Following is a listing of the available input commands to either sculpt or psculpt. When used from the unix command line, commands may be issued using the short form argument, designated with a single dash(-), or with the longer form, designated with two dashes (--). When used in an input file, only the long form may be used, omitting the two dashes (--)
Process Control -pc --process --num_procs -j <arg> Number of processors requested --input_file -i <arg> File containing user input data --debug_processor -D <arg> Sleep to attach to processor for debug --debug_flag -dbf <arg> Dump debug info based on flag --quiet -qt Suppress output --print_input -pi Print input values and defaults then stop --version -vs Print version number and exit --threads_process -tpp <arg> Number of threads per process --iproc -ip <arg> Number of processors in I direction --jproc -jp <arg> Number of processors in J direction --kproc -kp <arg> Number of processors in K direction --periodic -per Generate periodic mesh --check_periodic -cp <arg> Check for periodic geometry --check_periodic_tol -cpt <arg> Tolerance for checking periodicity --periodic_axis -pax <arg> Axis periodicity is about --periodic_nodesets -pns <arg> Nodesets ids of master/slave nodesets --build_ghosts -bg Write ghost layers to exodus files for debug --vfrac_method -vm <arg> Set method for computing volume fractions Input Data Files -inp --input --stl_file -stl <arg> Input STL file --diatom_file -d <arg> Input Diatom description file --input_vfrac -ivf <arg> Input from Volume Fraction file base name --input_micro -ims <arg> Input from Microstructure file --input_cart_exo -ice <arg> Input from Cartesian Exodus file --input_spn -isp <arg> Input from Microstructure spn file --spn_xyz_order -spo <arg> Ordering of cells in spn file --input_stitch -ist <arg> Input from Stitch file --stitch_timestep -stt <arg> Timestep in Stitch file to read --stitch_timestep_id -stn <arg> Timestep ID in Stitch file to read --stitch_field -stf <arg> Field in Stitch file to read --stitch_info -sti List header info for Stitch file --lattice -l <arg> STL Lattice Template File Output -out --output --exodus_file -e <arg> Output Exodus file base name --large_exodus -le <arg> Output large Exodus file(s) --volfrac_file -vf <arg> Output Volume Fraction file base name --quality -Q Dump quality metrics to file --export_comm_maps -C Export parallel comm maps to debug exo files --write_geom -G Write geometry associativity file --write_mbg -M Write mesh based geometry file <beta> --compare_volume -cv Report vfrac and mesh volume comparison --compute_ss_stats -css Report sideset statistics Overlay Grid Specification -ovr --overlay --nelx -x <arg> Num cells in X in overlay Cartesian grid --nely -y <arg> Num cells in Y in overlay Cartesian grid --nelz -z <arg> Num cells in Z in overlay Cartesian grid --xmin -t <arg> Min X coord of overlay Cartesian grid --ymin -u <arg> Min Y coord of overlay Cartesian grid --zmin -v <arg> Min Z coord of overlay Cartesian grid --xmax -q <arg> Max X coord of overlay Cartesian grid --ymax -r <arg> Max Y coord of overlay Cartesian grid --zmax -s <arg> Max Z coord of overlay Cartesian grid --cell_size -cs <arg> Cell size (nelx, nely, nelz ignored) --align -a Automatically align geometry to grid --bbox_expand -be <arg> Expand tight bbox by percent --input_mesh -im <arg> Input Base Exodus mesh --input_mesh_blocks -imb <arg> Block ids of Input Base Exodus mesh --input_mesh_material -imm <arg> Material definition with input mesh --input_mesh_pamgen -imp <arg> Input Base mesh defined by Pamgen --join_parallel -jp <arg> Join parallel files Mesh Type -typ --type --stair -str <arg> Generate Stair-step mesh --mesh_void -V <arg> Mesh void --trimesh -tri Generate tri mesh of geometry surfaces --tetmesh -tet <arg> Under Development --deg_threshold -dg <arg> Convert hexes below threshold to degenerates --max_deg_iters -dgi <arg> Maximum number of degenerate iterations --htet -ht <arg> Convert hexes below quality threshold to tets --htet_method -hti <arg> Method used for splitting hexes to tets --htet_material -htm <arg> Convert hexes in given materials to tets --htet_transition -htt <arg> Transition method between hexes and tets --htet_pyramid -htp <arg> Local transition pyramid --htet_tied_contact -htc <arg> Local transition tied contact --htet_no_interface -htn <arg> Local transition none Boundary Conditions -bc --boundary_condition --void_mat -VM <arg> Void material ID (when mesh_void=true) --separate_void_blocks -SVB Separate void into unique block IDs --material_name -mn <arg> Label Material (Block) with Name --sideset_name -sn <arg> Label Sideset with Name --nodeset_name -nn <arg> Label Nodeset with Name --sideset -sid <arg> User Defined Sideset --nodeset -nid <arg> User Defined Nodeset --gen_sidesets -SS <arg> Generate sidesets --free_surface_sideset -FS <arg> Free Surface Sideset --match_sidesets -mss <arg> Sidesets ids of matching pairs --match_sidesets_nodeset -msn <arg> Nodeset defining match_sidesets Adaptive Meshing -adp --adapt --adapt_type -A <arg> Adaptive meshing type --adapt_threshold -AT <arg> Threshold for adaptive meshing --adapt_levels -AL <arg> Number of levels of adaptive refinement --adapt_material -AM <arg> Info for adapting material --adapt_export -AE Export exodus mesh of refined grid --adapt_non_manifold -ANM Refine at non-manifold conditions --adapt_load_balance -ALB Adaptive parallel load balancing Smoothing -smo --smoothing --smooth -S <arg> Smoothing method --csmooth -CS <arg> Curve smoothing method --laplacian_iters -LI <arg> Number of Laplacian smoothing iterations --max_opt_iters -OI <arg> Max. number of parallel Jacobi opt. iters. --opt_threshold -OT <arg> Stopping criteria for Jacobi opt. smoothing --curve_opt_thresh -COT <arg> Min metric at which curves won't be honored --max_pcol_iters -CI <arg> Max. number of parallel coloring smooth iters. --pcol_threshold -CT <arg> Stopping criteria for parallel color smooth --max_gq_iters -GQI <arg> Max. number of guaranteed quality smooth iters. --gq_threshold -GQT <arg> Guaranteed quality minimum SJ threshold --geo_smooth_max_deviation -GSM <arg> Geo Smoothing Maximum Deviation Mesh Improvement -imp --improve --pillow -p <arg> Set pillow criteria (1=surfaces) --pillow_surfaces -ps Turn on pillowing for all surfaces --pillow_curves -pcv Turn on pillowing for bad quality at curves --pillow_boundaries -pb Turn on pillowing at domain boundaries --pillow_curve_layers -pcl <arg> Number of elements to buffer at curves --pillow_curve_thresh -pct <arg> S.J. threshold to pillow hexes at curves --pillow_smooth_off -pso Turn off smoothing following pillow operations --capture -c <arg> Project to facet geometry <beta> --capture_angle -ca <arg> Angle at which to split surfaces <beta> --capture_side -sc <arg> Project to facet geometry with surface ID --defeature -df <arg> Apply automatic defeaturing --min_vol_cells -mvs <arg> Minimum number of cells in a volume --defeature_bbox -dbb Defeature Filtering at Bounding Box --defeature_iters -dfi <arg> Maximum Number of Defeaturing Iterations --thicken_material -thm <arg> Expand a given material into surrounding cells --thicken_void -thv <arg> Insert void material to remove overlap --micro_expand -me <arg> Expand Microstructure grid by N layers --micro_shave -ms Remove isolated cells at micro. boundaries --remove_bad -rb <arg> Remove hexes with Scaled Jacobian < threshold --wear_method -wm <arg> Method for removing void at free surface --crack_min_elem_thickness -cmet <arg> Minimum element thickness in crack --min_num_layers -mnl <arg> Minimum number of layers to keep using wear_method=2 Mesh Transformation -tfm --transform --xtranslate -xtr <arg> Translate final mesh coordinates in X --ytranslate -ytr <arg> Translate final mesh coordinates in Y --ztranslate -ztr <arg> Translate final mesh coordinates in Z --scale -scl <arg> Scale final mesh coordinates by constant Boundary Layers -bly --boundary_layer --begin -beg <arg> Begin specification blayer or blayer_block --end -zzz <arg> End specification blayer or blayer_block --material -mat <arg> Boundary layer material specification --num_elem_layers -nel <arg> Number of element layers in blayer block --thickness -th <arg> Thickness of first element layer in block --bias -bi <arg> Bias of element thicknesses in blayer block