The Mesh File (*.ecm or *.eco)ΒΆ
The mesh file can either be saved with extension “ecm” (initial mesh) or “eco” (results from DIC analysis)
Here a structure for the latest version (1.9) is given:
Header
| Offset | Type | Bytes | Count | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | int | 4 | 1 | File type, should be 0 for mesh file |
| 4 | double | 8 | 1 | Version of mesh file |
| 12 | int | 4 | 1 | Number of elements in mesh |
| 16 | int | 4 | 1 | Number of nodes in mesh |
| 20 | int | 4 | 1 | Number of duplicate nodes in mesh (used for node splitting) |
| 24 | int | 4 | 1 | Maximum number of nodes per element in mesh |
| 28 | int | 4 | 1 | Includes target coordinates (3D) 0 = No, 1 = Yes |
| 32 | int | 4 | 1 | Includes projection error (3D) 0 = No, 1 = Yes |
| 36 | int | 4 | 1 | Includes refine (3D) 0 = No, 1 = Yes |
| 40 | int | 4 | 1 | Includes parts (3D) 0 = No, 1 = Yes |
| 44 | int | 4 | 10 | Dummy integers |