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Graphical User Interface Reference

Display Options

The Viewing Menu

Viewing
   === Viewing ===
   Axial views
      = AXIAL VIEWS =       These views are oriented along a selected axis.
      +X AXIS
      -X AXIS
      +Y AXIS
      -Y AXIS
      +Z AXIS
      -Z AXIS
   X,Y,Z views
      = X,Y,Z VIEWS =       These are trimetric views for each of eight
                            quadrants.
      +X +Y +Z
      +X +Y -Z
      +X -Y +Z
      +X -Y -Z
      -X +Y +Z
      -X +Y -Z
      -X -Y +Z
      -X -Y -Z
   Rotate
      ==== Rotate ====      After selecting the axis to rotate about
                            the user will be prompted for the angle to
                            rotate about this axis.
      X axis
      Y axis
      Z axis
      Body based            Rotations will be about the body X,Y,Z axes.
      Screen based          Rotations will be about the screen horixontal
                            and vertical axes.
   Translate
      == Translate ===      After selecting the direction to translate,
                            the user will be prompted for the distance
                            to translate in that direction.
      X axis
      Y axis
      Z axis
   Scale                    The user will be prompted for a scale factor
                            relative to the display size of the first
                            grid plane displayed.
   Reset view               Resets to the default view point and scale.
   Save view                Allows the user to save the current view
                            point information in a file.
   Restore view             Allows the user to restore the view point
                            information previously saved in a file.

The Options Menu

Options
   === OPTIONS ===
   Color
      == Color Mode ==
      Full color            The default mode for GMAN operations.
      White on black        White drawing on black background, primarily
                            for black and white plots.
      Black on white        Black drawing on white background, primarily
                            for black and white plots.
   Coord. System
      == COORD SYS. ==      Sets the coordinate system to one of several
                            common choices or a user defined system.
      STD. (+X +Y +Z)
      AERO (-Y +Z -X)
      CADD (+X +Z -Y)
      PROP (+Z +Y -X)
      USER DEFINED
   Projection mode
      == Projection ==      Determines whether or not perspective be
                            used and if so, what viewing angle will be
                            used for the perspective.
      Orthographic
      Perspective
      Viewing angle

Miscellaneous

Center                      Toggles between center/scale mode and
                            standard picking mode.
Reset                       Resets to the default view.
Drawing ON/OFF

Main Menu

The Open File(s) Menu

OPEN FILE(S)                A file must be opened before any other
                            operation and the program will initially
                            come up in this menu.  The file can have
                            been created on any machine, but must have
                            the appropriate extension.
   Common File
   MDA
   FDA (FANSI)
   PDA
   ZDF->Common File
   ZDF->MDA
   ZDF Coupling Fil
   SLP Trace File
   FLOW file (cfl)

The Global Options Menu

GLOBAL OPTIONS
   SET GLOBL SCALE
   SET GRID UNITS
   ADD ZN FRM FILE          Appends a zone from another file to the
                            current file.

The Grid Generation Menu

GRID GENERATION
   PICK ZONE                The program will display a list of zones in
                            the functional menu area.
   MODIFY ZONE
      SAVE ZONE             Save the current zone at any time during the
                            grid generation process.  This writes over
                            the corresponding zone in the file.  It is
                            not necessary for the user to remember to
                            save the zone because if the user tries to
                            exit from the grid generation section or
                            read in another zone, the program prompts
                            for whether the current zone should be
                            saved.
      RESTORE ZONE          Restore the last version of the zone that
                            has been saved in the file.  This overwrites
                            the current version of the zone in memory.
      LOAD FROM FILE        Replaces the current zone with a zone from
                            another file.
      TRANSLATE ZONE        Translate the physical coordinates of the
                            entire zone.  The user is prompted for DX,
                            DY, and DZ.
      ROTATE ZONE           Rotate the physical coordinates of the
                            entire zone.  The user is prompted for
                            rotation axis and angle.
      SCALE ZONE            Scale the physical coordinates of the entire
                            zone.  The user is prompted for individual
                            scale factors for each coordinate direction,
                            SX, SY, and SZ.
      RE-MAP ZONE           Changes the I,J,K and/or X,Y,Z mapping of a
                            zone.
      AXI-SYM SETUP
         NO AXI-SYM
         X-Y PLANE
         Y-Z PLANE
         X-Z PLANE
         CURRENT SETTING
   INTERIOR GRID            The interior grid option operates only
                            on interior points.  The boundaries are
                            not changed.  In addition, the interior
                            grid generation functions operate on the
                            currently defined subset.  The default
                            subset is the entire zone, but can be
                            changed by picking on the Subregion
                            definition in the lower-right corner of the
                            screen.
      ALGEBRAIC             Algebraic interpolation may be performed
                            over the entire zone or on a user-defined
                            subregion of the zone.
         LINEAR IN I        Perform straight line interpolation
                            between opposite boundaries with spacing
                            distributions interpolated from the
                            boundaries.
         LINEAR IN J
         LINEAR IN K
         JK TRANSFINITE     Perform transfinite interpolation in the
                            designated plane for each such plane in
                            selected region.
         IK TRANSFINITE
         IJ TRANSFINITE
         IJK TRANSFINITE    Perform 3D transfinite interpolation from
                            the boundaries of the specified region.
         = STACK MODE =
         FULL 3D
         I PLANES
         J PLANES
         K PLANES
      ELLIPTIC
         =FORCE FUN MEN=
         == 2D AND 3D ==
         LAPLACE ( = 0 )    No forcing function.
         SMOOTH
         == 3D ONLY!!  ==
         ARC LENGTH         Forcing based on the arc length distribution
                            of the initial grid.
         ARC + CURVATURE    Forcing based on arc length and curvature of
                            the initial grid.
         INTERP, ARC        Forcing interpolated from the boundaries
                            based on boundary arc length distributions.
         INTERP, ARC+CURV   Forcing interpolated from the boundaries
                            based on boundary arc length and curvature.
         GRAPE
         == 2D ONLY!! ==
         THOMAS MIDDLECF
         SORENSON
         RUN ELLIPTIC       Begin the elliptic equation smoothing.
         SHOW PARMETERS
         SET OMEGA
         SET SOLVER
            =SOLVER MENU=
            POINT SOR
            X LINE SOR
            Y LINE SOR
            Z LINE SOR
            ADI LINE SOR
            MULTIGRID POINT
            X LINE MULTI
            Y LINE MULTI
            Z LINE MULTI
            ADI LINE MULTI
         SET INTRP TYP
            =INTRP TYP MEN=
            INDEX
            SEMI ARC LENGTH
            ARC LENGTH
            = STACK MODE =
            FULL 3D
            I PLANES
            J PLANES
            K PLANES
      DISTRIBUTE            Redistribute the grid along lines of varying
                            I, J, or K coordinate, using the initial
                            grid distribution.
         REDISTRIBUTE I
         REDISTRIBUTE J
         REDISTRIBUTE K
         = STACK MODE =
         FULL 3D
         I PLANES
         J PLANES
         K PLANES
   ADAPT GRID
      RUN ADAPTATION
      OPEN FLOWFILE
         Common File
         FDA (NASTD)
         FDA (FANSI)
         PDA
      FORCING FUNC
         DENSITY
         MACH NUMBER
         TOTAL PRESSURE
         TOTAL TEMP.
         STATIC PRESSURE
         STATIC TEMP.
      METHOD
         FULL 3D
         3D ON I-PLANES
         3D ON J-PLANES
         3D ON K-PLANES
         1D IN I DIREC.
         1D IN J DIREC.
         1D IN K DIREC.
         Y-PLUS
      WEIGHTS
         CONSTANT WEIGHT
         1st DERIV. WT.
         2nd DERIV. WT.
      BOUNDARIES
         I Start ON/OFF
         I End   ON/OFF
         J Start ON/OFF
         J End   ON/OFF
         K Start ON/OFF
         K End   ON/OFF

The Boundary Condition Menu

BOUNDARY COND.
   PICK ZONE/BNDY           Select zone and boundary for changes.
   IDENTIFY PNTS.           Mark boundary conditions of particular types
                            with keyboard symbols.
   MODIFY BNDY
      CHANGE ALL            Change all points in the selected area.
         UNDEFINED
         REFLECTION
         INFLOW OUTFLOW
         VISCOUS WALL
         FREESTREAM OUTF
         DIFFUSER INFLOW
         ARBITRARY INFLO
         CONFINED OUTFLO
         INVISCID WALL
         SELF CLOSING
         SINGULAR AXIS
         MIXED AXIS WALL
         BLEED
         PINWHEEL AXIS
         FROZEN
         CHIMERA BOUNDAR
         TRAILING EDGE      Boundary condition for FLO67.
         DISCONTINUOUS      Boundary condition for FLO67.
      CHANGE BY TYPE        Change only points of a certain boundary
                            condition within the selected area.
      COUPLE
         COUPLE             Perform zone coupling.
         CONNECT
         SHOW OTHER BNDY
         HIDE OTHER BNDY
         SEL OTHER BND
         SET TOLERANCE
            RESET ALL TOLER
            CONTAINMENT TOL    Set edge-of-cell tolerance.
            NORMAL TOLER.      Set normal distance tolerance.
            ANGULAR TOLER.     Set normal vector angular tolerance.
            POINT MATCH TOL
         SET COUP MODE
            POINT MTCH ON/OFF
            BILIN FIX ON/OFF
            BILIN BEST ON/OFF
            BNDY LAYER ON/OFF
      IDENTIFY PNTS         Mark selected boundary condition types with
                            keyboard symbols.
   AUTO COUPLE
      RUN AUTO COUP
      SET AUTO MODE
         -- MODE IS --
         COUPLE FACE
         COUPLE OVERLAPP
         RECOUPLE FACE
         RECOUPLE OVERLA
      SET REPT FILE
         -- FILE IS --
      SELECT ZONES
         -- ZONE IS --
      ** SET TOLER **
         RESET ALL TOLER
         CONTAINMENT TOL
         NORMAL TOLER.
         ANGULAR TOLER.
   CAPTURE AREA
      MANUAL ENTRY          Set capture (reference) area for this zone.
      COPY FROM ZONE        Copy area from another zone.
      RESET                 Sets area back to its original value (within
                            the current session).
      END                   Return to boundary condition menu.
   SAVE TMP ZDF             Save the temporary ZDF (contains only
                            boundary faces) to speed up future coupling.

Miscellaneous

SWITCH TO TEXT              Switch to command line mode.
END
   YES-TERMINATE            Terminate the current GMAN session.
   NO-DO NOT END            Return to TOP menu.

Display Selection

The Show Menu

SHOW
   SHOW SURFACES
      PICK ZONE             Select a zone for grid display.
      PICK I-PLANE          Display the I-plane menu for selection.
      PICK J-PLANE          Display the J-plane menu for selection.
      PICK K-PLANE          Display the K-plane menu for selection.
      NEXT PLANE            Display the next plane in the direction of
                            the currently selected plane type (I,J,K).
      PREVIOUS PLANE        Display the previous plane in the direction
                            of the currently selected plane type.
      TOGGLE DISPLAY
      CLEAR DISPLAY
      BLANKING ON/OFF
         SHOW GRID ON/OFF
         SHOW HOLES OFF/ON
   SHOW VOLUMES
      PICK ZONE
      DEFINE VOLUME
      DISPLAY VOLUME
      DISPLAY EDGES
      TOGGLE DISPLAY
      CLEAR DISPLAY
      BLANKING ON/OFF
         SHOW GRID ON/OFF
         SHOW HOLES OFF/ON
   SHOW TRACE
      PICK ZONE
      GENERATE TRACE
         START TRACE
         SET RAKE RANGE
         SET RAKE INCR
         SET TRACE DIR
         SET TRACE RESTR
         SET PARTCLE SIZ
         SET TRACE LIMIT
      OPEN SLP FILE
      SAVE GROUP
      DELETE GROUP
      SELECT GROUP
      DISPLAY TRACE
         ALL ON
         ALL OFF
      SET TRACE COLR
         WHITE
         RED
         GREEN
         BLUE
         CYAN
         MEGENTA
         YELLOW
      CLEAR ALL TRACE
      CLEAR DISPLAY
   SET DISPLY MODE
      WIREFRAME
      SHADED
      SHADED + GRID
      SOLID PANELS
      HIDDEN LINE

The List Menu

LIST
   LIST OPTIONS
      --LIST OPTIONS--
      GRID
      GRID HOLES
      BOUNDARY CONDS.       (Non-OLAP boundaries only)
      FRINGE BOUNDARY       (OLAP boundaries only)
      NUMBER OF PNTS
      BNDY CND REPORT
      FRINGE REPORT
      LABELS                (OLAP boundaries only)
      LABEL REPORT          (OLAP boundaries only)
   PICK ZONE
   PICK BOUNDARY
   OUTPUT OPTIONS
      =OUTPUT OPTIONS=
      WRITE TO SCREEN
      WRITE TO FILE
      LINES/PAGE
      PAUSES ON/OFF

The Check Menu

CHECK
   CHECK GRID
      --GRID QUALITY--
      RUN CHECKS
      PICK ZONE
      CHECK MODES
         --CHECK MODES--
         ALL ON
         ALL OFF
         AREAS & SIDES
         ZERO AREAS/VOLUMS ON/OFF
         NEG. AREAS/VOLUMS ON/OFF
         NEG. JACBN. ON/OFF
         CLPSED SIDE ON/OFF
         CROSSD SIDE ON/OFF
         ORTHOGONALI ON/OFF
         DISCNTNUITY ON/OFF
         STRETCHING ON/OFF
         ASPCT RATIO ON/OFF
         SPACING ON/OFF
         Y-PLUS CHCK ON/OFF
         SOLUTION CK ON/OFF
      OUTPUT MODE
         --OUTPUT MODES--
         NODE BY NODE
         PLANE BY PLANE
         WORST PLANES
         REGIONS
         SUMMARY
         INTERACTIVE
      OUTPUT OPTIONS
         =OUTPUT OPTIONS=
         WRITE TO SCREEN
         WRITE TO FILE
         LINES/PAGE
         PAUSES ON/OFF
      SET TOLERANCES
         ---TOLERANCES---
         SHOW TOLERANCES
         ORTHOGONALITY
         DISCONTINUITY
         STRETCHING
         SPACING
         Y-PLUS
      SET REF VALUES
         ---REF  VALUES---
         REF LENGTH
         REYNOLDS NUMBER
      SET QUAL DISPY
         --QUAL DISPLY--
         FAILURES(+) OFF/ON
         --COLOR CONTUR--
         AREAS OFF/ON
         JACOBIAN OFF/ON
         SIDES OFF/ON
         ORTHOGONALI OFF/ON
         DISCNTNUITY OFF/ON
         STRETCHING OFF/ON
         ASPCT RATIO OFF/ON
         SPACING OFF/ON
         YPLUS CHCK OFF/ON
         SOLUTION OFF/ON
         --SOLUTION VAR--
         "CFPOST variable"
         --CONTOUR DIR--
         I DIRECTION ON/OFF
         J DIRECTION OFF/ON
         K DIRECTION OFF/ON
         --CONTOUR LEV--
         SET CONT LEVELS
   CHECK BOUNDARY
      --BND CND CHKS--
      RUN BNDY CHKS         (Non-OLAP boundaries only)
      RUN FRNG CHKS         (OLAP boundaries only)
      PICK ZONE
      PICK BOUNDARY
      CHECK MODES
         --CHECK MODES--
         ALL ON
         ALL OFF
         QUICK
         UNDEFINED ON/OFF
         BOUNDARY ON/OFF
         COUPLED ON/OFF
         TRIFACTORS ON/OFF
         WALLS ON/OFF
         SINGULAR ON/OFF
         RATIOS ON/OFF
         HOLES ON/OFF
         SELF-CLOSIN ON/OFF
         BL-COUPLED ON/OFF
      OUTPUT MODE
         --OUTPUT MODES--
         FULL
         SUMMARY
         FAILURES ONLY
      OUTPUT OPTIONS
         =OUTPUT OPTIONS=
         WRITE TO SCREEN
         WRITE TO FILE
         LINES/PAGE
         PAUSES ON/OFF
      TOLERANCES
         SHOW TOLS
         XYZ
         NORMAL
         CELL
         RATIO
      SET QUAL DISPY
         --QUAL DISPLY--
         FAILURES(+) OFF/ON
         --COLOR CONTUR--
         TRIFACTORS OFF/ON
         RATIOS OFF/ON
         --CONTOUR DIR--
         I/X DIRECTN ON/OFF
         J/Y DIRECTN OFF/ON
         K/Z DIRECTN OFF/ON
         --CONTOUR LEV--
         SET CONT LEVELS


Last updated 16 Mar 1999