Rounding off this set of articles on data formats are HDF5 and CFF, support for which is introduced in the new Tecplot Beta release. A general purpose format – see this article for an interesting discussion of the pros and cons – the HDF5 has plenty of promise for CFD. It isn’t always a snap to read these formats, as pointed out here. If your solver writes this format and Tecplot doesn’t read it in right, let us know!