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 PdnMesh(2001 August)          PdnMesh Manual           PdnMesh(2001 August)
                                Version 0.1.2



 NAME
      pdnmesh - A 2D finite element program

 SYNOPSIS
      pdnmesh [-b badness] [-s splitting priority] [-a area] [-c contour
      levels ] [-v ] [-nx ] [-do ] -i input file

 DESCRIPTION
      pdnmesh is a 2D finite element problem solver. It generates the
      Delaunay tringulation of an input point set and afterwards, it will
      solve the problem. Apart from the points, the set of edges and the
      boundaries should be specified in the input file.

 OUTPUT
      The program will generate two Encapsulated Postscript files called
      mesh.eps and cont.eps of the mesh and the contour plot respectively.
      If a display is available, the program can also display its results on
      the screen.

 OPTIONS
      pdnmesh accepts the following options:

      -h, -?  Print the currently installed version of pdnmesh on the
              standard output.

      -s VALUE
              Sets the splitting priority to VALUE. Triangles with higher
              priority are more likely to be split in later iterations.

      -b VALUE
              Sets the minimum badness for a triangle to be split to VALUE.
              Badness is the ratio of the longest edge to the shortest edge
              in terms of lengths.

      -a VALUE
              Sets the minimum area of a triangle to be split to VALUE. The
              area is taken with respect to local coordinates, NOT the input
              coordinates. The local coordinate system is enclosed in a 2 by
              2 square centered at origin.

      -c VALUE
              Sets the number of contour lines drawn to VALUE, an integer.

      -v      Print verbose output.

      -nx     Do not open graphical display. This is used when the program
              is run in text mode.

      -do     Generate the data file of the mesh as 'data.in'.





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 PdnMesh(2001 August)          PdnMesh Manual           PdnMesh(2001 August)
                                Version 0.1.2



 SEE ALSO
      d2m(1) pdnmesh_input(5)

 COPYRIGHT
      Copyright c)  2001 Sarod Yatawatta

      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
      documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
      provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
      both copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
      documentation.











































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