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6 Gmsh - 3D finite element mesh generator with built-in CAD engine and
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10 gmsh [file(s)] [option(s)]
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13 Gmsh is a 3D finite element grid generator with a build-in CAD engine
14 and post-processor. Its design goal is to provide a fast, light and
15 user-friendly meshing tool with parametric input and advanced visual‐
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18 Gmsh is built around four modules: geometry, mesh, solver and post-pro‐
19 cessing. The specification of any input to these modules is done either
20 interactively using the graphical user interface, in ASCII text files
21 using Gmsh's own scripting language (.geo files), or using the C++, C,
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25 -0 Output model, then exit.
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27 -tol float
28 set geometrical tolerance.
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32 perform 1D, 2D or 3D mesh generation, then exit.
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34 -o file
35 specify output file name.
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38 set output mesh format (auto, msh, msh1, msh2, msh4, unv, vrml,
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42 use binary format when available.
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44 -saveall
45 save all elements (discard physical group definitions)
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48 select mesh algorithm (meshadapt, del2d, front2d, del3d, front3d,
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52 save nodes with their parametric coordinates.
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55 partition the mesh after batch mesh generation.
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61 set mesh order.
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64 set global scaling factor to the mesh characteristic lengths in the
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76 -bgm file
77 load the post-processing view in file as the current background
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81 perform various consistency checks on mesh.
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85 combine input views into multi-time-step ones.
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88 -n hide all meshes and post-processing views on startup.
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91 specify the font size for the GUI.
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94 specify display.
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100 create new model before merge next file.
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103 merge next files.
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106 ppen next files.
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108 -a, -g, -m, -s, -p
109 start in automatic, geometry, mesh, solver or post-processing mode.
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112 print pid on stdout.
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115 always listen to incoming connection requests.
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117 -v int
118 set verbosity level.
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120 -nopopup
121 don't popup dialog windows in scripts.
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123 -setnumber name value
124 set constant number name=value
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127 set constant string name=value
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129 -string string
130 parse option string at startup.
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132 -option file
133 parse option file at startup.
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135 -convert files
136 Convert files into latest binary formats, then exit.
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139 show version number.
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144 -help
145 show help message.
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148 Christophe Geuzaine (cgeuzaine@uliege.be) and Jean-Francois Remacle
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153 Gmsh examples (/usr/share/doc/gmsh),
154 Gmsh homepage (https://gmsh.info).
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156 The full documentation for Gmsh is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
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