CSV

• Uses a comma as the separation character.
• The X-axis value is in the first column. Each curve’s Y-values make up one column, and the curves are in the same order as in the plot legend.
• The first row is the X-axis name [unit] and the information for each curve, which is the same as the plot curve legend. The name must be Time or F.
• Other rows are the X-axis value and the Y-value for each curve.

TAB

• Uses the tab character as the separation character.
• The X-axis value is in the first column. Each curve’s Y-values make up one column, and the curves are in the same order as in the plot legend.
• The first row is the X-axis name [unit] and the information for each curve, which is the same as the plot curve legend.
• Other rows are the X-axis value and the Y-value for each curve.

TXT

• The TXT file must begin with a header that contains:

• A first line made of 92 equals signs.
• A second line that begins with the company name and ends with the date in MM/DD/YY format.
• A third line that begins with a plot name and ends with the time in hh:mm:ss format.
• A fourth line, which is empty.
• A fifth line made of 92 hyphens.

Note: Each header line must be 92 characters in length, except the empty line.

• Each column has a fixed width, separated by white space.
• The X-axis value is in the first column. Each curve’s Y-values make up one column, and the curves are in the same order as in the plot legend.
• The first row is the X-axis name [unit] and the trace name [unit] for each curve, which is the same as the plot curve legend.
• The second row is an empty column and the variable values for each curve, which is the same as the plot curve legend.
• Other rows are the X-axis value and the Y-value for each curve.

DAT

DAT is an Ansys-specific format. Ansys recommends that you do not generate files using this format. Files imported with these formats should be exported only from Ansys products.

RDAT

RDAT is an Ansys-specific format. Ansys recommends that you do not generate files using this format. Files imported with these formats should be exported only from Ansys products.