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AcuReport Reference Manual
Instruction of the AcuReport tool, a standalone post-processor batch tool used to generate a report from an AcuSolve solution database.
Acupu Functions
readStl()
Read an .stl file.

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Introduction of background knowledge regarding flow physics and CFD as well as detailed information about the use of AcuSolve and what specific options do.
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AcuSolve command descriptions and corresponding examples.
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AcuSolve utility programs covering preparatory and post-processing as well as user-defined functions and utility scripts.
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Commands of AcuTrace, a particle tracer that runs as a post-processor to or a co-processor with AcuSolve.
AcuTrace User-Defined Functions Manual
Instructions to define additional solution quantities of AcuTrace called user equations.
AcuReport Reference Manual
Instruction of the AcuReport tool, a standalone post-processor batch tool used to generate a report from an AcuSolve solution database.
- Report
  This module creates the .tex file based on the LaTex formatting system by using various methods that work on the report, such as addFigure, addSection and addTable.
- Adb
  The role of this module is to create an interface to the Acudb module for opening and extracting the last AcuSolve solution database, and transferring its data to the report and plotting them.
- 2D Plot
  This module defines the curve method for drawing an interpolated curve and the plot method that plots the curve(s) into an image file.
- 3D Plot
  The 3D plot part role is used to show and change the 3D visualization view of the problem.
- Example of .Rep File
  The .rep file may look something like the example shown below.
- Run Time Options for AcuReport
  Each program requires zero or more command-line options to run.
- Document Generation
- 2D Plot
- ReportAcs
  This module defines methods that get data from the database and adds them to the report (.tex) file and are used by the .rep file.
- AcuSolve Database Access (Adb)
- Volume Access Functions
- Surface Access Functions
- Periodics Access Functions
- Node Access Functions
- Scalar and Vector Variables Functions
- Iso-Surface and Cut-Plane Functions
- Iso_Line Functions
- Tufts Functions
- Clip Plane Functions
- Time Step Functions
- Display Orientation Functions
- Add\Remove Actors Functions
- Set\Get Actors Properties
  Display, transparency, transparency value, color, visibility, line width and point size of the "Surface actors", "Volume Actors", "PBC Actors", "NBC Actors", "Iso-Surface Actors" and "Cut-Plane Actors" can be set through the following functions.
- Scene Graph Functions
- Miscellaneous Functions
- Basic LaTex Tags
  Below are some useful tags in the LaTex formatting system.
- Acupu Functions
  - appendCrds()
    Append a new coordinate/usrIds to the end of an old set. Also, return an inverse map from the new usrIds to the extended vector.
  - array2Str()
    Convert an array to string for printing.
  - cksumArray()
    Get an array cksum.
  - cksumFile()
    Get the file's cksum value.
  - crdOrg()
    Get the center of a set of nodes.
  - cs2Str()
    Convert a clean string to a string.
  - decryptStr()
    Decrypt a string.
  - dupNodeMap()
    Return a nodal map for duplicate nodes.
  - elmGradField()
    Get the average grad-field within each element.
  - elmVolume()
    Get the volume of each element.
  - encryptStr()
    Encrypt a string.
  - getCnnNodes()
    Get a unique list of nodes in a connectivity array.
  - getFileCnts()
    Get file counts.
  - getInvMap()
    Build and return an inverse map from user number to 0 based index.
  - getMemoryUsage()
    Get memory usage (from first import Acupu).
  - getProIds()
    Get all process IDs on the system.
  - getSipVoidPtrInt()
    Get an integer from a voidPtr.
  - getSrfEdge()
    Extract the external/feature edges of a surface set.
  - getSrfSplit()
    Split a surface based on angle.
  - getVolSrf()
    Extract the external surfaces (quad and triangular faces) of an element set.
  - invMap()
    Map an integer or an array of integers from user to 0 based index.
  - licIsAltair()
    Is this an Altair license?
  - mapPbcFaces()
    Map the faces based on periodicity type.
  - mergeCrds()
    Merge a new coordinate/usrIds with an old set. Also, return an inverse map from the new usrIds to the extended vector. Merging is performed purely on usrIds. Any node in the new set with the same usrIds in the old array is mapped to the old set.
  - nodalVolume()
    Get the volume associated with each node.
  - orientSrf()
    Reorient the surface connectivity according to the interior element.
  - pyt2Str()
    Convert a clean string to a string.
  - readArrays()
    Read a file into a set of arrays defined by the format.
  - readNastran()
    Read a Nastran file.
  - readStl()
    Read an .stl file.
  - setProgName()
    Set program name for internal messages.
  - srf2Tri()
    Convert a surface to triangle.
  - srfLayOut()
    Get a set of surface layout information.
  - srfNodalNorm()
    Compute the normal directions for the nodes of surface sets.
  - str2Array()
    Convert a string to array.
  - str2Cs()
    Convert a string to a clean string.
  - str2Pyt()
    Convert a string to a clean string.
  - usrMap()
    Map an integer or an array of integers from 0 based index to user IDs.
  - volLayOut()
    Get a set of volume layout information.
  - writeArrays()
    Write arrays in a file.
  - writeEnsightArray()
    Write arrays into EnSight array format.
  - writeStl()
    Write an .stl file.
AcuSolve Surface Processing

readStl()

Read an .stl file.

Parameters

fileName (string): .stl file name.
tol (integer): Search tolerance.

Return Value

usrIds (array): User IDs.
crd (array): Coordinates.
srfs (list): List of surfaces (cnn, name).