4. Reading and Writing Files

During an ANSYS FLUENT session you may need to import and export several kinds of files. Files that are read include mesh, case, data, profile, Scheme, and journal files. Files that are written include case, data, profile, journal, and transcript files. ANSYS FLUENT also has features that allow you to save pictures of graphics windows. You can also export data for use with various visualization and postprocessing tools. These operations are described in the following sections.