B.1 Guidelines

The ANSYS FLUENT case and data files are broken into several sections according to the following guidelines:

• Each section is enclosed in parentheses and begins with a decimal integer indicating its type. This integer is different for formatted and binary files (Section  B.2).

• All groups of items are enclosed in parentheses. This makes skipping to ends of (sub)sections and parsing them very easy. It also allows for easy and compatible addition of new items in future releases.

• Header information for lists of items is enclosed in separate sets of parentheses preceding the items, and the items are enclosed in their own parentheses.