Read SU2 native binary restart file in python

Gj419 · December 6, 2021, 06:59

Hi, Everyone.

I would like to read the data stored in the file called like restart_flow_*****.dat, which contain all the data of the each mesh point. Is there some good ways to output these data and make them be organised in python? Thanks very much.

bigfootedrockmidget · December 6, 2021, 07:30

You'll need the SU2 mesh as well to know where the data is. Why not use the paraview data instead and load that in python? with pyvista you can basically do:

Code:

mesh = pv.read("output.vtk")
cpos = mesh.plot()

Gj419 · December 6, 2021, 08:15

Thanks for reply. The reason that I use python to read data is that I want to extract the times series data from an unsteady simulation, which will take a lot of time for importing every data file into tecplot or paraview and then export. I think loading the binary file directly using the loop will be more convenient, I tried using Numpy but there are some decoding errors.

akoodlyr · December 6, 2021, 08:49

You can use paraview in batch mode using python scripts (https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/PvPython_and_PvBatch). If you have installed paraview, you will also have executables called pvpython and pvbatch.

The website gives you some instructions on how to generate a sample python file but you can also generate a python script example to perform any paraview operation from paraview. Open paraview, before performing any operations do "Tools->Start Trace". This will record all your operations into a python file. You can perform whatever operation you want for one file and then do "Stop Trace". This gives a python file which you can manipulate as you wish.

December 6, 2021, 06:59	Read SU2 native binary restart file in python	#1
Gj419 New Member Guangnan Jia Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 4	Hi, Everyone. I would like to read the data stored in the file called like restart_flow_*****.dat, which contain all the data of the each mesh point. Is there some good ways to output these data and make them be organised in python? Thanks very much.

December 6, 2021, 07:30		#2
bigfootedrockmidget Senior Member bigfoot Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Netherlands Posts: 620 Rep Power: 18	You'll need the SU2 mesh as well to know where the data is. Why not use the paraview data instead and load that in python? with pyvista you can basically do: Code: mesh = pv.read("output.vtk") cpos = mesh.plot()

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December 6, 2021, 08:15		#3
Gj419 New Member Guangnan Jia Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 4	Thanks for reply. The reason that I use python to read data is that I want to extract the times series data from an unsteady simulation, which will take a lot of time for importing every data file into tecplot or paraview and then export. I think loading the binary file directly using the loop will be more convenient, I tried using Numpy but there are some decoding errors.

December 6, 2021, 08:49		#4
akoodlyr Member Akshay Koodly Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 43 Rep Power: 9	You can use paraview in batch mode using python scripts (https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/PvPython_and_PvBatch). If you have installed paraview, you will also have executables called pvpython and pvbatch. The website gives you some instructions on how to generate a sample python file but you can also generate a python script example to perform any paraview operation from paraview. Open paraview, before performing any operations do "Tools->Start Trace". This will record all your operations into a python file. You can perform whatever operation you want for one file and then do "Stop Trace". This gives a python file which you can manipulate as you wish.