Industry Partners

Third Party Developers

Third-Party Developers are companies, organisations and individuals who:

• Develop Tecplot Add-ons (including Data Loaders)
• Develop software that can read in Tecplot formatted data
• Develop software that can output in Tecplot format (ASCII or binary)

Develop Tecplot Add-ons

The Tecplot Vault
http://medlem.spray.se/tecplotvault

This is a free Tecplot resource created by Nils Outters. On this page you will find a variety of Tecplot Add-ons and Tips.

Free Add-ons: The Free Add-on section consists of several add-ons which can be downloaded and used with Tecplot 7.5 or newer. Although the add-ons have been tested, I do not guarantee proper installation and execution of these add-ons in all situations. I do not offer support . Also, if you want to report any bug or suggest any new feature, please contact me at nils.outters@home.se.

These add-ons were created using the Tecplot Add-on Developer's Kit (ADK) and the Compaq Fortran Compiler for Windows v6.6 or MS Visual C++ 6. Source codes are not provided.

Unless specified otherwise, each of the add-ons shown below will run under Tecplot version 7.5-0 or newer.

ZONA Technology, Inc.

Product(s) Name: ZNDAL, ZAERO, ZONAIR and ASTROS

ZONA NASTRAN Data Loader (ZNDAL) is a Tecplot add-on developed by ZONA Technology, Inc. that allows for viewing of NASTRAN finite element models and basic output analysis results. As an input bulk data translator, ZNDAL can be used to view models to ensure modeling accuracy before submitting a NASTRAN job or to copy three dimensional model images to other windows applications.

Tecplot, Inc. sells the ZONA NASTRAN DATA LOADER Add-on. Click Here for Additional Information.

ZONA's Aeroelastic Software system (ZAERO) is a software system that integrates the essential disciplines required for aeroelastic design/analysis.

ZONA's Toolkit for Aerodynamics and Flight Loads (ZONAIR) is an engineering software system that utilizes a unified high-order subsonic/supersonic/hypersonic panel methodology as the underlying aerodynamic force generator to efficiently create aerodynamic and loads databases for 6 d.o.f. simulation and critical loads identification.

Automated STRuctural Optimization System (ASTROS) is a computer program for the multidisciplinary design and analysis of aerospace structures. ASTROS combines mathematical optimization algorithms with structural finite element method (FEM) disciplines such as statics, dynamics, and aeroelasticity to perform automated preliminary design of structures.

ZAERO, ZONAIR and ASTROS support Tecplot ASCII output format.

Support Tecplot Format

AeroSoft, Inc.
http://www.aerosft.com

Product(s) Name: GASP, GUST

GASP is a structured, multi-block CFD flow solver which solves the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. It is applicable to compressible and incompressible flow fields. This includes flows with finite-rate or equilibrium chemistry, such as combustion problems or reentry type flows. GASP can perform both steady and time accurate simulations. The code has a 6 degree of freedom (6-dof) motion modeling capability and uses a Chimera overlapping grid system for moving body simulations.

GUST is an unstructured version of GASP. It is a compressible CFD flow solver for anything from perfect gas calculations up to finite-rate chemistry, with non-equilibrium thermodynamics. GUST operates on unstructured, or arbitrary control volumes.

GASP and GUST support Tecplot ASCII output format.

CD adapco Group
http://www.cd-adapco.com/

Product(s) Name: STAR-CD, STAR CCM+

The CD adapco Group is a global enterprise providing advanced computationally-based engineering solutions including CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) solvers, CAD-integrated options, expert system tools, training and CFD/FEA engineering/consulting services.

The Group's solutions are widely used in the automotive industry, as well as other industry sectors including power generation, turbomachinery, aerospace, rail, buildings, offshore structures, environmental, marine, chemical process, pharmaceuticals, electronics, appliances, and specialized mechanical engineering applications ranging from biomedical to heavy industry.

The CFD codes STAR-CD and STAR CCM+ are capable of handling the most complex fluid flow and heat transfer problems including transient flows, chemical reaction & combustion, rotating systems, multiphase and multiphysics.

STAR-CD supports Tecplot ASCII output format.

CFEST, Inc.
http://www.cfest.com

Product(s) Name: CFEST (Coupled Fluid, Energy, and Solute Transport)

Three-dimensional groundwater flow and transport assessment of large natural systems. CFEST groundwater code is structured to model complex multilayered systems as conceptualized. CFEST is integrated with Tecplot for three-dimensional displays, cross-sections, and animations.

CFEST supports Tecplot ASCII output format.

Dantec Dynamics A/S
http://www.dantecdynamics.com

Product(s) Name: FlowManager, BSA Flow, StreamWare

Dantec Dynamics' measurement solutions are designed to obtain measurement data on a range of different physical properties like velocity, turbulence, particle size, concentration and temperature in gases and liquids.

Scientists and industrial engineers use Dantec Dynamics solutions for measurement applications in many different fields including automotive, aerospace, wind engineering, hydrodynamics, combustion, process engineering, biomedical, pharmaceutical, micro technology, sprays, indoor climate and paper production.

The benefits derived from the application of our systems include better product quality and performance, reduced noise, less pollution, improved indoor climate and more efficient industrial processes.

Dantec Dynamics A/S supports both Tecplot ASCII and Tecplot binary output formats via custom-developed Tecplot data loader add-ons.

Click the links below for additional information about the add-ons.

FlowManager  (412KB PDF)
BSA Flow  (280KB PDF)
StreamWare  (169KB PDF)

Exa Corporation
http://www.exa.com

Product(s) Name: PowerFLOW®

PowerFLOW is a unique CFD solution for fluid flow problems, suitable for a wide range of applications, including transient and steady state flows. PowerFLOW is a complete software package that includes setup and simulation tools for internal and external fluid flow simulation. It excels at fast and efficient setup, generating volume grids automatically - saving considerable time and money. PowerFLOW provides time-accurate as well as steady-state results from realistic transient simulations, leading to better functional designs. Due to its inherent numerical stability, regardless of geometric complexity, PowerFLOW always provides results.

PowerFLOW includes an export module (called ExaPLUS) for converting PowerFLOW CFD simulation results into Tecplot format.

Flow Parametrics, LLC
http://www.FlowParametrics.com

Product(s) Name: FPVortex™

Flow Parametrics, LLC develops and markets advanced CFD software, and provides expert consulting and outsourcing services to industry. Our flow solver, FPVortex™ is capable of computing aerodynamics and multi-phase, chemically reacting flows in and around complex geometries, ranging from rocket combustion chambers and gas turbine combustors and augmentors, to ground effects race cars and sailboat hulls and keels. The flow solver utilizes unstructured grids generated from CAD solid models, and runs in parallel on networked PC's and workstations.

FPVortex supports both Tecplot ASCII and Tecplot binary output formats.

Fluent Inc.
http://www.fluent.com

Product(s) Name: FLUENT®

Fluent is the world's leading provider of commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and services (used to predict fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, chemical reaction, and related phenomena). The company offers general-purpose CFD software for a wide range of industrial applications, along with highly-automated, application-focused packages. Fluent's software and services are used by engineers in leading corporations worldwide for detailed product development, design optimization, troubleshooting, scale-up, and retrofitting. With a worldwide staff of leading CFD professionals, Fluent is recognized for engineering excellence, technology leadership, and customer service.

FLUENT supports Tecplot ASCII output format.

Metacomp Technologies, Inc.
http://www.metacomptech.com

Product(s) Name: CFD++

CFD++ is a general purpose Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation software which combines an unparalleled level of accuracy, reliability, speed and ease of use for incompressible and compressible flows (low speed to hypersonic), steady and unsteady flows, reacting and non-reacting flows, moving body problems, etc.

CFD++ supports Tecplot ASCII output format.

Software and Engineering Associates, Inc.
http://www.seainc.com

Product(s) Name: SPP - Solid Propellant Performance Code (Solid rocket motor performance prediction), TDK - Two Dimensional Kinetics Code (Liquid rocket engine performance prediction), VIPER - Parabolized Navier-Stokes (PNS) solver for solid and liquid propellant rocket nozzle performance calculations

SEA maintains and improves rocket design software for the aerospace industry. SPP and TDK are JANNAF standard performance prediction codes for the analysis of solid rocket motors (SPP) and liquid rocket engines (TDK). VIPER can be used to evaluate nozzle performance for both solid and liquid rockets.

SEA products support Tecplot ASCII output format.

Other Third Party Vendors

Tetra Research Corporation
http://www.tetraresearch.com/

Tetra Research specializes in the conception, development, and application of CFD codes for a wide variety of engineering disciplines.

Their current development project is the hybrid structured/unstructured Tetrex flow solver which is written entirely in Fortran 90. The software maximizes user flexibility by operating on arbitrary grids (tetrahedral and hexahedral) in both single and multi-block mode. A wide variety of technical and company information is available on-line.

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