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AcuSolve Programs Reference Manual
AcuSolve utility programs covering preparatory and post-processing as well as user-defined functions and utility scripts.
Post-Processing Programs
This chapter contains utility programs for post-processing or extracting data for post-processing solver results.

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AcuSolve Training Manual
Introduction of background knowledge regarding flow physics and CFD as well as detailed information about the use of AcuSolve and what specific options do.
AcuSolve Validation Manual
Collection of AcuSolve simulation cases for which results are compared against analytical or experimental results to demonstrate the accuracy of AcuSolve results.
AcuSolve Command Reference Manual
AcuSolve command descriptions and corresponding examples.
AcuSolve Programs Reference Manual
AcuSolve utility programs covering preparatory and post-processing as well as user-defined functions and utility scripts.
- Command Line Options and Configuration Files
  Each program requires zero or more options. These options may be supplied on the command line or placed in one or more configuration files.
- Run AcuSolve From Altair Compute Console
  The Altair Compute Console provides an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) that allows you to select input files for AcuSolve runs.
- Solver Programs
  This chapter contains the solver programs.
- Preparatory Programs
  This chapter contains auxiliary programs that help to prepare input files for running AcuSolve.
- Post-Processing Programs
  This chapter contains utility programs for post-processing or extracting data for post-processing solver results.
  - AcuTrans
    Translates the AcuSolve solution output to other formats.
  - AcuRunTrace
    Generate particle tracing from the solver solution.
  - AcuRunFwh
    Run AcuFwh to propagate the acoustic source computed in AcuSolve to far field observer locations.
  - AcuOdb
    Translates AcuSolve data to Abaqus CAE in ODB format.
  - AcuTransTrace
    Translate acuRunTrace solution binary record output to other formats.
  - AcuFv2H3D
    Translate a FieldView binary data file to a H3D format file.
  - AcuTherm
    Translates the AcuSolve solution to an input file for TAITherm.
  - AcuLiftDrag
    Extract the coefficient of lift and the coefficient of drag for one or more surfaces.
  - AcuHeatBalance
    Compute the total surface integrated heat flux, surface integrated convective temperature flux and integrated radiation heat flux from an AcuSolve solution database.
  - AcuOptiStruct
    AcuOptiStruct is an AcuSolve post-processing program used to generate an OptiStruct input deck for linear and non-linear thermal stress analysis for conjugate heat transfer problems using the AcuSolve database. In the current version, pressure loads (PLOAD), temperature loads (TEMP) and displacement and rotation single point constraints (SPC) are supported. This utility can be used for both steady and transient problems.
  - AcuInterp
    Interpolate an AcuSolve solution onto a user requested set of three-dimensional set of point locations.
  - AcuGetCpCf
    Extract the coefficient of pressure (C_p) and the coefficient of friction (C_f) from an AcuSolve solution database.
  - AcuGetNodeSubset
    Extract a subset of AcuSolve nodal output to disk.
  - AcuPlotData
    Plotting utility for basic two-dimensional plot creation from an ascii text data file.
- User-Defined Function Programs
  This chapter contains utility programs for preparing user-defined functions.
- License Manager Programs
  This chapter contains programs associated with the classical Acusim license manager.
- Utility Scripts
  AcuSolve contains a number of command line utility scripts that can be used for pre-processing the model, post-processing the model, running the model, and for monitoring the solution as it progresses.
AcuSolve User-Defined Functions Manual
Customization of AcuSolve allowing you to customize certain capabilities of the solver.
AcuTrace Command Reference Manual
Commands of AcuTrace, a particle tracer that runs as a post-processor to or a co-processor with AcuSolve.
AcuTrace User-Defined Functions Manual
Instructions to define additional solution quantities of AcuTrace called user equations.
AcuReport Reference Manual
Instruction of the AcuReport tool, a standalone post-processor batch tool used to generate a report from an AcuSolve solution database.
AcuSolve Surface Processing

Post-Processing Programs

This chapter contains utility programs for post-processing or extracting data for post-processing solver results.