{"id":156647,"date":"2022-06-03T20:33:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-do-i-get-experimental-data-into-cfd-post\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T20:33:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:33:38","slug":"how-do-i-get-experimental-data-into-cfd-post","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-do-i-get-experimental-data-into-cfd-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I get experimental data into CFD-Post?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several ways to import user data into CFD-Post. Data can be imported as line or surface data: <br \/>1. File > Import > Import Surface or Line Data and select the file, or : <br \/>2. Insert > Location > User Surface <br \/>Specify a name and select the file. The data formats are of the form: <br \/>[Name] <br \/>Experimental Data Set 1 <\/p>\n<p>[Data] <br \/>Node No., X[m], Y[m], Z[m], Press.[Pa], Vel.[m\/s], Temp.[R]<br \/> 0, -0.3, -0.3, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.224, <br \/>1, -1.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.35987, <br \/>2, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 3.0, -0.45, <br \/>3, -0.3, 0.3, -1.0, 0.0, 4.0, -5.82, <br \/>4, 0.3, -0.3, -1.0, 2.0, 5.0, 9.6323, <br \/>5, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0, 6.0, 7.1859, <br \/>6, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 3.0, 7.0, -4.656234, <br \/>7, 0.3, 0.3, -1.0, 2.0, 8.0, 2.1237, <br \/>8, 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 5.0, 9.0, 6.456, <\/p>\n<p>[Faces] # Faces are defined by their points, represented by the point IDs:  3 points for a tri-face and 4 points for a quad-face.  The face normal is defined by the order of the points, so define all points in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to obtain a uniform face normal.    <br \/>Note 1: Normally the first 3 variables will be X, Y and Z &#8211; i.e we are assuming 3D data.   <br \/>Note 2: There is no explicit limit on the number of variables.   <br \/>Note 3: Units are optional and can be omitted or specified as []<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-156647","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-fluent","topic-tag-cfd-post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are several ways to import user data into CFD-Post. Data can be imported as line or surface data: 1. File &gt; Import &gt; Import Surface or Line Data and select the file, or : 2. Insert &gt; Location &gt; User Surface Specify a name and select the file. 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