inp
NSAERO filename.dat
filename.plt
NSU3D filename.cell
filename.bcs
OpenFOAM boundary
faces
neighbour
owner
points
OVERFLOW filename.dat
filename.inp
PHOENICS BLK1...
BLKn
(n=# blocks)
filename.Q1
PyFR filename.ini
pyfrm
SC/Tetra V9 gridfilename.pre
bcfilename.s
SCRYU filename.pre
filename.s
STAR-CCM+ filename.ccm
filename.ccmg
STAR-CD filename.cel
filename.vrt
STAR-CD v4 filename.cel
ShipIR * filename.msh
Splitflow * filename.inp
SU2 filename.su2
TACOMA filename.dat
filename.p3d
TASCflow filename.grd
filename.bcf
TAU filename.grid
filename.bmap
TEAM filename.dat
filename.inp
TETREX filename.grd
Thermal Desktop filename.nas
Tecplot filename.plt
UGRID filename.ugrid
filename.b8.ugrid
filename.lb8.ugrid
filename.r8.ugrid
filename.lr8.ugrid
filename.mapbc
UMCPSEG filename.nlist
USM3D filename.bc
filename.cogsg
filename.mapbc
VSAERO filename.IN
VSAERO hybrid filename.IN
WIND (structured) filename.cgd
WIND (unstructured) filename.cgd

For more on exporting CAE files, choose an option below:

Demonstration

Poly-Voxel Export

Exporting Your Grids