CFD Result Files - Convert plot3d(fast) > cgns

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The discussion focuses on converting CFD run files from plot3d format to CGNS for compatibility with CFX software. The user seeks a method to view these files at work without accessing the university cluster. They highlight that CGNS is a recognized standard, making it a preferable choice for conversion. The provided structure of the plot3d grid and flow files indicates the complexity of the data involved. The conversation emphasizes the need for a reliable conversion method to facilitate data analysis in CFX.
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Hello. I have a small problem. I have a CFD run going on our universities cluster. For those runs, I use a fully structured code that uses plot3d formatted files. Rather than have to go in there and look at them, I would like to look at them here at work, where we use CFX.

In short, is there a way to convert by grid and flow files into an appropriate file that can be read into CFX? Doing a quick google said that CGNS was a somewhat standard, so I figured that would be the easiest conversion rather than to an unformatted proprietary file format.

p.s. plot3d grid file is:
Code: 
numBlocks
(imax,jmax,kmax,i=1,nBlocks)
DO i=1,nBlocks
  x(:,:,:),y(:,:,:),z(:,:,:)
END DO
and the flow file is similar
Code: 
numBlocks
(imax,jmax,kmax,i=1,nBlocks)
DO i=1,nBlocks
  time,mach,reynolds,angle_of_attack
  mass(:,:,:),xmomen(:,:,:),ymomen(:,:,:),zmomen(:,:,:),energy(:,:,:)
END DO
 

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