ParaView doesn’t support CalculiX’s results (.frd) files but there are several converters to .vtk format available:
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FreeCAD:
a) Import the .frd file
b) Select the Results object in the tree
c) Export to .vtk
note: FreeCAD’s FEM module currently displays results in SI(m) unit system and the conversion will also write the results in this unit system -
GitHub - calculix/ccx2paraview: CalculiX to Paraview converter (frd to vtk/vtu). Makes possible to view and postprocess CalculiX analysis results in Paraview. Generates Mises and Principal components for stress and strain tensors.
a) Open the command line (cmd) and use the following command:pip3 install numpy vtk
b) Download the newest release of the converter from the aforementioned repository
c) Unpack the files, place the .frd file in the same folder as the one with ccx2paraview.py and other converter’s files
d) Open the command line in this directory and use:python3 ccx2paraview.py file_name.frd vtk
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CalculiX results 'frd' to Paraview 'vtk' converter - FreeCAD Forum
a) Download the executable from the Google Drive
b) Place the .frd file in the same folder as the one with mmh_ccx2vtk.exe
c) Open the command line in this directory and type:mmh_ccx2vtk file_name.frd