OpenFOAM® v1606+: Updated documentation
Updated guides
OPENFOAM® guides have been significantly updated and refactored to provide a less confusing and more structured set of reference material. This version remains an evolving target, and will continue to be updated in future releases. The new structure comprises:
All of the guides have received updates to reflect the latest version of OPENFOAM® . The following sections highlight some of the top-level changes.
- User Guide
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- re-ordered
- reference tables moved to a new reference section in the appendices
- new section on boundary conditions
- migrated programming information to the Programmer’s Guide
- Programmer’s Guide
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- received building code documentation from the User Guide
- moved generic section on tensor mathematics to the appendices
- Tutorial Guide
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- comprises tutorials from the old User and Programmer’s Guides, updated for the latest version of OPENFOAM®
Updates to the Doxygen documentation
Navigating the OPENFOAM® source tree to discover information of available features and capabilities can be a daunting task. The Modules tab on the source guide page provides a convenient entry point to access a host of information. In this release, the set of available entries has been extended to include:
- Lagrangian models
- Mesh motion
- Numerics
- Thermophysical models
- Utilities
The landing page
Lagrangian models
Mesh motion
Numerics
Thermophysical models
Utlities