About this Manual

This is the reference manual of the program Tdyn. It consists of four parts,

Introduction, where the user can find the general aspects of the program. It is strongly recommended to read this section before to start using Tdyn.

The second part, Tdyn Reference, gives an explanation of every option available in Tdyn.

The third part, gives some recommendations about the best use of Tdyn.

The fourth part, is only intended for experienced users, and gives some details about the internal operation of the environment.

In this manual, different kinds of fonts are used to help the users follow all the possibilities offered by the program Tdyn:

In the following, a menu sequence will be indicated by the symbol ‘>’ (i.e. Data > Problem type > tdyn2d corresponds to the menu sequence shown in Figure 2).

An option or page available in a menu will be indicated by the symbol ‘|’ (i.e. Fluid | ADVECT | f2 refers to the property f2 that appears in the ADVECT page in the Fluid window of Tdyn).