bathymetry

joelpeixoto · June 3, 2015, 15:50

Hello everybody.
I have a little problem ... I'm working with cfx, and I want to import a bathymetry which is a .txt file but I do not know what the procedure.
thank you

ghorrocks · June 3, 2015, 19:23

There is no procedure.

I have done this before. I did it by:
* Writing python software to read the text file and generate an STL
* Read the STL into ICEM and mesh it manually in ICEM.
* Import the mesh into CFX and off you go.

ICEM is the only software package which can handle large files this generates. I tried several others but they all fell over.

You can probably purchase some software to do this as well, maybe some GIS applications (like ArcGIS) can do it. But they cost serious money.

June 3, 2015, 15:50	bathymetry	#1
joelpeixoto New Member Joel Morgado Peixoto Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello everybody. I have a little problem ... I'm working with cfx, and I want to import a bathymetry which is a .txt file but I do not know what the procedure. thank you

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June 3, 2015, 19:23		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,711 Rep Power: 143	There is no procedure. I have done this before. I did it by: * Writing python software to read the text file and generate an STL * Read the STL into ICEM and mesh it manually in ICEM. * Import the mesh into CFX and off you go. ICEM is the only software package which can handle large files this generates. I tried several others but they all fell over. You can probably purchase some software to do this as well, maybe some GIS applications (like ArcGIS) can do it. But they cost serious money.