SDF is a Modelica library to read, write and interpolate multidimensional data. The Scientific Data Format is an open file format based on HDF5 to store multidimensional data such as parameters, simulation results, and measurements. It supports
- very large files
- up to 32 dimensions
- hierarchical structure
- units, comments and custom meta-information
- Dymola and OpenModelica result files
For detailed information see the SDF specification.
The SDF library ships with Dymola and can be downloaded on the releases page.
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