3.3 Command-line options

Geometry options:

-0

Output model, then exit

-tol float

Set geometrical tolerance

-match

Match geometries and meshes

Mesh options:

-1, -2, -3

Perform 1D, 2D or 3D mesh generation, then exit

-o file

Specify output file name

-format string

Select output mesh format (auto (default), msh, msh1, msh2, unv, vrml, ply2, stl, mesh, bdf, cgns, p3d, diff, med, ...)

-bin

Use binary format when available

-refine

Perform uniform mesh refinement, then exit

-part int

Partition after batch mesh generation

-partWeight tri|quad|tet|prism|hex int

Weight of a triangle/quad/etc. during partitioning

-saveall

Save all elements (discard physical group definitions)

-parametric

Save vertices with their parametric coordinates

-algo string

Select mesh algorithm (meshadapt, del2d, front2d, delquad, del3d, front3d, mmg3d)

-smooth int

Set number of mesh smoothing steps

-order int

Set mesh order (1, ..., 5)

-optimize[_netgen]

Optimize quality of tetrahedral elements

-optimize_ho

Optimize high order meshes

-ho_[min,max,nlayers]

High-order optimization parameters

-optimize_lloyd

Optimize 2D meshes using Lloyd algorithm

-clscale float

Set global mesh element size scaling factor

-clmin float

Set minimum mesh element size

-clmax float

Set maximum mesh element size

-anisoMax float

Set maximum anisotropy (only used in bamg for now)

-smoothRatio float

Set smoothing ration between mesh sizes at nodes of a same edge (only used in bamg)

-clcurv

Automatically compute element sizes from curvatures

-epslc1d

Set accuracy of evaluation of LCFIELD for 1D mesh

-swapangle

Set the threshold angle (in degree) between two adjacent faces below which a swap is allowed

-rand float

Set random perturbation factor

-bgm file

Load background mesh from file

-check

Perform various consistency checks on mesh

-mpass int

Do several passes on the mesh for complex backround fields

-ignorePartBound

Ignore partitions boundaries

Post-processing options:

-link int

Select link mode between views (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)

-combine

Combine views having identical names into multi-time-step views

Display options:

-n

Hide all meshes and post-processing views on startup

-nodb

Disable double buffering

-numsubedges

Set num of subdivisions for high order element display

-fontsize int

Specify the font size for the GUI

-theme string

Specify FLTK GUI theme

-display string

Specify display

-camera

Use camera mode view;

-stereo

OpenGL quad-buffered stereo rendering (requires special graphic card)

-gamepad

Use gamepad controller if available

Other options:

-, -parse_and_exit

Parse input files, then exit

-new

Create new model before merge next file

-merge

Merge next files

-open

Open next files

-a, -g, -m, -s, -p

Start in automatic, geometry, mesh, solver or post-processing mode

-pid

Print process id on stdout

-listen

Always listen to incoming connection requests

-watch pattern

Pattern of files to merge as they become available

-v int

Set verbosity level

-nopopup

Don’t popup dialog windows in scripts

-string "string"

Parse command string at startup

-setnumber name value

Set constant number name=value

-setstring name value

Set constant string name=value

-option file

Parse option file at startup

-convert files

Convert files into latest binary formats, then exit

-version

Show version number

-info

Show detailed version information

-help

Show command line usage

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