AIM Inputs

The following list outlines the AFLR2 meshing options along with their default value available through the AIM interface.

• Proj_Name = "aflr2_CAPS"
  Output name prefix for meshes to be written in formats specified by Mesh_Format. These meshes are not linked to any analysis, but may be useful exploring meshing parameters.

• Mesh_Format = NULL
  Optional list of string mesh formats to generate meshes not linked to analysis.
  Available format names include: "exodus", "fast", "libMeshb", "stl", "bstl", "su2", "tecplot", "ugrid", "vtk", "bvtk", "vtu", "wavefront".
  where the "b" prefix indicates binary version.

• Tess_Params = [0.025, 0.001, 15.0]
  Body tessellation parameters. Tess_Params[0] and Tess_Params[1] get scaled by the capsMeshLength attribute. (From the EGADS manual) A set of 3 parameters that drive the EDGE discretization and the FACE triangulation. The first is the maximum length of an EDGE segment or triangle side (in physical space). A zero is flag that allows for any length. The second is a curvature-based value that looks locally at the deviation between the centroid of the discrete object and the underlying geometry. Any deviation larger than the input value will cause the tessellation to be enhanced in those regions. The third is the maximum interior dihedral angle (in degrees) between triangle facets (or Edge segment tangents for a WIREBODY tessellation), note that a zero ignores this phase.
• Mesh_Quiet_Flag = False
  Complete suppression of mesh generator (not including errors)
• Mesh_Gen_Input_String = NULL
  Meshing program command line string (as if called in bash mode). Use this to specify more complicated options/use features of the mesher not currently exposed through other AIM input variables. Note that this is the exact string that will be provided to the volume mesher; no modifications will be made. If left NULL an input string will be created based on default values of the relevant AIM input variables.
• Edge_Point_Min = NULL
  Minimum number of points on an edge including end points to use when creating a surface mesh (min 2).
• Edge_Point_Max = NULL
  Maximum number of points on an edge including end points to use when creating a surface mesh (min 2).
• Mesh_Sizing = NULL
  See Mesh Sizing for additional details.