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How to convert .ARC files to .VTK

Bhaven VD
Hello,
 
I would like to know how to convert some .ARC files created in 2013 DYTRAN to a format supported by PARAVIEW in order to postprocess some results.
 
I know there is a converter which can be called with the following sintaxis in CMD:
 
C:\MSC.Software\Dytran\201302\bin\exe\arc2vtk.exe [-ascii] [-vtk] [-nonauto] <archive-file.ARC>
 
But how should I execute it? Do i have to have all my .ARC files in the same location as the arc2vtk.exe?
 
Thanks in advance!
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    Hi Bhaven,
     
    You have to have all the .ARC files in one directory (any directory). But do not create that directory under the Dytran installation as it will clutter the installation directory. In fact, do not create any of your analysis directory under C:\MSC.Software. This directory should be only used for software installations.
     
    Suppose you have all your .ARC files in a directory named C:\test, you can create a CMD and move to this directory by typing and returning CD\test. The you can type the following to execute the conversion:
     
    C:\MSC.Software\Dytran\201302\bin\exe\arc2vtk.exe [-ascii] [-vtk] [-nonauto] <archive-file.ARC>
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    Hi Bhaven,
     
    You have to have all the .ARC files in one directory (any directory). But do not create that directory under the Dytran installation as it will clutter the installation directory. In fact, do not create any of your analysis directory under C:\MSC.Software. This directory should be only used for software installations.
     
    Suppose you have all your .ARC files in a directory named C:\test, you can create a CMD and move to this directory by typing and returning CD\test. The you can type the following to execute the conversion:
     
    C:\MSC.Software\Dytran\201302\bin\exe\arc2vtk.exe [-ascii] [-vtk] [-nonauto] <archive-file.ARC>
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