# Tecplot > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tecplot > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tecplot.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecplot > Source revision: 1323390508 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. (October 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Tecplot, Inc. Tecplot 360 on Linux Stable release Tecplot 360 2020 R2 / July 15, 2020 Operating system Windows, OS X, Linux Type Plotting License Trialware Website www.tecplot.com **Tecplot** is a family of visualization & analysis software tools developed by American company Tecplot, Inc., which is headquartered in [Bellevue](/source/Bellevue%2C_Washington), [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)). The firm was formerly operated as Amtec Engineering. In 2016, the firm was acquired by Vela Software, an operating group of [Constellation Software](/source/Constellation_Software), Inc. (TSX:CSU). ## Tecplot 360 Tecplot 360 is a [Computational Fluid Dynamics](/source/Computational_Fluid_Dynamics) (CFD) and numerical simulation software package used in post-processing simulation results.[1][2][3] Tecplot 360 is also used in chemistry applications to visualize molecule structure by post-processing charge density data.[4] Common tasks associated with post-processing analysis of flow solver (e.g. [Fluent](/source/Fluent%2C_Inc.), [OpenFOAM](/source/OpenFOAM)) data include calculating grid quantities (e.g. aspect ratios, skewness, orthogonality and stretch factors), normalizing data; Deriving flow field functions like pressure coefficient or vorticity magnitude, verifying solution convergence, estimating the [order of accuracy](/source/Order_of_accuracy) of solutions, interactively exploring data through cut planes (a slice through a region), iso-surfaces (3-D maps of concentrations), particle paths (dropping an object in the "fluid" and watching where it goes). Tecplot 360 may be used to visualize output from programming languages such as [Fortran](/source/Fortran).[5][6] Tecplot's native data format is PLT or SZPLT. Many other formats are also supported, including: **CFD Formats**: [VTK](/source/VTK),[7] [CGNS](/source/CGNS), FLOW-3D ([Flow Science, Inc.](/source/Flow_Science%2C_Inc.)), [ANSYS](/source/ANSYS) CFX, [ANSYS](/source/ANSYS) FLUENT .cas and .dat format and polyhedra, [OpenFOAM](/source/OpenFOAM), PLOT3D ([Flow Science, Inc.](/source/Flow_Science%2C_Inc.)), Tecplot and polyhedra, Ensight Gold, HDF5 ([Hierarchical Data Format](/source/Hierarchical_Data_Format)), CONVERGE CFD ([Convergent Science](/source/Convergent_Science)), and Barracuda Virtual Reactor (CPFD Software). **Data Formats**: HDF, [Microsoft Excel](/source/Microsoft_Excel) (Windows only), comma- or space-delimited [ASCII](/source/ASCII). **FEA Formats**: [Abaqus](/source/Abaqus), [ANSYS](/source/ANSYS), FIDAP Neutral, LSTC/DYNA [LS-DYNA](/source/LS-DYNA), [NASTRAN](/source/NASTRAN) [MSC Software](/source/MSC_Software), Patran [MSC Software](/source/MSC_Software), PTC Mechanica, SDRC/IDEAS universal and 3D Systems STL. ParaView supports Tecplot format through a [VisIt](/source/VisIt) importer.[8][9][10] ## Tecplot RS Tecplot RS is a tool tailored towards visualizing the results of [reservoir simulations](/source/Reservoir_simulation), which model the flow of fluids through porous media, as in oil and gas fields, and aquifers. ## Tecplot Focus Tecplot Focus is plotting software designed for measured field data, performance plotting of test data, mathematical analysis, and general engineering plotting. ## Tecplot Chorus Tecplot Chorus is a data management, design optimization, and aero database development framework used for comparing collections of CFD simulations. ## See also - [List of computational fluid dynamics software](/source/List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Chima, Rodrick V. (2011). ["TCGRID 3-D Grid Generator for Turbomachinery User's Manual and Documentation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120917042320/http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/5810/rvc/docs/tcgrid_400.pdf) (PDF). *nasa.gov*. NASA Glenn Research Center, MS 5-12 21000 Brookpark Road. Archived from [the original](https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/5810/rvc/docs/tcgrid_400.pdf) (PDF) on September 17, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Simon Ievers; Wenxian Lin (2009). ["Numerical simulation of three-dimensional flow dynamics in a hot water storage tank"](https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/5121/1/2009-AE-86-2604-2614.pdf) (PDF). *Applied Energy*. **86** (12): 2604–2614. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2009ApEn...86.2604I](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009ApEn...86.2604I). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.04.010](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.apenergy.2009.04.010). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Adam C. Cankaya; William A. Arnold (2006). *Microgravity Science Glovebox CFD Model for the Zero Boil-Off Tank Experiment*. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Jones, Travis E.; Eberhart, Mark E. (2009). "The irreducible bundle: Further structure in the kinetic energy distribution". *The Journal of Chemical Physics*. **130** (204108): 204108. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2009JChPh.130t4108J](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009JChPh.130t4108J). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1063/1.3139113](https://doi.org/10.1063%2F1.3139113). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [19485438](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19485438). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["What is the advantage of MATLAB over FORTAN?"](https://www.researchgate.net/post/what_is_the_advantage_of_MATLAB_over_FORTAN). 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Crosky, Alan; Grant, Carroll; Kelly, Donald (2012). "Fiber Placements". *Wiley Encyclopedia of Composites*. pp. 1–5. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1002/9781118097298.weoc084](https://doi.org/10.1002%2F9781118097298.weoc084). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-118-09729-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-118-09729-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tecplot 360"](https://tecplot.com/products/tecplot-360/). *Tecplot Website*. Retrieved 28 June 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["open tecplot date format using paraview"](http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/paraview/124071-open-tecplot-date-format-using-paraview.html). 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Importing 1D Tecplot files to Paraview with Zones"](http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/paraview/120878-importing-1d-tecplot-files-paraview-zones-results-na.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["VisIt 2.7.0 - Changelog"](http://www.softpedia.com/progChangelog/VisIt-Changelog-78100.html). [Softpedia](/source/Softpedia). 2013. ## External links - [Official Site](http://www.tecplot.com) - [User Community](http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/tecplot/) - [File format definition](http://www.tecplot.com/tecio-library) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tecplot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecplot) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecplot?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.