face-node connectivity 163
face area 984
face area magnitude 984
face handedness 984 191
repairing 192
face node order 191
repairing 192
face region remeshing method 396
face squish index 984
face swapping 872
face zones
extruding 210
fusing 205
orienting 209
separating 204 204
slitting 208
false diffusion 164
Fan dialog box 254 1113
fan model 209 254
user-defined 260 254
fans
postprocessing for 894 933 892
far-field boundary 245 240 238
FAS multigrid
see also multigrid solver
FAST files, exporting 120 131
during a transient calculation 140
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
customizing the input 954
customizing the output 954
limitations 951
loading data 954
postprocessing 950
using 954
windowing 952
FAST Solution files, exporting 120 132
during a transient calculation 140
fe2ram 179 feature detection 396
feature outline 891
Fick's law 319
Field Function Definitions dialog box 987 1357
field functions
custom 985
sample 988
saving 987
units of 985 156
definitions 977
for solution initialization 801
FIELDVIEW files, pathlines saved in 894
Fieldview Unstructured files, exporting 120 133
during a transient calculation 140
File/Batch Options... 20
file/confirm-overwrite? 77 File/Data File Quantities... 153
File/Exit 23
file/export/custom-heat-flux 469 file/export/mechanical-apdl 123 File/Export/Particle History Data... 139
File/Export/Solution Data... 121 121
File/Export to CFD-Post... 143
File/FSI Mapping/Surface... 150 150
File/FSI Mapping/Volume... 150 150
File/Import/ABAQUS/Filbin File... 99 99
File/Import/ABAQUS/Input File... 99 99
File/Import/ABAQUS/ODB File... 99 99
File/Import/CFX/Definition File... 101 101
File/Import/CFX/Result File... 101 101
File/Import/CFX 178
File/Import/CGNS/Data... 102 102
File/Import/CGNS/Mesh... 102 102
File/Import/CGNS/Mesh and Data... 102 102
File/Import/CHEMKIN Mechanism... 531 119 119 522
File/Import/EnSight... 103 103
File/Import/FIDAP... 104 182 104
File/Import/FLUENT 4 Case File... 181 116
File/Import/GAMBIT... 105 105
File/Import/HYPERMESH ASCII... 106 106
File/Import/I-deas Universal... 108 108 174
File/Import/IC3M... 107 107
File/Import/LSTC/Input File... 109 109
File/Import/LSTC/State File... 109 109
File/Import/Marc POST... 110 110
File/Import/Mechanical APDL/Input File... 100 100
File/Import/Mechanical APDL/Result File... 100 100
File/Import/NASTRAN/Bulkdata File... 111 111
File/Import/NASTRAN/Op2 File... 111 111
File/Import/NASTRAN 175
File/Import/Partition/Metis... 1004
File/Import/Partition/Metis Zone... 1004
File/Import/PATRAN/Neutral File... 112 112
File/Import/PATRAN/Result File... 112 112
File/Import/PATRAN 176
File/Import/PLOT3D/Grid File... 113 113
File/Import/PLOT3D/Result File... 113 113
File/Import/PreBFC File... 117 172 117
File/Import/PTC Mechanica Design... 114 114
File/Import/Tecplot... 115 115
File/Interpolate... 145
File/Read/Case... 85 84
File/Read/Case and Data... 84 87
File/Read/Data... 89 84 86
File/Read/DTRM Rays... 474
File/Read/Journal... 95 96
File/Read/Mesh... 80 82 83 79
File/Read/PDF... 584
File/Read/Profile... 266 91 91
File/Read/Scheme... 94
File/Read/View Factors... 475
file/read-macros 818 file/read-settings 92 file/read-transient-table 225 File/RSF... 16
File/Save Picture... 151 152
file/set-batch-options 20 File/Write/Autosave... 394
File/Write/Boundary Mesh... 93
File/Write/Case... 84 85
File/Write/Case and Data... 87 84
File/Write/Data... 84 86 89
File/Write/Flamelet... 568 1262
File/Write/PDF... 1260 573
File/Write/Profile... 91 91
File/Write/Start Journal... 95 96
File/Write/Start Transcript... 97 97
File/Write/Stop Journal 96 95
File/Write/Stop Transcript 97 97
File/Write/Surface Clusters... 475 475
file/write-bc 92 file/write-macros 818 file/write-surface-clusters/split-angle 475 File XY Plot dialog box 934 1224
filenames 58
files 68
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140
ABAQUS
exporting 122
importing 99
mapping data with 149
ANSYS CFD-Post compatible, exporting 127 120
ANSYS CFX
importing 101
ANSYS FIDAP, importing 104
ASCII, exporting 140 125 120
automatic exporting of 140
automatic saving of 394 404 807 88
AVS, exporting 126 120 140
binary 71 84 72
boundary mesh 93
case 84 85
autosaving 88
128
140
CGNS
exporting 120
importing 102
chemical mechanism 551 119 522
compressed
reading 74
writing 74
data 84 86
autosaving 88
options 153
parallel 89
postprocessing with alternative applications 153
quantities saved in 153
Data Explorer, exporting 140 129 120
DTRM rays 474
EnSight
importing 103
pathlines 894
EnSight Case Gold, exporting 140 130 120
EnSight particle, exporting
during a calculation 140
from a steady-state solution 139
exporting 120
after a calculation 121
during a transient calculation 140
for steady-state calculations 139
limitations 120
polyhedral meshes 120
FAST, exporting 131 120 140
FAST Solution, exporting 132 120 140
FIELDVIEW, pathlines saved in 894
Fieldview Unstructured, exporting 133 120 140
flamelet 574
fluid-structure interaction (FSI) 148
format 1461
detecting 72
formatted 84 72
GAMBIT
importing 105
meshes 169
pathlines 894
reading 82
GeoMesh
importing 105
meshes 170
reading 82
HYPERMESH ASCII, importing 106
134
140
I-deas Universal
exporting 120
importing 108
mapping data with 149
IC3M, importing 107
importing 98
particle data 708
interpolation 147
journal 95
log 95
LSTC, importing 109
Marc POST, importing 110
120
Mechanical APDL
exporting 123
importing 100
mapping data with 149
Mechanical APDL Input, exporting 124 120 140
mesh 79
MPEG 924 824
naming
conventions 70
options 76
120
135
NASTRAN
exporting 140
importing 111
mapping data with 149
numbering 76
overwriting 77
parallel data 89
pathline 894
EnSight format 894
FIELDVIEW format 894
GAMBIT format 894
136
140
PATRAN
exporting 120
importing 112
mapping data with 149
picture 151
PLOT3D, importing 113
PreBFC meshes 172
unstructured 83
profile 91
PTC Mechanica Design
importing 114
study 114
RadTherm, exporting 140 137 120
ray 474
ray tracing 474
reading 68
compressed 74
shortcuts 69
toolbar buttons 78
reading multiple