Problem Descriptor Reference > The Sections of a Descriptor > Monitors and Plots > Data Export

The format of a TRANSFER6 file is identical to the version 6 output format, and contains the following data.

The Header Section

1) A header containing an identifying section listing the FlexPDE version, generating problem name and run time, and plotted variable name or function equation. This header is enclosed in comment brackets, { ... }.

2) A file identifier "FlexPDE transfer file", and the problem title.

3) The number of geometric dimensions and their names.

4) The finite element basis identifier from 4 to 10, meaning:

•	4 = linear triangle (3 points per cell)

•	5 = quadratic triangle (6 points per cell)

•	6 = cubic triangle (9 points per cell)

•	7 = cubic triangle (10 points per cell)

•	8 = linear tetrahedron (4 points per cell)

•	9 = quadratic tetrahedron (10 points per cell)

•	10 = cubic tetrahedron (20 points per cell)

5) The number of degrees of freedom (points per cell as above).

6) Current problem time and timestep (time-dependent problems only).

7) The number of output variables and their names

8) The number of domain joints (boundary break points) and their descriptions, including

•	Joint number

•	Periodic image joint (or 0)

•	Associated global node number

•	Extrusion surface (or 0)

•	Active flag

9) The number of domain edges and their descriptions, including

•	Edge number

•	Associated base plane edge number

•	Beginning joint number

•	Ending joint number

•	Periodic image edge (or 0)

•	Extrusion surface (or 0)

•	Extrusion layer (or 0)

•	Active, Feature and Contact flags

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Edge name

10) The number of 3D domain faces and their descriptions, including

•	Face number

•	Associated base plane face number

•	Left adjoining Region number

•	Right adjoining Region number

•	Periodic image face (or 0)

•	Shape selector

•	Layer or surface number

•	Active and Contact flags

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Face name

11) The number of domain regions and their descriptions, including

•	Region number

•	Associated base plane region number

•	Layer (or 0)

•	Material number

•	Active flag

•	Region name

The Data Section

Each distinct material type in the exported problem is represented by a separate section in the TRANSFER file. Material types are defined by matching parameter definitions. Each data section consists of:

1) The number of nodes

2) The nodal data, containing one line for each node with the following format:

•	two or three coordinates and as many data values as specified in (7).

•	a colon (:)

•	the global node index

•	the node type (0=interior; 1=joint; 2=edge; 3=face; 4=exterior)

•	the type qualifier (region number, joint number, edge number or face number)

•	the periodic node index

3) The number of cells.

4) The cell connectivity data, one line per cell, listing the following:

•	the geometric basis (as in Header 4)

•	the node numbers (local to the current material block) which comprise the cell. The count of these node numbers is controlled by (Header 5).

•	a colon (:)

•	the global cell number

•	the logical region number

•	the material number

The node numbers are presented in the following order:

TRANSFER File format

TRANSFER File format