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July 29, 2020, 12:52 |
Exporting 3D surfaces to Microsoft or PDF
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Tim
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Has anyone on this forum found a way to embed interactive 3d plots to Microsoft Word/PowerPoint or LaTeX (via Movie15 and/or Media9 pacakges) recognized formats?
I am aware that I can export a surface as STL, but I am wondering about being able to export the geometry wireframe and then maybe either colored contour plot slices or monochrome streamlines/vectors. This would greatly enhance the value of plots in reports that go to management or other non-CFD users. The option doesn't appear to be available right out of Ensight, but the possibilities with Python libraries and various other software - open source and commercial - is limitless. The Microsoft 3D model formats are: .fbx, .obj, .3mf, .ply, .stl, and .glb. The LaTeX 3D model formats are: .prc and .u3d. Last edited by tbraun84; July 29, 2020 at 12:54. Reason: Adding clarity to title and correcting spelling. |
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July 11, 2023, 10:15 |
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Ali Burhan
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Hi,
Could you get any solution? Thanks. Ali |
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July 11, 2023, 11:55 |
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Tim
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No, I haven't received any guidance.
I think it's a little more straightforward to do with ParaView. In that case, you can export vrml or x3d (which are basically the same with x3d being a later version of the protocol). From there, you can embed the file into a webpage that could be viewed on any browser. In this way, you could generate a report as an html file (doesn't have to be actually on the internet) and have the 3d functionality. I haven't messed around with it too much, because I resorted to recording animations and embedding .mp4 files. You've inspired me to try this again and see if I can post a fundamental example. I don't know what is required to make the x3d interactive (zoom, pan, and rotate). |
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July 12, 2023, 01:59 |
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Ali Burhan
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Thank you.
Actually i want to use it with LaTeX. In the past i did the following way:
But that time the size of the pdf was too much and it was very slow. Also i could not arrange the lightings in the embedded figure. And the process was too indirect. I will also try it again. There may be more efficient way now. I totally agree about your this thought: "This would greatly enhance the value of plots in reports that go to management or other non-CFD users.". Best regards. |
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3d-geometry, ensight vizualisation, latex, post processing |
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