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AcuSolve User-Defined Functions Manual
Customization of AcuSolve allowing you to customize certain capabilities of the solver.
Nodal Boundary Condition Routines
These support routines are accessible only by the Nodal Boundary Condition user functions.

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Customization of AcuSolve allowing you to customize certain capabilities of the solver.
- Input File
  To access a user-defined function in AcuSolve, you must reference it in the input file.
- Function Format
  A user-defined function has the following form (in C).
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- Support Routines
  Within a user-defined function or an external output code data may be accessed through support routines. These routines provide flexibility, longevity, efficiency and the ability to check for run-time errors.
- Basic Routines
  These routines are accessible by all user functions, and by external output codes.
- Client/Server Routines
  These routines are accessible only by multiplier function and mesh motion user functions.
- Global Routines
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- Element Routines
  These routines are accessible only by the Body Force, Material Model and Component Model user functions, and by external output codes.
- Element Boundary Condition Routines
  These support routines are accessible only by the Element Boundary Condition user functions, and by external output codes.
- Nodal Boundary Condition Routines
  These support routines are accessible only by the Nodal Boundary Condition user functions.
  - udfGetNbcIds()
    Return the nodal boundary condition user node numbers.
  - udfGetNbcCrd()
    Return the nodal coordinates for the nodal boundary condition.
  - udfGetNbcRefCrd()
    Return the initial condition nodal coordinates for the nodal boundary condition.
  - udfGetNbcData()
    Return nodal solution data for the nodal boundary condition.
  - udfCheckNbcNumAuxs()
    Check the number of auxiliary nodes given in the input file.
  - udfGetNbcNumAuxs()
    Return the number of auxiliary nodes given in the input file.
  - udfGetNbcAuxIds()
    Return the nodal boundary condition user auxiliary node numbers.
  - udfGetNbcAuxCrd()
    Return the nodal coordinates for the nodal boundary condition at the auxiliary nodes.
  - udfGetNbcAuxRefCrd()
    Return the initial condition nodal coordinates for the nodal boundary condition at the auxiliary nodes.
  - udfGetNbcAuxData()
    Return nodal solution data for the nodal boundary condition at the auxiliary nodes.
  - udfGetNbcRafData()
    Return nodal running average field solution data for the nodal boundary condition.
  - udfCheckNbcNumUsrVals()
    Check the number of user values given in the input file.
  - udfGetNbcNumUsrVals()
    Return the number of user values supplied in the input file.
  - udfGetNbcUsrVals()
    Return the array of user supplied values.
- Nodal Initial Condition Routines
  These support routines are accessible only by the Nodal Initial Condition user functions.
- Periodic Boundary Condition Routines
  These support routines are accessible only by the Periodic Boundary Condition user functions.
- Subdomain Routines
  These support routines are accessible only within external output codes.
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Nodal Boundary Condition Routines

These support routines are accessible only by the Nodal Boundary Condition user functions.