I need some help with exporting field data to a text file.
Context:
I’m doing some OpenFOAM and postprocessing in ParaView (of course ;-)). I need to send some of my data in order to collaborate with a colleague who has his own code.
ParaView Versions
4.1.0 & 5.1.2
Workflow
- I import my simulation no problem.
- Calculate derivatives of velocity, also smooth sailing with the built-in filters.
- However, when it comes time to export the data, I’m getting strange results.
Problem
When I try to save the data (Ctrl+S method), I get a file, but I don’t understand the format. Previously when I had to export just the velocity (i.e. a vector), I have a csv file with "U:0","U:1","U:2","Points:0","Points:1","Points:2"
. This was very easy to understand.
Now I seem to get:
"U:0","U:1","U:2","VectorGradient:0","VectorGradient:1","VectorGradient:2","VectorGradient:3","VectorGradient:4","VectorGradient:5","VectorGradient:6","VectorGradient:7","VectorGradient:8","Cell Type"
I don’t seem to get what is this entry “Cell Type”.
Is it at all possible to get columns of "VectorGradient:0...VectorGradient:8","Points:0","Points:1","Points:2"
I’ve also tried cutting a slice and exporting that, but also no luck. I’ve tried the three available “Field Association” options.
Could someone please point me in the right direction?