nbrToCell

Description

A topoSetCellSource to select cells with N or less number of neighbouring cells (i.e. number of internal or coupled faces).

Operands

Operand Type Location
output cellSet $FOAM_CASE/constant/polyMesh/sets/<set>

Description

Example of the nbrToCell topoSet by using actions sub-dictionary in system/topoSetDict file:

{
    // Mandatory (inherited) entries
    name        <name>;
    type        cellSet;
    action      <action>;

    // Mandatory entries
    source      nbrToCell;
    neighbours  <number>;
}

where the entries mean:

Property Description Type Required Default
name Name of cellSet word yes -
type Type name: cellSet word yes -
action Action applied on cells - see below word yes -
source Source name: nbrToCell word yes -
neighbours Maximum number of neighbour cells label yes -

Options for the action entry:

new      | Create a new cellSet from selected cells
add      | Add selected cells into this cellSet
subtract | Remove selected cells from this cellSet

Further information

Tutorial:

Source code:

History

  • Introduced in version 1.5

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