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Introduction to GAMBIT
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Outline
Introduction
What is Gambit?
Operation
Startup
Files
GUI
Forms
Mouse

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What is GAMBIT?
A single, integrated preprocessor for CFD
analysis:
Geometry construction and import
Using ACIS solid modeling capabilities
Using IGES import, cleanup, and modification
Mesh generation for all Fluent solvers (including FIDAP
and POLYFLOW)
Structured and Unstructured hexahedral, tetrahedral, pyramid,
and prisms.
Mesh quality examination
Boundary zone assignment
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Operation
General sequence of operations
Initial setup
Solver selection, Mesh size, Defaults, etc.
Geometry Creation (ACIS, IGES or Mesh import)
Create full geometry
Decompose into mesh-able sections
Meshing
Local meshing: Edge and Boundary layers
Global meshing: Face and/or Volume
Mesh examination
Zone assignment
Continuum and Boundary attachment
Mesh export
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Startup
Start Gambit with gambit ident where ident is
descriptive of your project
Example gambit airfoil
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Files (1)
GAMBIT directory and files
When GAMBIT starts up, it creates a directory called
GAMBIT.#
# = the process number
It also creates a lock file, ident.lok, in the working directory
ident.lok prevents any user from starting up another session
using the same identifier in the same directory. If the code crashes,
this file needs to be manually removed.
Three files are created inside this directory
ident.dbs = the database file/not retrievable upon a crash
jou = journal file/directly accessible from the Run Form
trn = transcript file/output from GAMBIT
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Files (2)
GAMBIT directory and files
GAMBIT permanently saves these files to your working
directory as ident.dbs, ident.jou and
ident.trn anytime you issue a Save option
(equivalent to any standard word processor)
Upon Save, earlier versions of ident.dbs and ident.trn
will be overwritten, while new commands are appended to the
file ident.jou
Upon successful exit of GAMBIT:
The directory GAMBIT.# is removed
The lock-file ident.lok is deleted
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Graphical User Interface
Main Menu bar
Global Control
Operation toolpad
Command line
Description window
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Operation Tool Pads


Vertex
Edge
Face
Volume
Group

Boundary Layer
Edge
Face
Volume
Group
Boundary Types
Boundary Entity
Continuum Types
Continuum Entity
Coordinate
systems
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File Menu (1)
New, Open, Save, Save As and Exit
Standard form of database operations
Print Graphics
Prints graphics to printer or to file
PostScript, BMP, TIF, GIF, etc.
Run Journal / Clean Journal
Screen editor/command processor for journal files
Command processing:
Partial or global selection/de-selection
Automatic or stepwise processing
Ability to load the current journal
File browser
Clean Journal removes unnecessary tags, undos, etc.
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File Menu (2)
View File
View of the current output,ident.trn, the
transcript file
Ability to view other files as well
Import
ACIS - Geometry in binary (.sab) or ASCII
(.sat)
CAD - Pro/E, Optegra Visualizer, I-DEAS FTL
IGES - Spatial and Native IGES-ACIS translators
Different vendors mesh and faceted geometry
files including Fluent 4/5, Fidap, STL, and others.
Export
ACIS
Mesh - file based on the solver selection


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Edit Menu (1)
Edit Title
Title will be included on any printed graphics
Edit File
Ability to launch an editor within GAMBIT
Edit Parameters
Ability to define, modify and list parameters
parameters: $numeric = 10,
arrays: $array(3,4) = 5
Parameters and arrays can also be directly
defined in the journal file using an editor
(preferred option)
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Edit Menu (2)
Edit Defaults
Modify a large range of defaults that effect:
User Environment
Meshing Characteristics
Geometry
Ability to load, modify and save a new set of
defaults in $HOME/GAMBIT.ini which is
loaded automatically at startup.
Undo/Redo
Ten levels of undo/redo (default)
Reducing number of levels also reduces
memory requirements.

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Solver Menu
The Solver selection will have an
impact on the following input forms:
Available meshing algorithms
Available element types
Continuum types
Boundary types
Export mesh file
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Graphical User Interface
Command:
Input of (non-GUI) commands, e.g.,
reset: deletes all mesh and geometry in the current model
reset mesh: deletes mesh, keeps geometry
Description
Gives a short description of all global function buttons and screen areas
Transcript
Output from GAMBIT is printed here as well as in ident.trn
Transcript window can be expanded using arrow button in top right
corner
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Global Control (1)


Scale-to-Fit Pivot anchor for
view
manipulation
Four split
Four view
Light source
Special Labels
Annotate
Undo/Redo
Orient Model
Journal View
Modify (on/off)
Label
Visibility
Rendering
Show mesh
Silhouette
Wire frame
Shade
Hidden Line
Color coding
Entity type
Connectivity
Examine Mesh
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Global Control (2)
Scale-to-fit resizes the model to fit the screen
Orient Model - major axes , isometric and:
Reverse
Previous
Journal view
Select Pivot - around which the model rotates, zooms
Body center
Mouse position
Model display attributes
Turn on/off visibility, label, silhouette, mesh and hidden line on
all or selected geometrical entities
Preset configuration of the graphics window
4-view and 4-split
Options to return to any single view

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Global Control (3)
The Window Attributes form
Modify the following attributes (defaults given)
Render Wireframe on ; shaded and hidden off
Mesh Volume - off
Silhouette All on
Label All off
Visibility All on
Two ways of picking entities
All - All entities are picked (Default)
Pick - Individual picking including
the use of pick lists
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Global (4)
Render Model - Wireframe , Shaded , Hidden
Modify Light/Label type
Change light source orientation and properties
Additional information on the entity label
Insert arrows and text for graphic presentations
Color Mode
Color by entity
Color by connectivity
Undo/Redo


Examine Mesh
Display different element types by quality, plane cuts, etc.
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Forms (1)
Form - components
List box - (picking)
active (yellow) - ready to pick
inactive (white) - click to activate
Radio buttons
mutually exclusive options
Option button
Option menu
Text box
Click-to-focus
Check box
non-mutually exclusive options
Command buttons

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Forms (2)
Text box


Field for input of data, expressions, parameters
The cursor is blinking if active
To activate - left click in the text box (click-to-focus)
Forms with several text boxes
The order of input is not important
Use tab to go to the next text box
Use left click (click-to-focus) to go to any text box
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Forms (3)
List box
Highlighted in yellow if active
To activate - left click in the list box
Tells you the name of the latest picked item
The item is highlighted in red on the screen
All previously picked items are pink
Individual pick lists for each list box
Forms with several list boxes:
Depending on the form, the order of picking may be important
Use Shift right-click to go to the next list box
Use left click (in the list box) to go to any list box

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Forms (4)
Pick Lists
Open the Pick List by clicking on the arrow


The Available list is sorted in the order of
picking
Pick List functionality:
Pick or Un-pick, Selected or All entities by
highlight in left column and by clicking on the
arrows
Highlighted picked entities will appear red on
the screen
edge.32, edge.33
Non-highlighted picked entities will appear
pink
edge.26, edge.28
Right-click in lists area provides additional
options
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Mouse Operations (1)
Left Middle Right
Drag x-y rotation Translation Zoom/ z-rotation
Shift +
Click
Pick Next Accept/Next picker
Double
Click
Previous View Save view to journal
Ctrl Drag zoom Stretch zoom Click points to grid
You can toggle between picking with or without Shift:
Keep right mouse button down while doing a left-click
The cursor now changes to another symbol
Now, Pick/Next/Accept do not need a Shift
The Rotation/Translation/Zoom now needs a Shift
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Mouse Operations (2)
The picking philosophy: Left - Middle - Right
Shift-Left: initial pick
Alternative: click and hold, drag diagonally to pick several items
at the same time - window picking
The latest pick is highlighted in red, previously picked items are
highlighted in pink
Shift-Middle: modify pick
The middle pick will behave differently depending on the mouse
location:
Same: Cycle to the next available object within picking tolerance
New: Replace last pick with new pick at new location
Bad: A Shift-Middle pick on nothing is equivalent to
Un-select last pick
Shift-Right: Apply or go to the next list box