If you are looking for an FEA “standard” I/O format, it does not exist. CGNS is as close as it gets, but that is for CFD data. There has been some discussion in the past to extend CGNS to include Solid Mechanics, but it never gained traction. For FEA data formats which are geared towards solid mechanics and store the data in HDF5 you have these that I know of:
(1) Exodus (https://gsjaardema.github.io/seacas/) (2) Silo (https://wci.llnl.gov/simulation/computer-codes/silo) (3) MOAB (http://sigma.mcs.anl.gov/moab-library/) (4) XDMF (http://www.xdmf.org/index.php/XDMF_Model_and_Format) Most vis packages can read these formats and understand that it is FE data. Scot On Feb 20, 2018, at 8:36 AM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Dear All, I'm thinking in using hdf5 format in order to store FEA results prior to additional "in-house" calculations; I'm currently diging into the docs to unterstand how it works, but I would like to know if a standard (or a "best practice") exists in how to make it for that specific topic/field? The main objective is not to reinvent the wheel :-) but to take benefits to years of feedback from the community. (I'm using a finite element solver for mechanical and thermal analyses, in static/transient condition, and linear/non-linear calculations ... very basic). Regards Paul _______________________________________________ Hdf-forum is for HDF software users discussion. [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.hdfgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/hdf-forum_lists.hdfgroup.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/hdf5
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