labelToPoint

Description

A topoSetPointSource to select points based on explicitly given point labels.

Operands

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

Description

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

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

    // Mandatory entries
    source      labelToPoint;
    value
    (
        <cellLabel1>
        <cellLabel2>
        ...
    );
}

where the entries mean:

Property Description Type Required Default
name Name of pointSet word yes -
type Type name: pointSet word yes -
action Action applied on points - see below word yes -
source Source name: labelToPoint word yes -
value Input cell labels labelList yes -

Options for the action entry:

new      | Create a new pointSet from selected points
add      | Add selected points into this pointSet
subtract | Remove selected points from this pointSet

Further information

Tutorial:

Source code:

History

  • Introduced in version 1.5

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