frd2vtu 0.1.9

converter from calculix binary frd to vtu

frd2vtu

A Python tool to convert CalculiX .frd files to VTK .vtu files. It is inspired by ccx2paraview https://github.com/calculix/ccx2paraview

Overview

This tool converts CalculiX binary .frd files to VTK .vtu files, which can be visualized in tools like ParaView. It supports various element types and can handle multiple files in parallel.

Installation

pip install frd2vtu

Usage

frd2vtu input.frd 

Examples

Test cases from the

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Test coverage

Tested against CalculiX example FRD files. ❌ indicates an unsupported element type.

144 files

File	Status
acou4	✅
acou5	✅
acouquad	✅
anipla2	✅
anipla3	✅
anipla4	✅
anipla_nl_dy_exp	✅
anipla_nl_dy_imp	✅
anipla_nl_st	✅
artery3	✅
artery4	✅
artery5	✅
b31	✅
ball	✅
beam10psmooth	✅
beam8pjc	✅
beam_sens_freq_coord2	✅
beam_sens_freq_coord3	✅
beam_sens_ps13	✅
beam_sens_stress_coord1	✅
beam_sens_stress_coord1_explicit	✅
beam_sens_stress_coord1_implicit	✅
beam_sens_stress_coord2	✅
beamcr3	✅
beamexpdy1	✅
beamf	✅
beamf3	✅
beamfrdread	✅
beamfsms	✅
beamhtfcnu	✅
beamimpdy1	✅
beamimpdy1nodirect	✅
beamimpdy2	✅
beamnldy	✅
beamnldye	✅
beamnldye20	✅
beamnldyems	✅
beamnldyeortho	✅
beamnldynodirect	✅
beamnldyp	✅
beamnldype	✅
beamp	✅
beamp1rotate	✅
beamp2	✅
beamp3	❌
beamp_ciarlet	✅
beamperror	✅
beamprb	✅
beamt	✅
beamwrite3	✅
boxprofile	✅
boxprofile2	✅
changecontacttype1	✅
changecontacttype2	✅
changesolidsection	✅
channeljoint1a	✅
circ10p	✅
circ10pcent	✅
concretebeam	✅
contact11	✅
contact12	✅
contact15	✅
contact15lin	✅
contact16	✅
contact19	✅
contact2	✅
contactdeleteelement	❌
contdamp1	✅
contdamp2	✅
coupling13	✅
coupling14	✅
cube2	✅
cubef2f3	✅
cubenewt	✅
cyl	✅
dashpot5	✅
dashpot6	✅
disconnect	✅
dyncube	✅
dyncubeexp	✅
equrem1	✅
equrem2	✅
equrem3	✅
equrem4	✅
gap2	✅
green1	✅
impdyn	✅
induction	✅
largerot1	✅
largerot2	✅
largerot3	✅
largerot4	✅
largerot5	✅
leifer1	✅
leifer2	✅
membrane1	✅
membrane3	✅
mohr1	✅
mohr2	✅
networkmpc2	✅
oneel	✅
oneeltruss	✅
opt1	✅
opt1dp	✅
opt2	✅
pendel	✅
pipe2	✅
planestrain	✅
planestrain2	✅
planestress3	✅
planestress3dsens	✅
planestress4	✅
plate2dmass	✅
plate2dpeeq	✅
pret1	✅
pret4	✅
pret5	✅
pret6	✅
primaryair	✅
section	✅
segmentsmooth	✅
segmentsmooth2	✅
segmentunsmooth	✅
sens3d	✅
sensitivity_VII	✅
shell1	✅
shell3	✅
shell5	✅
shell6	✅
shell6rot2	✅
shell7	✅
shell7rot	✅
shell7rot2	✅
simplebeam	✅
simplebeampipe5	✅
square	✅
tempdiscon	✅
testmortar	✅
thermomech	✅
truss	✅
truss2	✅
uprofile	✅
zerocoeff	❌
zerovel	✅