**node_from_ascii

Description

This command creates a .node file using nodal data (external parameters: temperature, pressure, …) given in an ascii file. This file can be used to visualize nodal fields in Zmaster, or to apply nodal values in a simulation.

Syntax

**node_from_ascii \(~\,\) *ascii_file file \(~\,\) *bset bset_name \(~\,\) *nset nset_name \(~\,\) *nb_field n_f \(~\,\) *radius rad

*ascii_file

The name of the ascii file.

*bset

restrict the operation to the given bset.

*nset

restrict the operation to the given nset.

*nb_field

The number of fields ( in addition to position (x,y,z)).

Example

This example can be found in $Z7TEST/Mesher_test/INP/node_from_ascii.inp.

****mesher
 ***mesh node_from_ascii.geof
  **mesh_lin_rectangle
   *ncutx 20
   *ncuty 20
   *sizex 2.
   *sizey 2.
  **translate -1. -1. 0.
  **node_from_ascii
   *ascii_file nodal_data % ascii file
   *nb_field 1
****return

To visualize nodal_data.node file, create a nodal_data.ut file

% nodal_data.ut
**meshfile node_from_ascii.geof
**node T
**element
  1 1 1 1 1.000000000000000e+00

and then run the command Zmaster nodal_data.ut