Input Flags

geovar currently features the following input flags or options:

MODE

Mode refers to the mode of operation. geovar currently has three (3) modes of operation:

1. Generate Geometric Variations mode = 1

   • The program only generates the geometric variants of an Onshape document
   • The program only relies on the input XML file
   • The program exports .STL files corresponding to each geometric variant

2. Generate and Mesh Geometric Variations mode = 2

   • The program generates and meshes the geometric variants of an Onshape document
   • The program only relies on the input XML file
   • The program uses TetGen to produce volumetric meshes of the geometric variants
   • The program exports .STL files and generates .EDGE, .ELE, .FACE, .MESH, .SMESH, and .VTK files, corresponding to each geometric variant

3. Generate, Mesh, and Simulate Geometric Variations mode = 3

FILENAME

Filename refers to the name of the input file.

• The user is only require to provide the filename of the input XML file
• The user does not need to specify the extension (.XML)