Specification of vtk DataFile Version 5.1

Paraview 5.8.1 uses vtk DataFile Version 5.1. In the new version, cells of an unstructured grid are stored in OFFSETS/CONNECTIVITY blocks. Where to find the specification for 5.1 format version? Only “File Formats for VTK Version 4.2” is available on the vtk website.

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same questions…
5.1 format is confusing

This is indeed an issue. I’ve opened the discussion here:
https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/issues/17989

You can find a incomplete documentation here : https://vtk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/file-formats.pdf

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