CONVERT2SYRTHES(1)					      General Commands Manual						CONVERT2SYRTHES(1)

NAME

       convert2syrthes - Convert mesh files to SYRTHES format

SYNOPSIS

       convert2syrthes -m mesh_file.ext [-dim dimension] [-o output_file.syr]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the convert2syrthes command.

       convert2syrthes can convert mesh files from GAMBIT, GMSH or MED to SYRTHES format

       A detailed documentation is available at <http://rd.edf.com/syrthes>

OPTIONS

       -m mesh_file.ext
		   Specify the mesh file to convert. The mesh format is inferred from the file's extension:
		   * .neu (GAMBIT format)
		   * .msh (GMSH format)
		   * .med (MED format)
		   Note:  For  MED  format,  convert2syrthes  creates an additionnal ASCII file (..._desc) where one finds the links between group
		   names (used in Salome) and family (or references) numbers used in SYRTHES

       -dim dimension
		   With dimension = 2 or 3. This options is requested for the GMSH file format, and ignored in the other cases

       -o output_file.syr
		   To change the name of the output file.

EXAMPLES

       convert2syrthes -m square.med
	      --> square.syr square.syr_desc

       convert2syrthes -m square.neu
	      --> square.syr

       convert2syrthes -m square.msh -dim 2
	      --> square.syr

       convert2syrthes -m square.med -o square2.syr
	      --> square2.syr square2.syr_desc

AUTHOR

       Syrthes was written by EDF S.A. <syrthes-support@edf.fr>

       This manual page was written by Gilles Filippini <gilles.filippini@free.fr> for Debian from the convert2syrthes README.txt file.

								 February 10, 2011						CONVERT2SYRTHES(1)