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ANSYS TurboGrid
Introduction
ANSYS TurboGrid Release 11.0
December 2006
ANSYS, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Copyright and Trademark Information
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Third-Party Software
ANSYS TurboGrid Overview
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Blade Passage Wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Multi-Blade Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mesh Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Beta Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CFX Launcher
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting the CFX Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Launcher Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Working Directory Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Output Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Automatic Application Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Launcher Customization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
CCL Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Example: Adding the Windows Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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Table of Contents: Help On Help
Help On Help
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
ANSYS TurboGrid Documentation Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
File and Directory Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
User Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Input Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Optional Arguments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Operating System Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Accessing Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Adjusting Font Sizes in Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Using the Help Browser Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Using the Search Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Contact Information
How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

ANSYS Customer Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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ANSYS TurboGrid Overview
• Introduction (p. 1)
• What’s New (p. 1)
Introduction
ANSYS TurboGrid is a powerful tool that lets designers and analysts of rotating machinery
create high-quality hexahedral meshes, while preserving the underlying geometry. These
meshes are used in the ANSYS workflow to solve complex blade passage problems.
The ANSYS TurboGrid online product documentation is divided into five major areas:
1. ANSYS TurboGrid Introduction
A brief introduction, listing of new features, and detailed information about the CFX
launcher
2. ANSYS TurboGrid Tutorials
3. ANSYS TurboGrid User's Guide
Information about the user interface and workflow
4. ANSYS TurboGrid Reference Guide
Detailed information about menu items, command actions, syntax, etc.
5. Installation and Licensing
What’s New
The following sections outline some of the enhancements in ANSYS TurboGrid.
General
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) extended to include right-click options in the Object Tree
and Viewer.
ANSYS TurboGrid Introduction

ANSYS TurboGrid Release 11.0. © 2003-2006 ANSYS Canada Ltd. All rights reserved.
Contains proprietary and confidential information of ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
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ANSYS TurboGrid Overview: What’s New
Blade Passage Wrap

Geometry, topology, and mesh generation support has been added for:
• Blades with over 270° wrap; now there are no specific limits to the amount of wrap that
a blade may have.
Multi-Blade Applications
Geometry, topology, and mesh generation support has been added for multi-blade
applications such as:
• Splitters
• Tandem vanes
Geometry
• Auto-compute inlet and outlet points that lie between adjacent stages
• Hub tip capability
• Linearly varying tip offsets
• Blade biasing between periodic surfaces
• Blade surfaces now are represented in a manner similar to BladeModeler (creates blade
surfaces in the stream wise direction rather than the span wise direction)
• Writing and reading periodic surfaces
Topology
• Support for C-Grid topology pattern at leading/trailing edges
• Support for sharp leading and trailing edges
• The topology (and mesh) near the leading and trailing edges can now be separated
from the leading and trailing edge blade geometry (to reduce mesh skew on high twist
blades).
• Automatic mesh element size matching across periodic interfaces
Mesh Generation
• Support for generating mesh in double precision for y+ values less than 1
Layers
• Generate, update and display mesh statistics
Beta Features
To enable beta features, select Edit > Options then, in the Options dialog box that appears,
select TurboGrid in the tree view, and then select the Enable Beta Features check box.
• Support for Re-parameterized Blade Profiles
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Re-parameterization of blade profiles is a tool for reducing the "hour glass" effect when
a blade surface is created. To use this feature, select Create > Re-parameterized Blade
Profiles.
This tool will create a new set of profiles where the points are positioned to minimize the
hour glass effect. It is used in conjunction with streamwise ruled surface lofting. An
example of the hour glass effect is illustrated below. The cylinder on the left has the hour
glass effect; the cylinder on the right does not.
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CFX Launcher
• Starting the CFX Launcher (p. 5)
• The Launcher Interface (p. 6)
• Automatic Application Search (p. 10)
• Launcher Customization (p. 10)
Introduction
The CFX Launcher is provided to make it easy to run all the modules of ANSYS CFX without
having to use a command line. The launcher provides the following functionality:
• Setting up the working directory.
• Launching installed CFX and ANSYS products.
• Access to various other tools, including a command window which allows you to run
other utilities.
• Access to the online help and other useful information.
• Extensive customization capability to allow you to change the behavior of the launcher
and start your own applications.
Starting the CFX Launcher

To run the CFX launcher on a UNIX machine, type <CFXROOT>/bin/cfxlaunch in a terminal
window. To run the CFX launcher on a Windows machine, you can do any one of the
following:
• Double-click the ANSYS TurboGrid 11.0 icon on the desktop (if one exists).
• Select All Programs > ANSYS 11.0 > CFX > ANSYS TurboGrid 11.0 from the Start
menu.
• In a DOS window which has its path set up correctly to run ANSYS TurboGrid, type
cfxlaunch (otherwise, you will need to type the full pathname of the cfxlaunch
command).
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CFX Launcher: The Launcher Interface
The Launcher Interface

The layout of the CFX launcher is shown below:
Figure 1 CFX Launcher
Menu Bar Tool Bar Working Directory Selector
Output Window Open Windows Explorer at the Working

Directory (Windows only).
The CFX launcher consists of a menu bar, a tool bar for launching applications, a working
directory selector, and an output window where messages can be displayed. On Windows
platforms, an icon to start Windows Explorer in the working directory appears next to the
directory selector.
Each main part of the launcher is described below:
• Menu Bar (p. 6)
• Tool Bar (p. 9)
• Working Directory Selector (p. 9)
• Output Window (p. 10)
Menu Bar
The CFX launcher menus are described briefly in the following table, and in more detail
following the table.
File Menu (p. 7) Allows you to save the contents of the text output window
and close the launcher.
Edit Menu (p. 7) Allows you clear the text output window, find text in the text
output window and set options for the launcher.
CFX Menu (p. 7) Allows you to run installed CFX products.
ANSYS Menu Allows you to run other ANSYS products if you have them
(p. 8) installed.
Show Menu Allows you to show system, installation and other
(p. 8) information.
Tools Menu (p. 8) Allows you to access the license manager, a command line for
running other CFX utilities, and a text editor.
User Menu (p. 9) This is provided as an example. You can add your own
application to this menu or create new menus.
Help Menu (p. 9) Allows you to access the online help system.
File Menu Save As...

Choosing this option will allow you to save the contents of the output window to a file.
Quit
Choosing this item will shut down the launcher. Any programs already launched will
continue to run.
Edit Menu Allows you clear the text output window, find text in the text output window and set
options for the launcher.
Clear
This will clear the output window.
Find
This will display a dialog box where you can search the text in the output window.
Options
The Options dialog box allows you to change the appearance of the launcher.
GUI Style
There are a number of GUI styles that you can chose from, and are available on all platforms.
For example, choosing Windows will change the look and feel of the GUI to resemble that of
a Windows application. You can select from Windows, Motif, Motif Plus, SGI, Platinum and
CDE (Solaris) styles. Once you have selected a style, click Apply to test.
Application Font and Text Window Font

The button to the right of Application Font sets the font used anywhere outside the text
output window. The button to the right of Text Window Font applies only to the text
output window. Clicking either of these buttons will open the Select Font dialog box.
CFX Menu ANSYS TurboGrid

Choosing this option will run ANSYS TurboGrid, with the working directory as specified in
Working Directory Selector (p. 9).
Other CFX Applications
The launcher will search for installed CFX applications (e.g., ANSYS CFX-Pre, ANSYS
CFX-Post) and provide a menu entry to launch each application. If an application is not
found, you can add it. For details, see Launcher Customization (p. 10).
ANSYS Menu Any version of ANSYS and ANSYS Workbench that you have installed can be launched from
this menu. If an application is not found you can add it. For details, see Launcher
Customization (p. 10).
Show Menu Installation

This will show information about the version of ANSYS TurboGrid that you are running.
All
Choosing this option will display all of the available information, including information
about your system, installation and variables.
System
Choosing this option will display information about the ANSYS TurboGrid installation and
the system on which it is being run.
Variables
Choosing this option will display the values of all the environment variables that are used in
ANSYS TurboGrid.
Patches
Choosing this option will display the output from the command cfx5info -patches. This
provides information on patches that have been installed after the initial installation of
ANSYS TurboGrid.
Acknowledgements
This will display a list of acknowledgements.
Terms
This will display the license terms under which ANSYS TurboGrid is provided.
Tools Menu Allows you to access license management tools and a command line for running other
ANSYS CFX utilities.
ANSYS License Manager

If ANSYS License Manager is installed, a menu entry to launch it will appear in the Tools
menu.
Command Line
Choosing this option will start a command window from which you can run any of the
ANSYS TurboGrid commands via the command line interface. The command line will be set
up to run the correct version of ANSYS TurboGrid and the commands will be run in the
current working directory.
On Windows, if you do not use the Tools > Command Line command to open a command
window, then you will have to either type the full path of the executable in each command,
or explicitly set your system path to include the <CFXROOT>/bin directory.
You may want to start components of ANSYS TurboGrid from the command line rather than
by clicking the appropriate button on the CFX launcher for the following reasons:
• ANSYS TurboGrid contains some utilities (e.g., a parameter editor) which can only be run
from the command line.
• You may wish to specify certain command line arguments when starting up a
component so that it starts up in a particular configuration.
• If you are having problems with a component, you may be able to get a more detailed
error message by starting the component from the command line than you would get
if you started the component from the launcher. If you start a component from the
command line, any error messages produced are written to the command line window.
Edit File
Opens a browser to edit the text file of your choice in a platform-native text editor. Which
text editor is called is controlled by the settings in <CFXROOT>/etc/launcher/shared.ccl.
User Menu The User menu is provided as an example. You can add your own applications to this menu,
or create new menus. For details, see Launcher Customization (p. 10).
Help Menu The Help menu is described in Accessing Online Help (p. 17).
Tool Bar
The toolbar contains shortcuts to the main components of CFX, for example ANSYS
TurboGrid, ANSYS CFX-Pre, ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager and ANSYS CFX-Post. Pressing any
of the buttons will start up the component in the specified working directory. The
equivalent menu entries for launching the components also show a keyboard shortcut that
can be used to launch the component.
Working Directory Selector

When running the ANSYS TurboGrid software, all the files created will be stored in the
working directory. If you run the software on UNIX, the working directory is the directory
that was current when you started the software. If you start the software on Windows, the
launcher shows the directory selected the last time it was used.
To change the working directory, you can do any of the following:
• Type the directory name into the box and press <Enter>.
• Click on the down-arrow icon ( ) next to the directory name. This will bring up a list of
recently used directories to pick from.
• Click on the Browse... icon to bring up a file browser to select the directory that you
want.
CFX Launcher: Automatic Application Search
Output Window
The output window is used to display information from commands in the Show menu. You
can right-click in the output window to show a shortcut menu with the following options:
• Find...: Displays a dialog box where you can enter text to search for in the output.
• Select All: Selects all the text.
• Copy Selection: Copies the selected text.
• Save As...: Saves the output to a file.
• Clear: Clears the output window.
Automatic Application Search

The CFX Launcher automatically searches for installations of CFX and ANSYS products
including the license manager. Depending on the application, the search includes common
installation directories, directories pointed to by environment variables associated with
ANSYS CFX and ANSYS products, and the Windows registry. In the unlikely event that a
product is not found, you can configure the CFX Launcher using the steps outlined in
Launcher Customization (p. 10).
Launcher Customization
Many parts of the launcher are driven by CCL commands contained in configuration files.
Some parts of the launcher are not editable (such as the File, Edit and Help menus), but
others parts allow you to edit existing actions and create new ones (for example, launching
your own application from the User menu). The following sections outline the steps
required to configure the launcher. The configuration files are located in the
<CFXROOT>/etc/launcher/ directory (where <CFXROOT> is the path to your installation of
ANSYS TurboGrid). You can open these files in any text editor, but we do not recommend
that you edit any of the configuration files provided by ANSYS CFX, other than the User.ccl
configuration file.
CCL Structure
The configuration files contain CCL objects that control the appearance and behavior of
menus and buttons that appear in the launcher. There are three types of CCL objects: GROUP,
APPLICATION and DIVIDER objects. The fact that there are multiple configuration files is not
important; applications in one file can refer to groups in other files. An example of how to
add a menu item for the Windows calculator to the launcher is given in Example: Adding the
Windows Calculator (p. 13).
CFX Launcher: Launcher Customization
GROUP GROUP objects represent menus and toolbar groups in the launcher. Each new GROUP creates
a new menu and toolbar. Nothing will appear in the menu or toolbar until you add
APPLICATION or DIVIDER objects to the group. An example of a GROUP object is given
below:
GROUP: CFX
Position = 200
Menu Name = &CFX
Show In Toolbar = Yes
Show In Menu = Yes
Enabled = Yes
END
• The group name is set after the colon. In this case, it is “CFX”. This is the name that
APPLICATION and DIVIDER objects will refer to when you want to add them to this
group. This name should be different to all other GROUP objects.
• Position refers to the position of the menu relative to others. The value should be an
integer between 1 and 1000. Groups with a higher Position value, relative to other
groups, will have their menu appear further to the right in the menu bar. Referring to ,
CFX has a lower position value than the ANSYS group. The File and Edit menus are
always the first two menus and the Help menu is always the last menu.
• The title of the menu is set under Menu Name (this menu has the title CFX). The optional
ampersand is placed before the letter that you wish to act as a menu accelerator (i.e.,
<Alt>+C will display the CFX menu). You must be careful not to use an existing menu
accelerator.
• The creation of the menu or toolbar can be toggled by setting the Show in Menu and
Show in Toolbar options to Yes or No respectively. For example, you may want to
create a menu but not an associated toolbar.
• Enabled sets whether the menu/toolbar is available for selection or is greyed out. Set
the option to No to grey it out.
APPLICATION APPLICATION objects create entries in the menus and toolbars that will launch an
application or run a process. Two examples are given below with an explanation for each
parameter. The first example creates a menu entry in the Tools menu that opens a
command line window. The second example creates a menu entry and toolbar button to
start ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager.
APPLICATION: Command Line 1
Position = 300
Group = Tools
Tool Tip = Start a window in which CFX commands can be run
Menu Item Name = Command Line
Command = <windir>\system32\cmd.exe
Arguments = /c start
Show In Toolbar = No
Show In Menu = Yes
Enabled = Yes
OS List = winnt
END
APPLICATION: CFXSM
Position = 300
Group = CFX
Tool Tip = Launches ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager
Menu Item Name = CFX-&Solver Manager
Command = cfx5solve
Show In Toolbar = Yes
Show In Menu = Yes
Enabled = Yes
Toolbar Name = ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager
Icon = LaunchSolveIcon.xpm
Shortcut = CTRL+S
END
• The application name is set after the colon, in the first example it is “Command Line 1”.
This name should be different to all other APPLICATION objects.
• Position: sets the relative position of the menu entry. The value should be an integer
between 1 and 1000. The higher the value, relative to other applications that have the
same group, the further down the menu or the further to the right in a toolbar the entry
will appear. If you do not specify a position, the object assumes a high position value (so
it will appear at the bottom of a menu or at the right of a group of buttons).
• Group: sets the GROUP object to which this application belongs. The value must
correspond to the name that appears after “GROUP:” in an existing GROUP object. The
menu and/or toolbar entry will not be created if you do not specify a valid group name.
The GROUP object does not have to be in the same configuration file.
• Tool Tip: displays a message when the mouse pointer is held over a toolbar button. In
the ‘Command Line 1’ example above, the Tool Tip entry is not used since a toolbar
button is not created. This parameter is optional.
• Menu Item Name: sets the name of the entry that will appear in the menu. If you do not
specify a name, the name is set to the name of the APPLICATION: object. The optional
ampersand is placed before the letter that you wish to have act as a menu accelerator
(i.e <Alt>+c then “s” will start ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager. <Alt>+c selects the CFX
menu and “s” selects the entry from the menu). You must be careful not to use an
existing menu accelerator.
• Command: contains the command to run the application. The path can be absolute (i.e.,
use a forward slash to begin the path on UNIX, or a drive letter on Windows). If an
absolute path is not specified, a relative path from <CFXROOT>/bin/ is assumed. If no
command is specified, the menu item/toolbar button will not appear in the CFX
launcher. The path and command are checked when the CFX launcher is started. If the
path or command does not exist, the menu item/toolbar button will not appear in the
launcher. You may find it useful to include environment variables in a command path.
For details, see Including Environment Variables (p. 13).
• Arguments: specifies any arguments that need to be passed to the application. The
arguments are appended to the value you entered for Command. You do not need to
include this parameter as there are no arguments to pass. You may find it useful to
include environment variables in the arguments. For details, see Including Environment
Variables (p. 13).
Distinct arguments are space-separated. If you need to pass an argument that contains
spaces (e.g., a Windows file path) you should include that argument in double quotes,
for example:
Arguments = “C:\Documents and Settings\User” arg2 arg3
• Show In Toolbar: determines if a toolbar button is created for the application. This
parameter is optional with a default value of Yes.
• Show In Menu: determines if a menu entry is created for the application. This parameter
is optional with a default value of Yes.
• Enabled: allows you to grey out the menu entry and toolbar button. Set this parameter
to No to grey out the application. This parameter is optional with a default value of Yes.
• OS List is an optional parameter that allows you to set which operating system the
application is suitable for. If OS List is not supplied, the launcher will attempt to create
the menu item and toolbar button on all platforms.
For example, the command to open a command line window varies depending on the
operating system. In the ‘Command Line 1’ example above, the application only applies
to Windows platforms. To complete the OS coverage, the launcher configuration files
contain more ‘Command Line’ applications that apply to different operating systems.
OS List can contain the following values: winnt (Windows, including Windows XP), aix
(IBM), hpux, (HP), hpux-ia64 (64-bit HP), osf (Compaq Alpha), solaris (Sun), irix
(SGI), linux, linux-ia64 (64-bit Linux).
• Toolbar Name: sets the name that appears on the toolbar button. This parameter is
optional (since you may only want to show an icon).
• Icon: specifies the icon to use on the toolbar button and in the menu item. The path can
be absolute (i.e., use a forward slash to begin the path on UNIX, or a drive letter on
Windows). If an absolute path is not specified, a relative path from
<CFXROOT>/etc/icons is assumed. The following file formats are supported for icon
image files: Portable Network Graphics (png), Pixel Maps (ppm, xpm) and Bitmaps (bmp).
Other icons used in the launcher are 32 pixels wide and 30 pixels high. This parameter is
optional. If it is not included, an icon will not appear.
• Shortcut: specifies the keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to launch the
application. You must be careful not to use a keyboard shortcut that is used by any other
APPLICATION object.
Including Environment Variables

In can be useful to use environment variables in the values for some parameters. You can
specify an environment variable value in any parameter by including its name between the
< > symbols. In the ‘Command Line 1’ example above, <windir> is used in the Command
parameter so that the command will work on different versions of Windows. <windir> will
be replaced with the value held by the windir environment variable. The Command and
Argument parameters are the only parameters that are likely to benefit from using
environment variables. Environment variables included in the Arguments parameter are
expanded before they are passed to the application.
DIVIDER DIVIDER objects create a divider in a menu and/or toolbar (see the Tools menu for an
example). An example of the CCL for DIVIDER objects is shown below.
DIVIDER: Tools Divider 1
Position = 250
Group = Tools
OS List = winnt, aix, hpux, hpux-ia64, irix, linux, linux-ia64, osf, solaris
END
The Position, Group and OS List parameters are the same as those used in APPLICATION
objects. For details, see APPLICATION (p. 11).
Example: Adding the Windows Calculator

The following CCL is the minimum required to add the Windows calculator to the launcher:
GROUP: Windows Apps
Menu Name = Windows
END
APPLICATION: Calc
Group = Windows Apps
Command = <windir>\system32\calc.exe
Toolbar Name = Calc
END
Although the parameter Toolbar Name is not strictly required, you would end up with a
blank toolbar button if it were not set.
Help On Help
This chapter discusses:
• ANSYS TurboGrid Documentation Structure (p. 15)
• Document Conventions (p. 16)
• Accessing Online Help (p. 17)
• Using the Help Browser Index (p. 17)
• Using the Search Feature (p. 18)
Introduction
The ANSYS TurboGrid online help is in chm format (Windows) or jar format (UNIX),
accessible through ANSYS TurboGrid.
The tutorials are available in html format, and all documentation is available in PDF format,
on the ANSYS Customer Portal. For links to this website, or to contact a CFX representative,
see Contact Information (p. 19 in "ANSYS TurboGrid Introduction").
ANSYS TurboGrid Documentation Structure

The ANSYS TurboGrid documentation consists of the following:
Book Description PDF Name

installation guide how to install ANSYS TurboGrid
ANSYS TurboGrid Introduction how to run ANSYS TurboGrid xtintr11.pdf
ANSYS TurboGrid User’s Guide how to use ANSYS TurboGrid xtuser11.pdf
ANSYS TurboGrid Reference Guide complete details for every menu item, xtref11.pdf
advanced user topics, details of CCL
objects and parameters
ANSYS TurboGrid Tutorials A set of tutorials that demonstrate the xttutr11.pdf
workflow in ANSYS TurboGrid

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Document Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this document to distinguish between text,
computer file names, system messages, and input that you need to type.
File and Directory Names

File names and directory names appear in a plain fixed-width font (e.g. /usr/lib). Note that
on UNIX, directory names are separated by forward slashes (/) but on Windows, back slashes
are used (\). For example, a directory name on UNIX might be /CFX/bin whereas on a
Windows system, the same directory would be named \CFX\bin.
User Input
Input to be typed verbatim is shown in the following convention:
mkdir /usr/local/cfx
Input Substitution
Input substitution is shown in the following convention:
cfx5 -def <def_file>
you should actually type cfx5 -def, and substitute a suitable value for <def_file>.
Optional Arguments
An optional argument is shown in the following convention:
mount -r -F hsfs\
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /cdrom
could be entered as shown, or as
mount -r -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /cdrom
However, on a Windows machine, you must enter the whole command as one command;
continue typing if the command is too long to fit on a line, and press <Enter> at the end.
Operating System Names

When we refer to objects that depend on the type of system being used, we will use one of
the following symbols in the text:
<os> refers to the short form of the name which ANSYS CFX 11.0 uses to identify the
operating system in question. <os> will generally be used for directory names where the
contents of the directory depend on the operating system but do not depend on the release
of the operating system or on the processor type. Wherever you see <os> in the text you
should substitute with the operating system name. The correct value for a UNIX system can
be determined by running:
<CFXROOT>/bin/cfx5info -os
Help On Help: Accessing Online Help
On a Windows system, <os> will always be windows.
<arch> refers to the long form of the name which ANSYS CFX 11.0 uses to identify the
system architecture in question. <arch> will generally be used for directory names where
the contents of the directory depend on the operating system and on the release of the
operating system or the processor type. Wherever you see <arch> in the text you should
substitute the appropriate value for your system, which can be determined by running the
UNIX command:
<CFXROOT>/bin/cfx5info -arch
Accessing Online Help

There are several different ways to access the online help system:
• Select one of the appropriate commands from the Help menu of the CFX launcher or
ANSYS TurboGrid.
• Click on a feature of the ANSYS TurboGrid interface to make it active and, with the
mouse pointer over the feature, press the <F1> key (the <Help> key on Sun
workstations) for context-sensitive help. Not every area of the interface supports
context-sensitive help.
Adjusting Font Sizes in Online Help

If you are viewing the help in UNIX, you can increase the font size on your display by holding
down the <Ctrl> key and tapping +.
If you are viewing the help in Windows, you can increase/decrease the font size by holding
down the <Ctrl> key and sliding the mouse wheel up or down.
Using the Help Browser Index

The Index tab of the help browser allows you to search for index terms and display the
associated topics.
To find a topic using the index:
1. In the field at the top, type the first few letters of a keyword. The keyword list scrolls to
the relevant keywords as you type. As keywords are selected, one or more topic titles
appears in the topics list below.
2. Select a topic from the list, then click the Display button (Windows) or Open button
(UNIX).
Results from the Help index will not be exhaustive, so you should consider using the Search
function as well. See Using the Search Feature (p. 18).
Help On Help: Using the Search Feature
Using the Search Feature

The Search tab of the help browser allows you to perform searches through the online help.
If you are running on Windows, you can search for a phrase by wrapping the phrase in
quotes. In this case, you may want to turn off the Match similar words option to avoid
returning extra search results for phrases made from similar words.
Contact Information
• How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service (p. 19)
• ANSYS Customer Portal (p. 20)
Technical Support for ANSYS products is provided either by ANSYS, Inc. directly or by one of
our ANSYS Support Providers. Please check with the ANSYS Support Coordinator (ASC) at
your company to determine who provides support for your company.
Support provider contact information is available from the ANSYS Customer Service page
on the ANSYS Website ( www.ansys.com) under Solutions > Services and Support >
Customer Service. The direct url is : http://www.ansys.com/services/ss-customer.asp.
If your support is provided by ANSYS, Inc., please use the contact information listed in the
following sections.
How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service

ANSYS aims to provide high quality software, documentation and product support. To help
achieve this goal, we maintain technical support centers around the world.
If you have problems contacting any of our offices, please contact:
Web: Select the Support tab on the ANSYS Customer Portal

(http://www1.ansys.com/customer)
Toll-Free Telephone: 1.800.711.7199
Telephone: 724.514.3600
Fax: 724.514.5096
Email techsupp@ansys.com
To help us respond quickly to your question, we will request the following information from
you:
• Customer Information (your name and company name)
• Product & Platform information (computer type & operating system; product name &
version; detailed description of the question/problem)
• Relevant Files
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Please provide any files relevant to your problem. If you send files via email from a UNIX
system, please compress and uuencode the files before sending them.
If you have system-related problems once the software has been installed, information
about any local customization of ANSYS TurboGrid which may have taken place can be
obtained as follows:
Run the CFX launcher, choose the Show > Show All command from the menu, and save the
messages to a file. Include this file with your email.
ANSYS Customer Portal

The ANSYS Customer Portal is available from the ANSYS Website ( www.ansys.com) by
clicking CUSTOMER AREA, then clicking ANSYS Customer Portal on the page that
appears. You can also go there directly: http://www1.ansys.com/customer/.
Index
A L
accessing online help 17 Launcher 5

ANSYS Launcher Show Menu 8
contact via internet 19
ANSYS TurboGrid
customer support 19 O
features 1
online help
accessing 17
C increasing font sizes for 17
command line 8
windows 8 S
contact information 19
customer support 19 show
system information 8
F
W
features 1
font sizes what’s new 1
increasing in the online help 17 working directory 9
help 17
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Starting the CFX Launcher

The Launcher Interface

Output Window Open Windows Explorer at the Working

File Menu Save As...

Application Font and Text Window Font

CFX Menu ANSYS TurboGrid

Show Menu Installation

ANSYS License Manager

Working Directory Selector

Automatic Application Search

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Example: Adding the Windows Calculator

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Book Description PDF Name

ANSYS TurboGrid Introduction

File and Directory Names

Operating System Names

Accessing Online Help

Adjusting Font Sizes in Online Help

Using the Help Browser Index

Using the Search Feature

How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service

Web: Select the Support tab on the ANSYS Customer Portal

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