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<span class = "shortdesc">The purpose of <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.smooth</span>
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<p>The saved surface  can be used for the following reasons:</p>
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<li class = "li">Validation run.</li>
<li class = "li">Surface for remeshing and generation of validation model (Reconstruct).</li>
<li class = "li">Transfer to CAD: surface in <code class = "ph codeph">STL</code> or <code class = "ph codeph">IGES</code>
format, slices in <code class = "ph codeph">IGES</code> or <code class = "ph codeph">CLI </code> format.</li>
<li class = "li">Representation of the surface in solver formats (<code class = "ph codeph">INP, BDF, CDB</code>).</li>
<li class = "li">Visualization of the processed optimization results in <code class = "ph codeph">VTFX</code> format.</li>
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<p>Also,the surface is saved in<code class = "ph codeph"> ONF</code> format and  can be viewed and processed further.</p>
<p><span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.smooth</span>
reads the names of input files and other parameters from a <span class = "ph">SIMULIA Tosca Structure</span>
parameter file. Although it is possible to set up the parameter file manually and start smoothing from the command line, it is recommended to use the
<span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.gui</span>
for setting up and executing a smooth job.</p>
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