[Paraview] Tecplot binary reader failure /limitations (3.10.0)

[Christopher Butler]

Richard & Adriano,
I am absolutely certain that the file is actually a data file .plt. I am also sure that the file is valid for tecplot (it loaded into tecplot). I can send you a sample file if that would be informative.

Chris Butler
On 24/03/2011, at 9:02 PM, Adriano Gagliardi wrote:

> 
> Just to be sure, this is a Tecplot .tec or .dat file we are talking about,
> and not a .lpk or .lay file? 
> 
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> On Behalf Of Richard GRENON
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> To: Christopher Butler
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> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Tecplot binary reader failure /limitations (3.10.0)
> 
> Hi Chris.
> 
> I tried to write Tecplot binary files with Tecplot 360 2009 and Tecplot 360
> 2010, and both saved files have the same version number #!TDV112 and they
> can be loaded with PV 3.10.0.
> 
> But an old Tecplot binary file with the version number #!TDV71 can also be
> loaded with PV 3.10.0. !
> 
> So the Tecplot version number does not seem to be the problem, at least from
> 71 to 112. Could your original file have been corrupted ?
> 
> Richard.
> 
> 
> Christopher Butler a écrit :
>> Hi Richard,
>> Downloaded the linux binaries again, however, I had the same issue.
> However, I had access to a version of tecplot (tec360 (2009)) and saved the
> file as an updated version. This version then loaded into Paraview.
>> 
>> The original file had a tecplot version string of #!TDV102 compared with
> #!TDV112. Therefore I guess there is a limitation on the versions of tecplot
> files that are accepted by the reader.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Chris Butler
>> 
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