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Outputs

Outputs

Section titled “Outputs”

Tolosa-lib supports multiple output formats for visualization and post-processing.

Supported Formats

Section titled “Supported Formats”

VTK Format (.vtk)

Section titled “VTK Format (.vtk)”
  • Type: ASCII or Binary
  • Visualization: Paraview, Visit
  • Structure: type(VTK_file)

Tecplot Format (.plt)

Section titled “Tecplot Format (.plt)”
  • Type: ASCII or Binary
  • Visualization: Tecplot
  • Structure: type(Tecplot_file)

Text/CSV Format (.txt, .csv)

Section titled “Text/CSV Format (.txt, .csv)”
  • Type: ASCII
  • Visualization: Any plotting software
  • Use: Time series, 1D data

Binary Format (.bin)

Section titled “Binary Format (.bin)”
  • Type: Binary
  • Post-processing: PyTolosa
  • Use: 2D fields, time series

Output Configuration

Section titled “Output Configuration”

Configure outputs in input.txt:

# Output settings
output_frequency = 10
output_format = vtk
output_directory = ./res
output_variables = h,u,v,ssh

Writing Outputs in Code

Section titled “Writing Outputs in Code”
! Create VTK file
type(VTK_file) :: vtk
call vtk%initialize('output.vtk', mesh)
call vtk%write_field('water_depth', h)
call vtk%write_field('velocity_x', u)
call vtk%finalize()

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”