# 8.15. Deprecated Options

Warning

The commands in this section should not be used. They are related to legacy capabilities and are slated for eventual removal from the code base. This includes syntax that has been changed or commands that have been removed.

The following contact definition block options have been renamed

    # Use BEGIN SURFACE OPTIONS instead of
    BEGIN SHELL LOFTING
      ...
    END

The following commands in the `BEGIN DASH OPTIONS` block are no longer available. The explicit contact solution tolerance is now set automatically and needs no input from a command line. The lofted sphere shape is now set in a `BEGIN SURFACE OPTIONS` command block. The lofted edges option was deemed not useful and this command has been removed from the code base.

    BEGIN DASH OPTIONS
      GAP CONVERGENCE RATIO = <real>val
      LOFTED SPHERE REPRESENTATION = {Cube|Icosahedron|Octahedron|Tetrahedron}
      USE LOFTED SHELL EDGES = {OFF|ON}
    END