ParaGeo includes some functionalities named "Utilities" which are workflow-based operations that are usually performed offline (i.e. prior or after a simulation). The utilities may be classified into the following categories:

 

1.Import and Export operations e.g. reading geometry files, import a mesh to create a geometry, etc.

2.Geometry operations to manipulate an existing geometry to obtain a modified geometry; e.g. obtain a 2D section from a 3D geometry, merge several groups into a single one, etc.

3.Restoration to Forward conversion to create forward model data files by processing restoration simulation results.

 

Note that a datafile would often contain several utilities from the different categories in order to perform a target operation and achieve a target output ; e.g. in order to obtain a modified geometry from an available initial geometry a datafile may include:

 

oUtility to read the initial geometry (Import / Export category)

oSeveral utilities to perform the target modifications (Geometry operations)

oUtilities to write the resulting geometry and a geometry plot file for visualisation in ParaView (Import / Export category)