Names

Entities such as bodies and constraints are identified in FEMGEN by names which may be given be the user or created by FEMGEN.

When creating new entities FEMGV will prompt (optionally in most cases) for a name for the entity. The menu items requiring a new name to be input are:

body-n - new name for a body

surf-n - new name for a surface

line-n - new name for a line

point-n - new name for a point

set-n - new name for a set

shape-n - new name for a shape

constr-n - new name for a constraint

load-n - new name for a load

mat-n - new name for a material

phys-n - new name for a physical property

syst-n - new name for a coordinate system

transf-n - new name for a transform

model - name of a model

file - name of a file

Names may be up to eight characters long and must begin with a letter.

Where the name is optional and a name is not given FEMGEN will assign a default name to the entity. The naming convention used is described in 2.3.5.

If the name given already exists FEMGEN will assume that the existing entity is to be changed. Before the change is made confirmation is required to avoid accidental changes.

When FEMGEN needs to identify an existing entity its name will be prompted for. The menu items requiring an existing name to be input are:

body-o - name of an existing body

surf-o - name of an existing surface

line-o - name of an existing line

point-o - name of an existing point

set-o - name of an existing set

shape-o - name of an existing shape

constr-o - name of an existing constraint

load-o - name of an existing load

mat-o - name of an existing material

phys-o - name of an existing physical property

syst-o - name of an existing coordinate system

transf-o - name of an existing transform

model - name of a model

file - name of a file