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
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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.