any comments? <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">M.R.Hadian</b> <<a href="mailto:m.r.hadian@gmail.com">m.r.hadian@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:53 AM<br>
Subject: selecting suitable file format to begin<br>To: <a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a><br><br><br>Hi<br>
I am a new user of paraview , trying to migrate from tecplot (on<br>
windows) to paraview (on linux). I read the VTK file format<br>
(<a href="http://www.vtk.org/pdf/file-formats.pdf" target="_blank">www.vtk.org/pdf/file-formats.pdf</a>) but I needs your guide about<br>
following questions:<br>
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1. My CFD code uses multi block (patched) grid with structured<br>
(curvilinear) grid in each block and uses collocated grid to store<br>
data. Which data file format is more suitable for my data? Is it<br>
possible to use vtk legacy format or I should use XML for multiblock?<br>
<br>
2. Does paraview support the Data Explorer file format which is used by<br>
OpenDx?<br>
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3. My wrote my code in FORTRAN. Is it possible to generate the paraview<br>
data file in FORTRAN or I should shift to C++ and use VTK class?<br>
<br>
4. As I see in the mailing list, many users use python. How much python<br>
is necessary for a paraview user? Should I go to learn it too or It is<br>
just an option for advance users?<br>
<br>
Please note that I am in the first step of changing from one visualizing<br>
package to another one and it is very important for me to select the<br>
suitable one since my students which will work on my codes should follow<br>
that system.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
<font color="#888888">M.R.Hadian<br>
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