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+
+ 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 objects adding, 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

reconnecting, 4-94 CADASSEMBLYPART model function, B-23 CADCOMPONENT model function, B-24 CADPARAMETER 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, 3-19 toolpad, 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, 4-3 CSTRCMP 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

C
CAD geometry importing, 4-66

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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, 3-79 Quality 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, 3-85 spherical 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, 4-90 transcript (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 forms Annotate, 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, 4-83 Import 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, 4-8 Set 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-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-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-16 STRTOUC, 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, 3-31 information, 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, 3-19 command 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

Catia V5 files, 4-57 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

I
ICEM input files, importing, 4-61 id option, 2-2 identifier, 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 File form, 4-78 Import 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 Catia V4 files, 4-53
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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, 1-4 light 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 files exporting, 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, 3-95 Stretch, 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-44 QUALITY, 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, 3-43 form, 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

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

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

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

P
parameters, 4-103 array, 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

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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 graphics window, 3-4 GUI, 3-14 sashes graphics window, 3-4 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, 4-57 scratch 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
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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-11 STRCMP 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-16 STRLEN 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-18 PWD, B-18 UNAME, B-19 WILDCARD, B-19

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, 4-31 viewing text files, 4-31 VIRTUALHOST model function, B-49 VISIBLEGUEST model function, B-50 VOLUME model function, B-51 Volume quality metric, 3-97

T
Table of Contents command, 4-126 Taper quality metric, 3-96 text annotation objects, 3-47

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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