DEM Track File Output

dussa · December 7, 2016, 20:23

Hi there,

I am running a DEM simulation where the end result is a densely packed pebble bed. All of the pebbles have the same radius. I want to be able to create the exact same pebble bed in another program (Serpent), which requires simple (x,y,z) coordinate inputs via a text file.

Is it possible to get the StarCCM+ .trk file converted into some other file type so that i can simply extract the cartesian co-ordinates for the centroid of each particle? Perhaps output as a .csv file?

Cheers.

meangreen · May 15, 2018, 14:14

Did you get anywhere with this? I have defined a table, but wish I could work directly with the track file for post processing.

December 7, 2016, 20:23	DEM Track File Output	#1
dussa Member Robert Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 9	Hi there, I am running a DEM simulation where the end result is a densely packed pebble bed. All of the pebbles have the same radius. I want to be able to create the exact same pebble bed in another program (Serpent), which requires simple (x,y,z) coordinate inputs via a text file. Is it possible to get the StarCCM+ .trk file converted into some other file type so that i can simply extract the cartesian co-ordinates for the centroid of each particle? Perhaps output as a .csv file? Cheers.

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May 15, 2018, 14:14		#2
meangreen Member Casey Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 98 Rep Power: 16	Did you get anywhere with this? I have defined a table, but wish I could work directly with the track file for post processing.