Hello,
I have an microsoft excel spreadsheet that has 475 point locations with known latitude, longitude surface elevation, and depth of ice for each point on a valley glacier. I also have 40 locations with known velocity vectors (for ice flow), ice temperature information, and bed condition knowledge (frozen non-slip bed).
I hope to create a 3D representation of our research site using COMSOL and the data I have obtained. My question is very simple but the answer is likely complex: What is the easiest way to import the point data set from excel into COMSOL to create a 3D solid which I can then manipulate the properties and boundary conditions of?
So far I have figured out that I can convert the point dataset to a DXF file and import the file into COMSOL but COMSOL will not read the DXF file for some reason. I can also grid the point file in ArcGIS 9.3 or Golden Software Surfer, or any other number of programs but Im not sure if this is an appropriate way to do it.
Not having a strong MATLAB programming background, is their a relatively easy way to import a surface elevation and bed topography data set, merge the two data sets in COMSOL, and create the medium between the two data sets that of ice (known temperatures, viscosity, etc.)?
The excel file has columns labeled A: Latitude B:Longitude C: Elevation D: Bed elevation
A long and complex question I know... but any help would be useful.
Thanks
Seth
I have an microsoft excel spreadsheet that has 475 point locations with known latitude, longitude surface elevation, and depth of ice for each point on a valley glacier. I also have 40 locations with known velocity vectors (for ice flow), ice temperature information, and bed condition knowledge (frozen non-slip bed).
I hope to create a 3D representation of our research site using COMSOL and the data I have obtained. My question is very simple but the answer is likely complex: What is the easiest way to import the point data set from excel into COMSOL to create a 3D solid which I can then manipulate the properties and boundary conditions of?
So far I have figured out that I can convert the point dataset to a DXF file and import the file into COMSOL but COMSOL will not read the DXF file for some reason. I can also grid the point file in ArcGIS 9.3 or Golden Software Surfer, or any other number of programs but Im not sure if this is an appropriate way to do it.
Not having a strong MATLAB programming background, is their a relatively easy way to import a surface elevation and bed topography data set, merge the two data sets in COMSOL, and create the medium between the two data sets that of ice (known temperatures, viscosity, etc.)?
The excel file has columns labeled A: Latitude B:Longitude C: Elevation D: Bed elevation
A long and complex question I know... but any help would be useful.
Thanks
Seth