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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Output Parameters</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3" colspan = "2"><table class = "DocThemeIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract">
<span class = "shortdesc">After the surface is generated and (if necessary)
the smoothing and data reduction are finished, it can be saved to the
output file(s) in various formats. The output is controlled by parameters
which are described in this section.</span>

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<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1" colspan = "6"><p> Output parameters of <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.smooth</span></p></th>
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<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__2" rowspan = "2"><p>Parameter</p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__3" rowspan = "2"><p>Value</p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__4" rowspan = "2"><p>Description</p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5" colspan = "3"><p>Supported by</p></th>
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<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__6"><p>GUI-TS.pre </p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__7"><p>GUI-TS.smooth</p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__8"><p>TExt</p></th>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">FORMAT</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__3"><p>See the following table</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__4"><p>Output file format; one or more <span class = "ph">FORMAT</span>
entries can be specified. In case that the isosurfaces for all iterations
are calculated, one file for each iteration in each mentioned format
(except VTFX) is saved; additionally, a VTXF file containing the isosurfaces
for all iterations is generated.</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__6"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__7"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__8"><p>-</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">OUTPUT_FILE</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__3"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;</p>
                      <p>default:</p><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">model</span>&gt;_smooth,</p>
                      <p>where &lt;<span class = "ph">model</span>&gt; is the name of the input model file without extension</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__4"><p>In case of a single generated (iso)surface, the output file name for a format with the extension &lt;<span class = "ph">ext</span>&gt;
is &lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.&lt;<span class = "ph">ext</span>&gt;; in case of isosurfaces for all iterations, it is &lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;_&lt;<span class = "ph">NNN</span>&gt;.&lt;<span class = "ph">ext</span>&gt;,
where &lt;<span class = "ph">NNN&gt; is the number of the iteration (3 digits).</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__6"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__7"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__8"><p>-</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">OUTPUT_SURFACE</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">original</span></p>
                      <p>new</p><p><span class = "ph">both</span></p>
                      <p>default: <span class = "ph">both</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__4"><p>Specifies what should be saved to the output
files: the original surface (<span class = "ph">original</span>), the surface generated
by isocut (<span class = "ph">new</span>), or the complete surface (<span class = "ph">both</span>). The
parameter has no influence for shell element models, and is ignored for
the generation of slices.</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__6"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__7"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__8"><p>-</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">VTF_ORIGINAL_MODEL</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">yes</span></p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">no</span></p><p>default:
<span class = "ph">no</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__4"><p>If set to <span class = "ph">yes</span>, the original FEM model
will be saved to the VTFX output file (displayed semi-transparent)
in addition to the (iso)surface</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__6"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__7"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__8"><p>-</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">IGES_UNIT</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">in</span>: inches </p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">mm</span>: millimeters</p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">ft</span>: feet </p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">mi</span>: miles </p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">m</span>: meters</p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">km</span>: kilometers</p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">mil</span>: mils</p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">um</span>: microns</p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">cm</span>: centimeters</p>
                      <p><span class = "ph">uim</span>: microinches</p>
                      <p>default: <span class = "ph">mm</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__4"><p>Unit used for output in IGES format.</p><p>Note
that the same unit is used in the case that the slices or border are
generated and saved in IGES format.</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__6"><p>x</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__7"><p>-</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__5 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678936__entry__8"><p>-</p></td>
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<p> Using the <code class = "ph codeph">FORMAT</code> parameter, the user requests the saving of
the generated surface(s) to various output formats that are intended
to be used with the following programs:</p>
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<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1" colspan = "3"><p> <span class = "ph">FORMAT</span><span class = "ph"> </span>parameter
values for different applications</p></th>
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<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>Program</p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">FORMAT</span></p><p>parameter</p></th>
<th class = "entry" id = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>File name, comments</p></th>
</tr>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">Abaqus/CAE</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">inp</span></p><p><span class = "ph">iges3</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.inp</p><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;_3.igs
(IGES using block 128)</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">ANSYS®</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">cdb</span></p><p>iges3</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.cdb</p><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;_3.igs
(IGES using block 128)</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>CATIA</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">stl</span></p><p>iges3</p><p>obj</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.stl (STL as design draft)</p><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;_3.igs
(IGES using block 128)</p><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.obj (Wavefront .obj
file)</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>GLView Inova</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">vtfx</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.vtfx</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">MSC Nastran®</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">bdf</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.bdf</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">Patran</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">out</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.out (<span class = "ph">Patran</span>
neutral format)</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>Pro/E</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">iges1</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.igs (IGES using block
114)</p></td>
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<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>Rapid Prototyping applications</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">stl</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.stl</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>Solid Works</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">iges2</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;_2.igs (IGES with explicit
point information)</p></td>
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<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p><span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p><span class = "ph">vtfx</span></p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.vtfx</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>Graphic (animation) programs</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p>obj</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>&lt;<span class = "ph">name</span>&gt;.obj (Wavefront .obj file
for 3D model exchange)</p></td>
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<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__2"><p>Other pre/post-processors</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__3"><p>See above</p></td>
<td class = "entry" headers = "tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__1 tso-c-usr-validation-smooth-outPar__ah678736__entry__4"><p>Use <span class = "ph">out</span>, <span class = "ph">inp</span>, <span class = "ph">bdf</span>,
<span class = "ph">cdb</span>; see above for file names. Also supported by CATIA.</p></td>
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