The Command Editor dialog box in Ansys TurboGrid can be used to edit or create graphics objects, perform some typical user actions (reading or creating session and state files, for example) and enter Power Syntax. This section describes the typical user actions you can perform from the Command Editor dialog box.

For an introduction to the Command Editor dialog box see Command Editor Command in the TurboGrid User's Guide.

For details on editing and creating graphics objects using the CFX Command Language in the Command Editor dialog box see CFX Command Language.

Power Syntax commands are preceded by the ! symbol. For details on using Power Syntax in the Command Editor dialog box see Power Syntax.

Action statements cause Ansys TurboGrid to undertake a specific task, usually related to the input and output of data from the system. All actions typed into the Command Editor dialog box must be proceeded with the > symbol. Actions in session files must also be preceded by the > symbol.

When running Ansys TurboGrid in line interface mode, the TG> command prompt is shown in a Windows Command Prompt or UNIX shell. All the actions described in this section, along with some additional commands, can be typed at the command prompt. You do not have to precede commands with the > symbol when running in line interface mode. For information about using line interface mode, see Line Interface Mode.

Many actions require additional information to perform their task (the name of a file to load or the type of hardcopy file to create, for example). By default, these actions get the necessary information from a specific associated CCL singleton object. For convenience, some actions accept a few arguments that can be used to optionally override the commonly changed object settings. If multiple arguments for an action are specified, they must be separated by a comma.