MENUCFD practitioners in Japan benefit from access to a range of simulation codes developed specifically for domestic use. Throughout the evolution of these tools, FieldView and Tecplot 360 have played a pivotal role, serving as trusted third-party post-processors and supporting innovation within Japan’s CFD community.
The table below consolidates information on some of the more prominent solvers developed domestically by government, industry, and academic labs. It highlights each solver’s origin and interface options for both FieldView and Tecplot 360.
| Solver | Origin | FieldView Interface | Tecplot 360 Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFflow | Kawasaki Heavy Industry | FieldView format | PLT |
| FaSTAR | JAXA | FieldView format | CGNS |
| FrontFlow/red | University of Tokyo / RIKEN | FieldView format | VTK |
| FrontFlow/blue | University of Tokyo / RIKEN | FieldView format | VTK |
| FrontFlow/violet | University of Tokyo / RIKEN | VTK | VTK |
| iRlc | Hokkaido University & USGS | VTK | VTK, CSV |
| LANS3D | ISAS/JAXA | Plot3D | Plot3D |
| Nagisa | National Maritime Research Institute | CGNS | CGNS |
| Neptune | National Maritime Research Institute | Plot3D | Plot3D |
| OpenFOAM | Japanese industry/academia forks of OpenFOAM | OpenFOAM Reader | OpenFOAM Reader |
| scFLOW | Cradle | ScFLOW Reader | Nastran, CGNS |
| Surf | National Maritime Research Institute | Plot3D | PLT |
| UTCart | University of Tokyo | PLT, VTK | PLT |
How to Offer Tecplot Output for your Solver
Are you a solver developer looking to export Tecplot format? With our TecIO library, it is free and easy to write solver results directly to Tecplot format (*.plt, *.szplt). TecIO supports reading and writing Tecplot file formats and provides developers with an easy path into Tecplot 360. Adding TecIO to a solver is well documented, supported by our team, and immediately enables professional post-processing capabilities without the need to build visualization functions from scratch.
Benefits for Solver Developers
Tecplot has more than 60,000 users worldwide and is widely used in government labs and industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, and energy. Compatibility with Tecplot gives your solver credibility and visibility in the CFD community. Adding Tecplot output also benefits end users. They gain access to advanced visualization and analysis, high-resolution graphics, and efficient performance for large datasets. Tecplot support staff are available to help both developers and users with integration, training, and visualization.
Learn more about the TecIO Library here.