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).

COPYRIGHT

       GPL v3 or higher