Block Model CSV Files for Import

You can import block model data in CSV files into the 3DEXPERIENCE. You must follow these guidelines when formatting block model data .csv files for import.

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See Also
Importing Block Model Files in Interactive Mode
About Format Files

General

  • You can import bock model data as a .csv or .mdl file . Any other file type is rejected.
  • You can only import a regularized form of a CSV block model file. Verify the CSV is valid:
    • The data contained must correspond to a regular block model.
    • Block models which elements have different size are ignored.

Columns

  • A header Line is required in a file containing block model data.
  • The first line in the file must be the header Line, which defines the names of each of the columns corresponding to an attribute.
  • The header line must contain at least: centroid_x, centroid_y, centroid_z, dim_x, dim_y, dim_z, which can be written in upper case or lower case. Volume and density are optional attributes, you can add them as required.
  • The header line is completed with three other lines.
  • Other than the header Lines, all other lines in the file are imported as data.

File Header Description
(Header) Line 1 Comma-separated attribute names. Must contain at least: centroid_x, centroid_y, centroid_z, dim_x, dim_y, dim_z, volume and density
Line 2 Descriptions
Line 3: Data type Can be one of the following: float, double, short, integer, or name
Line 4: Variable default Value used to indicate “no value recorded” (for example -99)
Line 5 onward A list of blocks values (a value for all attributes is expected, no value is assumed if no value is specified.)

CSV Example Header

The following example is a basic header of a block model .csv file for import.