SIMULIA Tosca Fluid Commands

An optimization problem for SIMULIA Tosca Fluid is completely described by a set of SIMULIA Tosca Fluid commands within a SIMULIA Tosca Fluid parameter file.

The commands are written in XML syntax and the parameter file is written in plain ASCII format.

Typically Tosca Fluid.gui is used to define an optimization problem. In this case, the commands are written by Tosca Fluid.gui automatically to a parameter file. As an alternative a parameter file can be created using a simple text editor and by manually typing commands.

A SIMULIA Tosca Fluid command typically contains one ore more command items. Some of them are optional, others are mandatory. A typical command looks like follows: 

<COMMAND_NAME>
  <COMMAND_ITEM_1>some value</COMMAND_ITEM_1>
  <COMMAND_ITEM_2>some value</COMMAND_ITEM_2>
  …
</COMMAND_NAME>

Each SIMULIA Tosca Fluid command has at least one command item, namely the <ID_NAME> item. This mandatory item is used to assign a name to the command. A command can reference another command using the command name.

Important and frequently used SIMULIA Tosca Fluid commands are explained in the following sections. A detailed description of all SIMULIA Tosca Fluid commands is contained in the Commands Manual.