UGC Usage Summary
UGC is a stand-alone unstructured 2D and 3D mesh, solution, and function file conversion code based on the UG_IO library suite.
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.
File_Status_Monitor_Flag=1
-Memory_Monitor : Turn on memory monitor.
Memory_Monitor_Flag=1
-Memory_Monitor2 : Turn on memory monitor.
Memory_Monitor_Flag=2
-build : List program version build number.
-h : List summary of input parameters.
Help_Flag=1
-h_all : List summary of all input parameters.
Help_Flag=3
-h_io : List summary of file I/O parameters.
Help_UG_IO_Flag=1
-help : List documentation of input parameters.
Help_Flag=2
-help_all : List documentation of all input parameters.
Help_Flag=4
-help_io : List documentation of file I/O parameters.
Help_UG_IO_Flag=2
-out : Generate an output file.
-log : synonymous names
Output_File_Flag=1
-out_a : Append an output file.
-log_a : synonymous names
Output_File_Flag=-1
-outf : Send output to a file only.
-logf : synonymous names
Output_File_Flag=2
-outf_a : Append output to a file only.
-logf_a : synonymous names
Output_File_Flag=-2
-ver : List program version number.
-version : List program version information.
Help_Flag : List documentation of input parameters.
default=0 min=-1 max=4
Help_UG_IO_Flag : List documentation of file I/O parameters.
default=0 min=0 max=2
Output_File_Flag : Output file flag.
default=0 min=-2 max=2
-v : Use executable in specified directory.
default=
Arg_File_Name : Input argument file name.
-arg : synonymous names
default=
Output_Grid_File_Name : Output grid file name or suffix.
-o -ogrid : synonymous names
default=.b8.ugrid
TMP_File_Dir : Temporary file directory.
-tmp : synonymous names
default=_null_
FLAG PARAMETERS (OFTEN USED)
-2d : Convert a 2D planar grid file.
-2 : synonymous names
Mode_Flag=2
-b : Read in only the boundary grid.
Bnd_Only_Flag=1
-br : Read in only the boundary surface grid and separate.
Bnd_Only_Flag=1 Separate_by_ID_Flag=1
-idr : Renumber input surface face IDs consecutively 1,2,3...
Renumber_ID_Flag=1
-ifile : Specify input grid, node, or function file to convert.
-i : synonymous names
Input_File_Name=
-no_quad : Convert quads to trias.
-nq : synonymous names
No_Quad_Flag=1
-ofile : Specify output grid, node, or function file to convert.
-o : synonymous names
Output_File_Name=
-rm_hex : Delete hex-elements in output file.
Vol_Hex_Flag=0
-rm_ids : List of surface IDs to remove from the output grid.
Rm_Surf_IDs=
-rm_prism : Delete prism-elements in output file.
Vol_Pent_6_Flag=0
-rm_pyramid : Delete pyramid-elements in output file.
Vol_Pent_5_Flag=0
-rm_quad : Delete boundary quad-faces in output file.
Surf_Quad_Flag=0
-rm_tet : Delete tet-elements in output file.
Vol_Tet_Flag=0
-rm_tria : Delete boundary tria-faces in output file.
Surf_Tria_Flag=0
-vol_id : Allocate, read, set, and write volume ID.
Set_Vol_ID_Flag=1
OPTION PARAMETERS (RARELY USED)
Message_Flag : Message flag.
mmsg : synonymous names
default=1 min=-1 max=2
Rm_Surf_IDs : List of surface IDs to remove from the output grid.
default=