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INDEX

+

+ string function, B-5

=

= string function, B-5

A

About command, 4-126

ACIS files

exporting, 4-85

importing, 4-35

Annotate

command, 3-45

form, 3-49

annotation objectsadding, 3-45

arrow, 3-46

deleting, 3-48

line, 3-46

modifying, 3-48

text, 3-47

ARCLEN model function, B-21

AREA model function, B-22

Area quality metric, 3-89

arithmetic expressions, B-52

arrow annotation objects, 3-46

Aspect Ratio quality metric, 3-89

B

BBOX model function, B-23

Browse command button, 4-6

C

CAD geometry

importing, 4-66

reconnecting, 4-94

CADASSEMBLYPART model function,

B-23

CADCOMPONENT model function, B-24CADPARAMETER model function, B-24

Catia V4 files

exporting, 4-91

importing, 4-53

Catia V5 files, importing, 4-57

check boxes, 3-19

Clean Journal

command, 4-25

form, 4-29

color mode, 3-70, 3-71

command buttons, 3-18

form, 3-19toolpad, 1-4, 3-18

Command text box, 3-12

hidden menu, 3-13

pasting commands to, 3-13

comment lines, 4-16, 4-17

concatenation, B-5

connectivity color mode, 3-71

constants, B-1

context-sensitive help, 4-125

control elements, 3-16

Create New Session form, 4-4

creating a session, 4-3CSTRCMP string function, B-6

CSTRNCMP string function, B-7

D

database (dbs) files, 2-7

def option, 2-2

defaults, 4-12, 4-101, 4-119

definition subforms, 4-120

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editing, 4-119

files, 4-120

mouse button, 3-30

Defaults command, 4-119

Define Array Indices form, 4-112

Define Array Values form, 4-114

Description window, 3-11

dev option, 2-2

Diagonal Ratio quality metric, 3-91

dimensions, 4-43

directory structure, 2-8

DIRNAME string function, B-8

DIRPLUSFILE string function, B-8

DIRPLUSSUBDIR string function, B-9

display attributes, 3-66

Display Type options, 3-73

DISTTOL model function, B-25

DO loops, A-4

doc option, 2-2

E

Edge Ratio quality metric, 3-91

Edit commands, 4-99

Defaults, 4-119

File, 4-101

Parameters, 4-103

Title, 4-100

Edit Defaults form, 4-119

Edit File form, 4-102

Edit Parameters form, 4-109

Edit Session Title form, 4-100

Edit/Run Journal form, 4-19

hidden menu, 4-22

input field, 4-23

text editor, 4-20

editing a journal file, 4-19

editing a session title, 4-100

editing a text file, 4-101

ELEMCOUNT model function, B-26

ENT2LOC model function, B-27

ENTITYATTR model function, B-28

ENTITYEXISTS model function, B-29

ENTS_AT model function, B-30

EquiAngle Skew quality metric, 3-91

EquiSize Skew quality metric, 3-93

error messages, 4-27

Examine Mesh

command, 3-72

form, 3-101

Cut Orientation options, 3-77, 3-83

Cut Type options, 3-74, 3-79

Display cut, 3-75, 3-80

Display elements, 3-76, 3-81

Display Mode options, 3-99

Faceted options, 3-100

Wire option, 3-99

Display Type options

Plane, 3-74

Range, 3-84

Sphere, 3-79Quality Type options, 3-98

Update pushbutton, 3-73

examining the mesh, 3-72

colors and shading, 3-100

element quality range, 3-84

element types, 3-86

histogram, 3-85

quality types, 3-88

slider bars, 3-85

faceted view, 3-100

plane cut, 3-74

Show worst element option, 3-85spherical cut, 3-79

wireframe view, 3-99

Exit command, 4-98

Export ACIS File form, 4-86

Export Catia V4 File form, 4-91

Export command, 4-84

Export IGES File form, 4-89

Export Mesh File form, 4-93

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Export Parasolid File form, 4-87

Export STEP File form, 4-90

exporting

ACIS files, 4-85

Catia V4 files, 4-91

IGES files, 4-89

mesh files, 4-92

Parasolid files, 4-87

STEP files, 4-90

expressions

arithmetic, B-52

logical, B-53

F

FACEFACEANGLE model function,

B-31

feature angle, 4-76

File command (Edit menu), 4-101

File commands, 4-2

Clean Journal, 4-25

Exit, 4-98

Export, 4-84

Import, 4-33

New, 4-3

Open, 4-5

Print Graphics, 4-12

Reconnect CAD, 4-94

Run Journal, 4-16

Save, 4-10

Save As, 4-11

View File, 4-31

file filter, 4-8

file formats, 4-13

file organization

directory structure, 2-8

session files, 2-7

FILEEXISTS system function, B-17

FILENAME string function, B-9

FILEPREFIX string function, B-10

files

ACIS, 4-35, 4-85

CAD, 4-66

Catia V4, 4-53, 4-91

Catia V5, 4-57

database (dbs), 2-7

defaults, 4-120

editing, 4-101

exporting, 4-84

ICEM input, 4-61

IGES, 4-41, 4-89

importing, 4-33

initialization (.ini), 4-120

journal (jou), 2-7

lock (lok), 2-8

mesh, 4-74, 4-92

Parasolid, 4-37, 4-87

plug-in, 4-83

selecting, 4-8

STEP, 4-49, 4-90transcript (trn), 2-7

turbo, 4-81

vertex data, 4-65

viewing, 4-31

FILESUFFIX string function, B-10

Filter specification, 4-8

Fit to Window command, 3-40

FLUENTZONE model function, B-32

font conventions, 1-6

font option, 2-2

form field, 3-10

formsAnnotate, 3-49

Clean Journal, 4-29

Create New Session, 4-4

Define Array Indices, 4-112

Define Array Values, 4-114

Edit Defaults, 4-119

Edit File, 4-102

Edit Parameters, 4-109

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Edit Session Title, 4-100

Edit/Run Journal, 4-19

Examine Mesh, 3-101

Exit, 4-98

Export ACIS File, 4-86

Export Catia V4 File, 4-91

Export IGES File, 4-89

Export Mesh File, 4-93

Export Parasolid File, 4-87

Export STEP File, 4-90

Global Search and Replace, 4-24

Import ACIS File, 4-36

Import CAD Geometry, 4-72

Import Catia V4 File, 4-55

Import Catia V5 File, 4-59

Import ICEM Input File, 4-63

Import IGES File, 4-46

Import Mesh File, 4-78

Import Parasolid File, 4-39

Import Plug-in File, 4-83Import STEP File, 4-51

Import Turbo File, 4-82

Import Vertex Data File, 4-65

Modify Lights, 3-43

Open Existing Session, 4-7

pick-list, 3-21

Print Graphics, 4-14

query-list, 3-25

Reconnect CAD Geometry, 4-96

Run Journal, 4-18

Save Session As, 4-11

Select File, 4-8Set Color , 3-51

specification, 1-4, 3-10

Specify Display Attributes, 3-66

Specify Label Type, 3-53

Vector Definition, 3-59

View Face/Vector , 3-57

View File, 4-31

functions, B-2

math, B-2

model, B-20

ARCLEN, B-21

AREA, B-22

BBOX, B-23

CADASSEMBLYPART, B-23

CADCOMPONENT, B-24

CADPARAMETER, B-24

DISTTOL, B-25

ELEMCOUNT, B-26

ENT2LOC, B-27

ENTITYATTR, B-28

ENTITYEXISTS, B-29

ENTS_AT, B-30

FACEFACEANGLE, B-31

FLUENTZONE, B-32

GETIDENT, B-32

GETNORMAL, B-33

GETSCR, B-33

GETTANGENT, B-34INTERIORANGLE, B-34

INTERIORFACE, B-35

INTERSECTING, B-36

LASTID, B-37

LISTENTITY, B-38

LOC2ENT, B-39

MESHCOPYLINKS, B-40

MESHPARAMETERS, B-41

MINCLEARANCE, B-42

NDEFAULT, B-43

OPERERR, B-43

PARAMLIST, B-44PARAMSIZE, B-44

QUALITY, B-45

RETLABEL, B-47

SDEFAULT, B-48

SLIVERWIDTH, B-48

VIRTUALHOST, B-49

VISIBLEGUEST, B-50

VOLUME, B-51

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string, B-4

+, B-5

=, B-5

CSTRCMP, B-6

CSTRNCMP, B-7

DIRNAME, B-8

DIRPLUSFILE, B-8

DIRPLUSSUBDIR, B-9

FILENAME, B-9

FILEPREFIX, B-10

FILESUFFIX, B-10

NTOS, B-11

STON, B-11

STRCMP, B-12

STRFMT, B-13

STRLEN, B-14

STRNCMP, B-14

STRRSTR, B-15

STRSTR, B-15

STRTOLC, B-16STRTOUC, B-16

SUBSTR, B-16

system, B-17

FILEEXISTS, B-17

GETCWD, B-18

GETENV, B-18

PWD, B-18

UNAME, B-19

WILDCARD, B-19

G

GAMBIT neutral file

example, C-40

format, C-1

geom option, 2-2

geometry

exporting, 4-84

importing, 4-33

GETCWD system function, B-18

GETENV system function, B-18

GETIDENT model function, B-32

GETNORMAL model function, B-33

GETSCR model function, B-33

GETTANGENT model function, B-34

Global Control toolpad, 3-10, 3-37

quadrant command buttons, 3-38

Global Search and Replace form, 4-24

graphic format conventions, 1-2

graphical user interface (GUI), 3-1

graphics file formats, 4-13

graphics window, 3-3

annotating, 3-45

mouse operations

display, 3-29

journal view, 3-32

previous view, 3-32

revolve, 3-31

rotate, 3-30

translate, 3-30

zoom, 3-31information, 3-32

task, 3-33

executing actions, 3-36

picking entities, 3-33

quadrants, 3-4

sash anchor, 3-4

sashes, 3-4

GUI, 3-1

command buttons, 1-4

components, 3-2

control elements, 3-16

check boxes, 3-19command buttons, 3-18

list boxes, 3-20

option buttons, 3-19

pick-list forms, 3-21

query-list forms, 3-25

radio buttons, 3-19

slider bars, 3-27

text boxes, 3-20

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text windows, 3-20

form field, 3-10

preset configurations, 3-14

sash anchor, 3-14

sashes, 3-14

GUI control elements, 1-3

H

Help menu, 4-125

About, 4-126

Quick, 4-125

Table of Contents, 4-126

help option, 2-2

hidden model view, 3-68

home directory, 2-9

I

ICEM input files, importing, 4-61

id option, 2-2identifier, 4-3, 4-5

IF blocks, A-2

IGES files

exporting, 4-89

importing, 4-41

Import ACIS File form, 4-36

Import CAD Geometry form, 4-72

Import Catia V4 File form, 4-55

Import Catia V5 File form, 4-59

Import ICEM Input File form, 4-63

Import IGES File form, 4-46

Import Mesh Fileform, 4-78Import Parasolid File form, 4-39

Import Plug-in File form, 4-83

Import STEP File form, 4-51

Import Turbo File form, 4-82

Import Vertex Data File form, 4-65

importing, 4-33

ACIS files, 4-35

CAD geometry, 4-66



ICEM input files, 4-61

IGES files, 4-41

mesh files, 4-74

Parasolid files, 4-37

plug-in files, 4-83

STEP files, 4-49

turbo files, 4-81

vertex data files, 4-65

init option, 2-2

initialization (.ini) files, 4-120, 4-123

inp option, 2-3

INTERIORANGLE model function, B-34

INTERIORFACE model function, B-35

INTERSECTING model function, B-36

J

journal (jou) files, 2-7

cleaning, 4-25

command lines, 4-21

comment lines, 4-16, 4-17

editing, 4-19

inserting pauses, 3-13

marker fields, 4-21

running, 4-16, 4-21

journaling the view, 3-32

L

label types, 3-52

LASTID model function, B-37

layout format, 1-4light source, 3-43

line annotation objects, 3-46

list boxes, 3-20

LISTENTITY model function, B-38

loading program defaults, 4-123

LOC2ENT model function, B-39

lock (lok) files, 2-8

logical expressions, B-53

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M

main menu bar, 3-6

main pad, 3-7

math functions, B-2

menu commands, 4-1

mesh element type, 3-86

mesh filesexporting, 4-92

importing, 4-74

mesh quality metrics, 3-89

Area, 3-89

Aspect Ratio, 3-89

Diagonal Ratio, 3-91

Edge Ratio, 3-91

EquiAngle Skew, 3-91

EquiSize Skew, 3-93

MidAngle Skew, 3-94

Size Change, 3-95

Squish, 3-95Stretch, 3-96

Taper , 3-96

Volume, 3-97

Warpage, 3-97

MESHCOPYLINKS model function, B-40

MESHPARAMETERS model function,

B-41

MidAngle Skew quality metric, 3-94

MINCLEARANCE model function, B-42

model functions, B-20

ARCLEN, B-21

AREA, B-22

BBOX, B-23

CADASSEMBLYPART, B-23

CADCOMPONENT, B-24

CADPARAMETER, B-24

DISTTOL, B-25

ELEMCOUNT, B-26

ENT2LOC, B-27

ENTITYATTR, B-28

ENTITYEXISTS, B-29

ENTS_AT, B-30

FACEFACEANGLE, B-31

FLUENTZONE, B-32

GETIDENT, B-32

GETNORMAL, B-33

GETSCR, B-33

GETTANGENT, B-34

INTERIORANGLE, B-34

INTERIORFACE, B-35

INTERSECTING, B-36

LASTID, B-37

LISTENTITY, B-38

LOC2ENT, B-39

MESHCOPYLINKS, B-40

MESHPARAMETERS, B-41

MINCLEARANCE, B-42

NDEFAULT, B-43

OPERERR, B-43

PARAMLIST, B-44

PARAMSIZE, B-44QUALITY, B-45

RETLABEL, B-47

SDEFAULT, B-48

SLIVERWIDTH, B-48

VIRTUALHOST, B-49

VISIBLEGUEST, B-50

VOLUME, B-51

model orientation, 3-56

model scale factor, 4-37, 4-42, 4-49, 4-53,

4-57

Modify Lights

command, 3-43form, 3-43

modifying

annotation objects, 3-48

light source, 3-43

mouse defaults, 3-30

mouse default functions, 3-30

mouse operations

graphics window, 3-29, 3-30

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displaying entity information, 3-32

executing actions, 3-36

journaling the view, 3-32

picking entities, 3-33

revolving the model, 3-31

rotating the model, 3-30

showing previous view, 3-32

translating the model, 3-30

zooming the model, 3-31

menus and forms, 3-28

N

NDEFAULT model function, B-43

neutral file format, C-1

New command, 4-3

new option, 2-3

node numbering conventions, C-20

NTOS string function, B-11

O

old option, 2-3

Open command, 4-5

Open Existing Session form, 4-7

opening a session, 2-9, 4-5

Operation toolpad, 3-7

OPERERR model function, B-43

option buttons, 3-19

Orient Model command, 3-56

P

parameters, 4-103array, 4-110, 4-114

forms of, 4-106

Index Declaration, 4-108, 4-110

naming, 4-105

scalar, 4-106, 4-110

specifying values, 4-106

types of, 4-106

Parameters command, 4-103

PARAMLIST system function, B-44

PARAMSIZE model function, B-44

Parasolid files

exporting, 4-87

importing, 4-37

pasting to Command text box, 3-13

pattern matching, 4-24

pause commands, 3-13

picking entities, 3-24, 3-33

pick-list forms, 3-21

pivot point, 3-41

plug-in files, importing, 4-83

previous model view, 3-32

Print Graphics

command, 4-12

form, 4-14

proe option, 2-3

PWD system function, B-18

Q quadrant command buttons, 3-38

quadrants, 3-4

preset configurations, 3-5

resizing, 3-5

QUALITY model function, B-45

Quality Type options, 3-88

Area, 3-89

Aspect Ratio, 3-89

Diagonal Ratio, 3-91

Edge Ratio, 3-91

EquiAngle Skew, 3-91

EquiSize Skew, 3-93

MidAngle Skew, 3-94

Size Change, 3-95

Squish, 3-95

Stretch, 3-96

Taper , 3-96

Volume, 3-97

Warpage, 3-97

query-list forms, 3-25

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Quick (help) command, 4-125

R

r option, 2-3

radio buttons, 3-19

Reconnect CAD command, 4-94

Reconnect CAD Geometry form, 4-96

Redo command, 3-55

Render Model command, 3-69

replacing text, 4-24

res option, 2-3

RETLABEL model function, B-47

revolving the model, 3-31

rotating the model, 3-30

Run Journal

command, 4-16

form, 4-18

S

sash anchor


GUI, 3-14

sashes


GUI, 3-14

Save As command, 4-11

Save command, 4-10

Save Session As form, 4-11

saving a session, 2-10, 4-6, 4-7, 4-10, 4-11

saving program defaults, 4-123

scale factor, 4-37, 4-42, 4-49, 4-53, 4-57scratch directory, 2-9

SDEFAULT model function, B-48

searching for text, 4-24

Select File form, 4-8

Select Pivot command, 3-41

Select Preset Configuration command, 3-42

selecting a file, 4-8

session

files, 2-7

identifier, 4-3, 4-5

opening, 2-9

saving, 2-10

title, 4-3, 4-100

Set Color form, 3-51

shaded model view, 3-68

Show worst element option, 3-85

signals, 4-27

Size Change quality metric, 3-95

skipstartup option, 2-4

slider bars, 3-27

SLIVERWIDTH model function, B-48

Solver menu, 4-124

source directory, 2-9

specification forms, 1-4, 3-10

Specify Color Mode command, 3-70

Specify Display Attributes

command, 3-66

form, 3-66

Specify Label Type command, 3-52

form, 3-53

spherical cut, 3-79

Squish quality metric, 3-95

startup command options, 2-2

startup procedure

general, 2-1

PC, 2-4

STEP files

exporting, 4-90

importing, 4-49

STON string function, B-11STRCMP string function, B-12

Stretch quality metric, 3-96

STRFMT string function, B-13

string

assignment, B-5

concatenation, B-5

string functions, B-4

+, B-5

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=, B-5

CSTRCMP, B-6

CSTRNCMP, B-7

DIRNAME, B-8

DIRPLUSFILE, B-8

DIRPLUSSUBDIR, B-9

FILENAME, B-9

FILEPREFIX, B-10

FILESUFFIX, B-10

NTOS, B-11

STON, B-11

STRCMP, B-12

STRFMT, B-13

STRLEN, B-14

STRNCMP, B-14

STRRSTR, B-15

STRSTR, B-15

STRTOLC, B-16

STRTOUC, B-16

SUBSTR, B-16STRLEN string function, B-14

STRNCMP string function, B-14

STRRSTR string function, B-15

STRSTR string function, B-15

STRTOLC string function, B-16

STRTOUC string function, B-16

subpads, 3-8

SUBSTR string function, B-16

system functions, B-17

FILEEXISTS, B-17

GETCWD, B-18

GETENV, B-18PWD, B-18

UNAME, B-19

WILDCARD, B-19

T

Table of Contents command, 4-126

Taper quality metric, 3-96

text annotation objects, 3-47

text boxes, 3-20

text editor, 4-20

text files, 4-101

viewing, 4-31

text windows, 3-20

title, 4-3

Title command, 4-100

tolerant modeling, 4-35, 4-38, 4-44, 4-50

topology color mode, 3-70

Transcript window, 3-12

transcript (trn) files, 2-7

translating the model, 3-30

turbo files

format, D-1

importing, 4-81

U

UNAME system function, B-19

Undo command, 3-54

undo-group commands, 4-26

Update pushbutton, 3-73

V

Vector Definition form, 3-59

vertex data files, importing, 4-65

View Face/Vector

command, 3-57

form, 3-57

View File

command, 4-31

form, 4-31viewing text files, 4-31

VIRTUALHOST model function, B-49

VISIBLEGUEST model function, B-50

VOLUME model function, B-51

Volume quality metric, 3-97

W

Warpage quality metric, 3-97

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WILDCARD system function, B-19

wireframe model view, 3-68

working directory, 2-9

Z

zooming the model, 3-31

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