D3PLOT 22.1

Database Filename Syntax

Database filename syntax

D3PLOT supports all the following database filename syntax options from current and previous releases of Ansys LS-DYNA:

"Old" syntax (pre-D3PLOT 6.0)
"New" syntax, D3PLOT 6.0 onwards
Default filenames if none defined
Database filenames
<name>.ptf , .p01
<name>.xtf , .x01
<name>.ctf , .c01
<name>.ptf, .ptf01
<name>.xtf, .xtf01
<name>.ctf, .ctf01
<name.ztf>, (n/a)
d3plot, d3plot01
xtfile, xtfile01
(none)
ztfile , n/a
Permitted #chars
4 in <name>
3 in <ext>
<name> + <ext> any
number less than 80
n/a
Max #family members
99
999
999
Pathname permitted
No
Yes
Yes