commit ad302bce290e51d244714f69f17d1ddea14b5fd1
parent b81f70f4ac82c68fcb604b78d18ff5e239168efb
Author: Christophe Coustet <christophe.coustet@meso-star.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:56:56 +0100
Some changes in output manpage
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1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/city_generator2-output.5.txt b/doc/city_generator2-output.5.txt
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
== NAME
-city_generator2-output - naming-scheme for city_generator2(1) generated files.
+city_generator2-output - naming-scheme for files created by city_generator2(1).
== DESCRIPTION
-The output of *city_generator2* is a set of *STL* files, either in ascii or in
+The output of *city_generator2* is a set of *STL* files, in either ascii or
binary format, that describe the ground and the building parts, along with all
their boundaries. As expected for use by most solvers, including *stardis*(1),
the output meshes are conformal. The various output files for buildings are
@@ -39,24 +39,25 @@ the part they mesh.
Some conventions apply in file names, regardless of which part of the output is
concerned:
-- The name starts with either "ground", or a building name; the later obviously
- indicates this file is part of the output for this building.
+- The name begins either with "ground" or the name of a building; the later
+ obviously indicates that this file is part of the output for this building.
-- The next part of the name is a capital letter that indicates which type of
+- The next part of the name is a capital letter that indicates what type of
mesh the file describes: *B* if the file describes a boundary (a frontier with
the external fluid), *C* if the file describes a connection (a frontier
- between two solids or between a solid and the internal fluid), *F* is the file
+ between two solids or between a solid and the internal fluid), *F* if the file
describes a fluid closed volume, and *S* if the file describes a solid closed
volume.
-- The final part of the name indicates which part is described.
+- The final part of the name indicates which part is being described.
-- The parts are separated with *_*.
+- Parts are separated by *_*.
The simplest part of the output is the ground. The mesh describing the ground is
provided both in a single file named *ground_B.stl* and in 6 files, one file per
-side, named *ground_B_0.stl* to *ground_B_5.stl*. The shape of the mesh is the
-box described in the city map file used in input (see
+face, named *ground_B_top.stl*, *ground_B_bottom.stl*, and
+*ground_B_lateral_0.stl* through *ground_B_lateral_3.stl*. The shape of the mesh
+is the box described in the city map file used in input (see
*city_generator2-intput*(5)) punched with 1 hole per building, according to
building footprints.
@@ -108,8 +109,6 @@ output files, some being optional:
- The solid for the external insulation (optional).
-- The solid for the attic insulation (optional).
-
- The solid for the floor insulation (optional).
- The solid for the roof insulation (optional).
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ output files, some being optional:
- The internal fluid for the other levels (all levels merged).
- Various solid-fluid connections between an internal fluid and a solid.
- Depending on optional layer presence, the connection can be between a fluid
- and an optional layer, or between a fluid and the next layer.
+ Depending on the presence of an optional layer, the connection can be between
+ a fluid and the optional layer, or between a fluid and the next layer.
- The solid-solid connection between the building and the ground.
@@ -137,9 +136,9 @@ are not part of the output.
All the meshes enclosing either a fluid or a solid are defined with all
triangles having their direct normal (right-hand rule) pointing to the outside.
-Additionally, all the meshes, either defining an enclosure or a connection or a
-boundary, comply with a consistency requirement regarding normal orientation
-(all the normals on the same side).
+Additionally, all the meshes, wether they define an enclosure or a connection or
+a boundary, comply with a consistency requirement regarding normal orientation
+(all normals on the same side).
== SEE ALSO