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NAME
       pyformex - generate and transform 3D geometry using Python scripts


SYNOPSIS
          pyformex [options] [ [ file [args] ] ...]


DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents briefly the pyformex command.

       pyFormex  is  a  program  for  generating,  transforming  and manipulating large geometrical models of 3D
       structures by sequences of mathematical  operations.  Thanks  to  a  powerful  (Python  based)  scripting
       language,  pyFormex is very well suited for the automated design of spatial frame structures. It provides
       a wide range of operations on surface meshes, like STL type triangulated surfaces. There  are  provisions
       to  import medical scan images. pyFormex can also be used as a pre- and post-processor for Finite Element
       analysis programs. Finally, it might be used just for creating some nice graphics.

       Using pyFormex, the topology of the elements and the final geometrical  form  can  be  decoupled.  Often,
       topology is created first and then mapped onto the geometry. Through the scripting language, the user can
       define any sequence of transformations, built from provided or user defined functions. This way, building
       parametric models becomes a natural thing.

       While  pyFormex is still under development, it already provides a fairly stable scripting language and an
       OpenGL GUI environment for displaying and manipulating the generated structures.


OPTIONS
       The pyformex command follows the usual GNU command line syntax,  with  long  options  starting  with  two
       dashes  ('-').  The non-option arguments are filenames of existing pyFormex scripts, possibly followed by
       arguments, that will be executed by the  pyFormex  engine.  If  a  script  file  uses  arguments,  it  is
       responsible for removing the arguments from the list.

       A  summary of the most important options is included below.  A complete overview is can be found from the
       'pyformex -h' command. For a complete description of the use and operation of pyFormex,  see  the  online
       documentation at http://pyformex.org/doc or the documentation included with the distribution.

       --gui  start the GUI (default if no file argument is given)

       --nogui
              do not load the GUI (default if a file argument is given)

       --interactive, -i
              Go  into  interactive  mode  after  processing the command line parameters. This is implied by the
              --gui option.

       --config=<file>
              Read configuration settings from <file>, if it exists.

       --nodefaultconfig
              Skip the default site and user config files. This option can only be used in conjunction with  the
              --config option.

       --redirect
              Redirect standard output to the message board (ignored with --nogui)

       --debug
              display debugging info to standard output

       --whereami
              Show where the pyformex package is installed and exit

       --detect
              Show detected helper software and exit

       --version
              Show the program's version number and exit.

       --help, -h
              Show the help message and exit.


SEE ALSO
       http://pyformex.org/doc/


AUTHORS
       pyFormex is developed by Benedict Verhegghe with the help of the other pyFormex project members: Gianluca
       De Santis, Francesco Iannaccone, Peter Mortier, Tomas Praet, Sofie Van Cauter, Wenxuan Zhou.


AUTHOR
       Benedict Verhegghe <benedict.verhegghe@ugent.be>. This manual page was written  for  the  Debian  project
       (and may be used by others).


       GPL v3 or higher