UGC Overview

UGC is a stand-alone unstructured 2D and 3D mesh, solution, and function file conversion code based on the UG_IO library suite.

The following is a simple summary of usage with options. For more information, see Usage Summary for a summary of options and default values and Option Details for a detailed description of all options.

    ugc [input_file] [output_file] [param_options]

    PARAMETER NAME             DESCRIPTION
    ________________________   _____________________________________________________

                               PROGRAM CONTROL & I/O PARAMETERS

    -File_Status_Monitor     : Turn on file status monitor.
    -Memory_Monitor          : Turn on memory monitor.
    -Memory_Monitor2         : Turn on memory monitor.
    -build                   : List program version build number.
    -h                       : List summary of input parameters.
    -h_all                   : List summary of all input parameters.
    -h_io                    : List summary of file I/O parameters.
    -help                    : List documentation of input parameters.
    -help_all                : List documentation of all input parameters.
    -help_io                 : List documentation of file I/O parameters.
    -out                     : Generate an output file.
    -log                     : Generate an output file.
    -out_a                   : Append an output file.
    -log_a                   : Append an output file.
    -outf                    : Send output to a file only.
    -logf                    : Send output to a file only.
    -outf_a                  : Append output to a file only.
    -logf_a                  : Append output to a file only.
    -ver                     : List program version number.
    -version                 : List program version information.
    Help_Flag                : List documentation of input parameters.
    Help_UG_IO_Flag          : List documentation of file I/O parameters.
    Output_File_Flag         : Output file flag.
    -v                       : Use executable in specified directory.
    Arg_File_Name            : Input argument file name.
    -arg                     : Input argument file name.
    Output_Grid_File_Name    : Output grid file name or suffix.
    -o -ogrid                : Output grid file name or suffix.
    TMP_File_Dir             : Temporary file directory.
    -tmp                     : Temporary file directory.

                               FLAG PARAMETERS (OFTEN USED)

    -2d                      : Convert a 2D planar grid file.
    -2                       : Convert a 2D planar grid file.
    -b                       : Read in only the boundary grid.
    -br                      : Read in only the boundary surface grid and separate.
    -idr                     : Renumber input surface face IDs consecutively 1,2,3...
    -ifile                   : Specify input grid, node, or function file to convert.
    -i                       : Specify input grid, node, or function file to convert.
    -no_quad                 : Convert quads to trias.
    -nq                      : Convert quads to trias.
    -ofile                   : Specify output grid, node, or function file to convert.
    -o                       : Specify output grid, node, or function file to convert.
    -rm_hex                  : Delete hex-elements in output file.
    -rm_ids                  : List of surface IDs to remove from the output grid.
    -rm_prism                : Delete prism-elements in output file.
    -rm_pyramid              : Delete pyramid-elements in output file.
    -rm_quad                 : Delete boundary quad-faces in output file.
    -rm_tet                  : Delete tet-elements in output file.
    -rm_tria                 : Delete boundary tria-faces in output file.
    -vol_id                  : Allocate, read, set, and write volume ID.

                               OPTION PARAMETERS (RARELY USED)

    Message_Flag             : Message flag.
    mmsg                     : Message flag.
    Rm_Surf_IDs              : List of surface IDs to remove from the output grid.

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