3.13. Export CSV Command

Using the Export CSV command, you can export a .csv file containing data from one or more objects. For a given exported file, the exported objects must be all of the same type.

The eligible types are:

  • Mesh Region

  • Boundary Condition

  • User Location

  • Profile Function

  • Table Function

Furthermore, in order to be eligible for export, any objects of type User Location must be entirely known by CFX-Pre; they must not be generated only by the CFX-Solver.

  1. Select File > Export > CSV.

    Alternatively, right-click an object, or selection of objects, from the Outline tree view and select Export CSV.

    The Export CSV dialog box appears.

  2. Above the list of objects, optionally select Add Global Node Number.

    For mesh regions or boundary conditions, you can select the Add Global Node Number check box to add the "Global Node Number" column to the exported data. Doing so can help with the identification of shared nodes, for example, nodes shared among multiple exported surfaces. In particular, if you want the System Coupling Service to be able to identify which nodes are shared between multiple surfaces in the exported CSV data, you should select Add Global Node Number. For additional information, see System Coupling's Mapping Capabilities in the System Coupling User's Guide.

  3. In the list of objects, select the objects to export.

  4. Enter a name for the .csv file to export.

  5. Click Save.

When exporting mesh regions or boundary conditions as CSV data, the resulting .csv file contains surface meshes in a form that can be imported into CFX-Pre or CFD-Post as a user surface, or used in System Coupling mapping (see Aerodynamic Damping Analysis in the System Coupling User's Guide).