Ceetron VTFx files are tailored to store simulation results, referred to as databases, and pre-configured visualizations of simulation results, referred to as cases. VTFx files are ZIP archives containing various folders and XML files that describe the metadata of databases and cases. Database contents, i.e. concrete simulation result values, are stored as data chunk files within the archive. The VTFx file can be opened (and modified) using a standard ZIP archive application.
VTFx file format design is inspired by the open file formats used in Microsoft Office and OpenOffice. This library supports two different flavors of the VTFx format:
Both formats support ZIP compression to reduce the file size.
The Ceetron VTFx file format supports a wide range of finite element types as well as adaptive meshes and results. Scalar (1D), vector (3D) and displacement results are supported, as well as element sets (a.k.a. element groups). The format supports case properties that allow the user to pre-define case state, i.e. pre-define the visualization of database contents. The Ceetron products Ceetron 3D Viewer, Ceetron 3D Plugin, Ceetron Cloud and the rest of the Ceetron product family automatically read case properties and configure the visualization accordingly.
The VTFx Reference Guide can be found here.
In addition, VTFx supports the following features:
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