getting co-ordinate info

naveenaswathy · April 6, 2010, 12:14

how to extract x,y,z co-ordinate data file from an already existing ansys icem geometry (.prj) file? i have a ship geometry file (.prj file) in ansys icem. how can i get the offset table from the same?
please advice

PSYMN · April 7, 2010, 11:37

The *.prj file is just a "project" file. It is ASCII so you can read it with a text editor and see that it is just file names and settings.

The Geometry is in the *.tin file (Tetra Input or "TetIn" file). We use this same geometry file for all our meshers (not just tetra

) If you are looking for geometry points, etc. you can find them in the Tetin file. again, it is just ASCII you so can read it with a text editor.

If you are looking for the coordinates of the mesh, you will have a harder time with the *.uns file because it is a compressed binary file and can't be read with a text editor. If that is what you are after, then I suggest you output your mesh in an ASCII format such as Fluent.msh or Nastran.dat or something like that.

April 6, 2010, 12:14	getting co-ordinate info	#1
naveenaswathy New Member aswathy naveen Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	how to extract x,y,z co-ordinate data file from an already existing ansys icem geometry (.prj) file? i have a ship geometry file (.prj file) in ansys icem. how can i get the offset table from the same? please advice

April 7, 2010, 11:37	*The .prj file doesn't contain coordinates.**	#2
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	The .prj file is just a "project" file. It is ASCII so you can read it with a text editor and see that it is just file names and settings. The Geometry is in the .tin file (Tetra Input or "TetIn" file). We use this same geometry file for all our meshers (not just tetra ) If you are looking for geometry points, etc. you can find them in the Tetin file. again, it is just ASCII you so can read it with a text editor. If you are looking for the coordinates of the mesh, you will have a harder time with the *.uns file because it is a compressed binary file and can't be read with a text editor. If that is what you are after, then I suggest you output your mesh in an ASCII format such as Fluent.msh or Nastran.dat or something like that.

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