OpenFOAM and openfoam-extend?

Chatur Ramalingum · October 24, 2012, 17:25

Dear OpenFOAMers,
I have a rather basic question (I am new to OpenFOAM), that stems from this confusion over OpenFOAM-x.y.z and openfoam-extend. Does one need to build OpenFOAM-x.y.z, then download openfoam-extend (via git) into the $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/src/openfoam-extend (where $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR corresponds to OpenFOAM-x.y.z), and then build openfoam-extend using wmake all?

Thanks in advance,
Chatur

akidess · October 25, 2012, 02:40

OpenFOAM-extend is a stand-alone package, you do not require the ESi OpenFOAM release to use it.

wyldckat · October 25, 2012, 02:42

Greetings Chatur and welcome to the forum!

They are separate projects. One doesn't need the other, although the one from the Extend Project derived from the official version.

You can easily have both installed in the same machine, as long you manage properly the shell environment. For more on this, here's a blog post I wrote sometime ago: Advanced tips for working with the OpenFOAM shell environment

Best regards,
Bruno

Chatur Ramalingum · October 29, 2012, 13:48

Thanks for your replie(s), wyldckat and akidess!

Cheers,
Chatur

elmcmaster · March 6, 2014, 14:49

Awesome info, great, thanks for this

October 24, 2012, 17:25	OpenFOAM and openfoam-extend?	#1
Chatur Ramalingum New Member Dr. Chatur Ramalingum Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 13	Dear OpenFOAMers, I have a rather basic question (I am new to OpenFOAM), that stems from this confusion over OpenFOAM-x.y.z and openfoam-extend. Does one need to build OpenFOAM-x.y.z, then download openfoam-extend (via git) into the $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/src/openfoam-extend (where $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR corresponds to OpenFOAM-x.y.z), and then build openfoam-extend using wmake all? Thanks in advance, Chatur

October 25, 2012, 02:40		#2
akidess Senior Member Anton Kidess Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 29	OpenFOAM-extend is a stand-alone package, you do not require the ESi OpenFOAM release to use it. wyldckat likes this. __________________ On twitter @akidTwit Spend as much time formulating your questions as you expect people to spend on their answer.

October 25, 2012, 02:42		#3
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Chatur and welcome to the forum! They are separate projects. One doesn't need the other, although the one from the Extend Project derived from the official version. You can easily have both installed in the same machine, as long you manage properly the shell environment. For more on this, here's a blog post I wrote sometime ago: Advanced tips for working with the OpenFOAM shell environment Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[Gmsh] 2D Mesh Generation Tutorial for GMSH	aeroslacker	OpenFOAM Meshing & Mesh Conversion	12	January 19, 2012 03:52
Extend Project Release 1.6-ext	hjasak	OpenFOAM Announcements from Other Sources	33	July 14, 2011 18:54
Comparison of axisymmetric case, Starccm+ and OpenFOAM	linnemann	OpenFOAM Running, Solving & CFD	12	June 16, 2011 05:43
[mesh manipulation] createPatch / cyclicGgi / OpenFoam 1.5-dev	OFU	OpenFOAM Meshing & Mesh Conversion	0	June 16, 2010 04:36
OpenFOAM Training in Europe and USA	hjasak	OpenFOAM	0	August 8, 2008 05:33

October 29, 2012, 13:48		#4
Chatur Ramalingum New Member Dr. Chatur Ramalingum Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 13	Thanks for your replie(s), wyldckat and akidess! Cheers, Chatur

March 6, 2014, 14:49		#5
elmcmaster New Member Michael McMaster Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 16	Awesome info, great, thanks for this