# CalculiX patch for VTK output (for an info)

**URL:** <https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295>\
**Category:** Code development\
**Created:** [November 12, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295 "2020-11-12T08:50:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![xyont](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/xyont/32/3553_2.png) [@xyont](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/xyont)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295/1 "2020-11-12T08:50:14Z")

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hi,

i just found an interesting new [project](https://github.com/TreeDiagramist/CalculiX-VTK) at GitHub, is a patch for CalculiX to VTK output formats. did not try yet, since i’m not expert in deployment.

CalculiX has many supported mesh format to export (e.g Nastran, Code\_Aster, etc) but none for another output results format. even a few exporter available out there, still may useful if done inside CalculiX.

hope it will be officially supported for the next future release.

best,

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**Author:** ![rafal.brzegowy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rafal.brzegowy](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/rafal.brzegowy)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295/2 "2020-11-12T10:00:29Z")

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Hi,

You need for this version Intel MKL PARDISO files:

> **[ccx\_PARDISO\_VTK.7z](https://www.dropbox.com/s/2efqba0mu7o4ire/ccx_PARDISO_VTK.7z?dl=0)**
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> Shared with Dropbox

I have not tested

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**Author:** ![xyont](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/xyont/32/3553_2.png) [@xyont](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/xyont)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295/3 "2020-11-12T10:12:34Z")

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thanks a lot @rafal.brzegowy i will try & test all feature output.

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**Author:** ![SergioP](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/calculix.discourse.group/sergiop/32/10_2.png) [@SergioP](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/SergioP)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295/4 "2020-11-12T11:03:58Z")

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Thanks a lot @rafal.brzegowy for your work, have tested and saddly none of the result VTK files can be opened in Salome Paravis. For a no lineal case it gives me an error “vector too long”, and for a basic lineal test it open the file, but none of the field variables are available. Should the input file be modified to produce valid VTK results?

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**Author:** ![jbr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jbr](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/jbr)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/calculix-patch-for-vtk-output-for-an-info/295/5 "2020-11-14T01:03:03Z")

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Have you guys tried [ccx2paraview](https://github.com/calculix/ccx2paraview) ?