what is a vtk format?

izna · July 8, 2013, 06:18

Hello all,

I have downloaded a file online which contain the vtk..

what is the vtk?
why we use it?
how can i open and view it?

Thanks you all for a kind reply

cutter · July 8, 2013, 10:50

Hi,

VTK is a visualization library that is used to program the paraview visualization software. Paraview is also the default program to open *.vtk files.

See http://www.vtk.org/ and http://www.paraview.org/.

For OpenFoam postprocessing a minor extension called ParaFoam is usually used. This information and Google should give you a decent overview.

Good luck!
Cutter

izna · July 9, 2013, 01:15

thanks.. i always use paraview for all my viewing purposes..

recently i acquired a file where i found vtk format as well as paraview format. hence i was confuse..

Thanks for your kind reply Cutter

Bernhard · July 9, 2013, 02:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by cutter

For OpenFoam postprocessing a minor extension called ParaFoam is usually used. This information and Google should give you a decent overview.

Do you think paraFoam is still relevant? With paraview 4 now released, including the nice reload button, I don't see any advantage of paraFoam over Paraview.

cutter · July 9, 2013, 03:26

Oh, thanks for the good news. This feature will certainly improve the whole OF postprocessing workflow. Hopefully relative paths within state files are implemented too. Time to compile a new paraview...

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July 8, 2013, 10:50		#2
cutter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 154 Rep Power: 16	Hi, VTK is a visualization library that is used to program the paraview visualization software. Paraview is also the default program to open *.vtk files. See http://www.vtk.org/ and http://www.paraview.org/. For OpenFoam postprocessing a minor extension called ParaFoam is usually used. This information and Google should give you a decent overview. Good luck! Cutter

July 9, 2013, 01:15		#3
izna Senior Member izna O'connor Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 12	thanks.. i always use paraview for all my viewing purposes.. recently i acquired a file where i found vtk format as well as paraview format. hence i was confuse.. Thanks for your kind reply Cutter

July 9, 2013, 03:26		#5
cutter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 154 Rep Power: 16	Oh, thanks for the good news. This feature will certainly improve the whole OF postprocessing workflow. Hopefully relative paths within state files are implemented too. Time to compile a new paraview...