EXTERNAL: Re: [vtkusers] LS-Dyna

[Mathieu Malaterre]

Karl G. Merkley wrote:
> 
> 
> Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> 
>> Rupert Shute wrote:
>>
>>> Mathieu,
>>> We would like to have some form of solution towards the end of Aug. Our
>>> analysts are finding it impossible to use LS-Post on the large 
>>> datasets they
>>> are generating, so there is some sense of urgency to find a viable
>>> alternative. However, until I get stuck into it I'm not sure whether 
>>> this is
>>> a realistic timeline.
>>
>>
>>
>> What is the typical size of your data ? Element type (tet, hex...) ? 
>> Order: Linear/quadratic... ?
>>
> I've been working on writing an LS-Dyna input deck from our meshing 
> code.  As far as I can tell from the documents, they only support a 
> limited set of solid element types (Tet with 4 nodes and Tet with 10 
> nodes (so both linear and quadratic), Hex with 8 nodes (linear only), 
> and a Wedge with 6 nodes (i.e. extrude a triangle, linear only).

Excellent in that case you can even look for a standart file format and 
export your data to it:

[What 3D file formats can VTK import and export?]
http://vtk.org/cgi-bin/vtkfaq?req=show&file=faq03.002.htp

HTH
Mathieu