CharacteristicsOfCanon and SimpleBlockX4

CharacteristicsOfCanon.md

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+# Characteristics of a Canonical Geometry
+
+__ _Canonical geometries should contain all aspects of the workflow so that
+through the creation of the geometries one encounters all methods and
+considerations necessary to create functional models._ __
+
+### Basic Models
+
+  * __Simple Model__
+    - Show workflow in a model without complications.
+    - Introduce issues arising from Cubit/Trelis.
+    - Show basic functionality of Cubit/Trelis such as imprinting/merging, assigning materials, and meshing.
+
+  * __Simple Model with Geometric issues__
+    - Go through workflow with a model with geometric complications that are still easy to understand/visualize.
+    - Show basic functionality of SpaceClaim by fixing geometric issues.
+      * Overlaps
+      * Unnecessary details to be removed
+      * Small gaps
+      * Curve coincident to surface
+
+  * __Radial model__
+    - Go through workflow with some applicability, could be a basis to build further complex models
+    - Exemplifies curvilinear CAD issues
+    - Introduces reflecting boundaries
+
+### Auxiliary, Difficult Models (Further design considerations)
+
+* MELCOR geometry (flows that split and recombine)
+* Toroidal geometry with thin walls that may lose particles
+* A radial slice where one encounters boundary conditions
+* Implementation of reflecting boundaries

README.md

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-# model_development_workflow
-Capture documentation, scripts and plans for developing models for Svalinn applications
+# Model Development Workflow Examples
+
+## Purpose
+
+__Tutorials using specific models to explain and demonstrate important parts of the model workflow. By going through the tutorials one should understand all of the basic uses/functionality of SpaceClaim and Trelis/Cubit in the DAGMC workflow.__
+
+## Current Sections and Files Associated
+
+  * Characteristics of a canonical geometry
+    - CharacteristicsOfCanon.md _further description of the purpose of this project and each example individually_
+
+  * Simple Example with 4 Equal Cubes
+    - SimpleBlockX4.md _full tutorial_
+    - Simple100BlockX4.SAT _blocks by themselves before any edits in Cubit/Trelis)_
+    - Simple100BlockX4WGraveyardVoid.sat _the part after adding the large volumes to be used as the graveyard and void volumes_
+    - Simple100BlockX4WGraveyardVoidMerged.sat _blocks and larger volumes after imprinting and merging_
+
+