[ANSYS Meshing] ICEM File Format

muddythom · October 25, 2012, 12:24

Hello All,

I am trying to find out what is the file format for the binary ICEM file with extension .uns, and have been unable to find anything after some time searching on the internet. Is this file format proprietary? Or can someone please point me to a reference which has this information?

Thanks,

PSYMN · October 26, 2012, 12:06

You can find out about all the other files on the website because they are ASCII, but not the UNS file...

If you want, you can use one of the converters (separate executables within the ICEM CFD installation) to switch between some other format that you can mess with and the uns format.

muddythom · October 26, 2012, 12:35

Ok, thanks PSYMN. The feeling that I get from reading ICEM literature is that ICEM is really intended to convert its output to any other solver format, whereas the actual ICEM format isn't meant to be read directly...

Thanks

PSYMN · October 26, 2012, 12:39

Correct... There is a converter for each output format. In some cases, you will see the output file is >100 times the size of the uns file. I have never seen it convert to a smaller file.

Best regards,

Simon

October 25, 2012, 12:24	ICEM File Format	#1
muddythom New Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello All, I am trying to find out what is the file format for the binary ICEM file with extension .uns, and have been unable to find anything after some time searching on the internet. Is this file format proprietary? Or can someone please point me to a reference which has this information? Thanks,

October 26, 2012, 12:06		#2
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	You can find out about all the other files on the website because they are ASCII, but not the UNS file... If you want, you can use one of the converters (separate executables within the ICEM CFD installation) to switch between some other format that you can mess with and the uns format. __________________ ----------------------------------------- Please help guide development at ANSYS by filling in these surveys Public ANSYS ICEM CFD Users Survey This second one is more general (Gambit, TGrid and ANSYS Meshing users welcome)... CFD Online Users Survey

October 26, 2012, 12:39		#4
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	Correct... There is a converter for each output format. In some cases, you will see the output file is >100 times the size of the uns file. I have never seen it convert to a smaller file. Best regards, Simon __________________ ----------------------------------------- Please help guide development at ANSYS by filling in these surveys Public ANSYS ICEM CFD Users Survey This second one is more general (Gambit, TGrid and ANSYS Meshing users welcome)... CFD Online Users Survey

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October 26, 2012, 12:35		#3
muddythom New Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Ok, thanks PSYMN. The feeling that I get from reading ICEM literature is that ICEM is really intended to convert its output to any other solver format, whereas the actual ICEM format isn't meant to be read directly... Thanks