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PROGRAM:

NAME

pyformex - generate and transform 3D geometry using Python scripts

SYNOPSIS

pyformex [options] [ [ file [args] ] ...]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the pyformex command.

pyFormex is a program for generating, transforming and manipulating large geometrical
models of 3D structures by sequences of mathematical operations. Thanks to a powerful
(Python based) scripting language, pyFormex is very well suited for the automated design
of spatial frame structures. It provides a wide range of operations on surface meshes,
like STL type triangulated surfaces. There are provisions to import medical scan images.
pyFormex can also be used as a pre- and post-processor for Finite Element analysis
programs. Finally, it might be used just for creating some nice graphics.

Using pyFormex, the topology of the elements and the final geometrical form can be
decoupled. Often, topology is created first and then mapped onto the geometry. Through the
scripting language, the user can define any sequence of transformations, built from
provided or user defined functions. This way, building parametric models becomes a natural
thing.

While pyFormex is still under development, it already provides a fairly stable scripting
language and an OpenGL GUI environment for displaying and manipulating the generated
structures.

OPTIONS

The pyformex command follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting
with two dashes ('-'). The non-option arguments are filenames of existing pyFormex
scripts, possibly followed by arguments, that will be executed by the pyFormex engine. If
a script file uses arguments, it is responsible for removing the arguments from the list.

A summary of the most important options is included below. A complete overview is can be
found from the 'pyformex -h' command. For a complete description of the use and operation
of pyFormex, see the online documentation at http://pyformex.org/doc or the documentation
included with the distribution.

--gui start the GUI (default if no file argument is given)

--nogui
do not load the GUI (default if a file argument is given)

--interactive, -i
Go into interactive mode after processing the command line parameters. This is
implied by the --gui option.

--config=<file>
Read configuration settings from <file>, if it exists.

--nodefaultconfig
Skip the default site and user config files. This option can only be used in
conjunction with the --config option.

--redirect
Redirect standard output to the message board (ignored with --nogui)

--debug
display debugging info to standard output

--whereami
Show where the pyformex package is installed and exit

--detect
Show detected helper software and exit

--version
Show the program's version number and exit.

--help, -h
Show the help message and exit.

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