blockMesh(1)

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blockMesh [OPTIONS]

Description

Block mesh generator.
  The ordering of vertex and face labels within a block as shown below.
  For the local vertex numbering in the sequence 0 to 7:
    Faces 0, 1 (x-direction) are left, right.
    Faces 2, 3 (y-direction) are front, back.
    Faces 4, 5 (z-direction) are bottom, top.
                        7 ---- 6
                 f5     |nbsp;    |nbsp;    f3
                 |      | 4 ---- 5     \
                 |      3 |--- 2 |      \
                 |       \|     \|      f2
                 f4       0 ---- 1
    Y  Z
     nbsp;|                f0 ------ f1
      \|
       O--- X

Options

• -blockTopology
  Write block edges and centres as obj files and exit
• -case dir
  Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)
• -dict file
  Alternative dictionary for the blockMesh description
• -noClean
  Do not remove any existing polyMesh/ directory or files
• -region name
  Specify alternative mesh region
• -sets
  Write cellZones as cellSets too (for processing purposes)
• -time time
  Specify a time to write mesh to (default: constant)
• -doc
  Display documentation in browser
• -help
  Display short help and exit
• -help-full
  Display full help and exit

ADVANCED OPTIONS

• -debug-switch name=val
  Specify the value of a registered debug switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
• -fileHandler handler
  Override the file handler type
• -info-switch name=val
  Specify the value of a registered info switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
• -lib name
  Additional library or library list to load (can be used multiple times)
• -opt-switch name=val
  Specify the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
• -doc-source
  Display source code in browser
• -help-compat
  Display compatibility options and exit
• -help-man
  Display full help (manpage format) and exit
• -help-notes
  Display help notes (description) and exit

COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS

• -noFunctionObjects
  This option is ignored

See Also

Online documentation https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/

Copyright

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