makeFaMesh(1)

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makeFaMesh [OPTIONS]

Description

A mesh generator for finiteArea mesh

Options

  • -case dir
    Specify case directory to use (instead of cwd)
  • -decomposeParDict file
    Use specified file for decomposePar dictionary
  • -dict file
    Alternative faMeshDefinition
  • -dry-run
    Create but do not write
  • -empty-patch name
    Specify name for a default empty patch
  • -no-decompose
    Suppress procAddressing creation and field decomposition (parallel)
  • -no-fields
    Suppress field decomposition (parallel)
  • -parallel
    Run in parallel [Parallel option]
  • -region name
    Specify alternative mesh region
  • -write-vtk
    Write mesh as a vtp (vtk) file for display or debugging
  • -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
  • -hostRoots *((host1 dir1) .. (hostN dirN))*
    Per-subprocess root directories for distributed running. The host specification can be a regex. [Parallel option]
  • -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)
  • -noFunctionObjects
    Do not execute function objects
  • -opt-switch name=val
    Specify the value of a registered optimisation switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
  • -roots *(dir1 .. dirN)*
    Subprocess root directories for distributed running [Parallel option]
  • -world name
    Name of the local world for parallel communication [Parallel option]
  • -write-edges-obj
    Write mesh edges as obj files (one per processor)
  • -doc-source
    Display source code in browser
  • -help-man
    Display full help (manpage format) and exit
  • -help-notes
    Display help notes (description) and exit

See Also

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

Copyright

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