[Yeru]

Greetings,

I'm using OpenFoam 2.2.0, which originally uses paraView 3.12.
My supervisor recommended me to upgrade to PV 4.1.

Summed up, I have problems with upgrading the Reader plug-in and ./Allwmake complains about the variable ParaView_VERSION still being 3.12.0
(see specific question below)

After installing PV4 via

sudo apt-get install paraviewopenfoam410

I simply exchanged the directory

opt/openfoam220/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers

with
[...]/PV4Readers
then ran ./Allwclean, which yielded

+ wclean libso vtkPV4Readers
wclean vtkPV4Readers
+ PV4blockMeshReader/Allwclean
+ rm -f /opt/openfoam220/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libPV4blockMeshReader*
+ rm -rf PV4blockMeshReader/Make
+ wclean libso vtkPV4blockMesh
wclean vtkPV4blockMesh
+ PV4FoamReader/Allwclean
+ rm -f /opt/openfoam220/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libPV4FoamReader*
+ rm -rf PV4FoamReader/Make
+ wclean libso vtkPV4Foam
wclean vtkPV4Foam

Now, here's my problem:
Trying to run ./Allwmake - even as root - I only get

WARN: PV4 readers not building: ParaView_VERSION=3.12.0

And since I already moved the old directory, when typing "paraFoam" in a case directory, I get:

FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist

Please build the reader module before continuing:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers
./Allwclean
./Allwmake

Note: Running "paraview" and then loading the file still works.

Precisely, my question is:
How can I upgrade ParaView from 3.12 to 4.1. while using OpenFOAM 2.2.0 so that even the Readers are upgraded and I can continue loading cases via paraFoam -case <CaseDir>?

Any advice is much appreciated.

[wyldckat]

Greetings Dominik,

I've moved your post from the other thread: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/par...ux-x64-os.html - because that forum is for ParaView in general and not OpenFOAM related.

As for your question:

1. You can use a more recent version of ParaView. Example instructions are given here: Using the official pre-built ParaView 3.10.1 version with OpenFOAM - Keep in mind to adjust the instructions to your particular installation.
2. Building the PV4 reader isn't straight forward like that. It requires you to build ParaView from source code, so that you can then build the PV4 plug-in reader. In addition, you will need to use the plug-in from OpenFOAM 2.3.0. You do not need to do this, if you follow the instructions from the previous link.

... Actually, now that I think of it, the easiest solution for you is to use:

paraFoam -builtin

and/or create an alias command to do this automatically, in your "~/.bashrc" file:

alias paraFoam='paraFoam -builtin'

Best regards,
Bruno

[Yeru]

Originally Posted by wyldckat

... Actually, now that I think of it, the easiest solution for you is to use:

paraFoam -builtin

and/or create an alias command to do this automatically, in your "~/.bashrc" file:

alias paraFoam='paraFoam -builtin'

Best regards,
Bruno

Dear Bruno,
thanks for the advice with adding the '-builtin' option - which works fine!
The alias-command is not working though. Typing 'paraFoam' without the option yields

FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist

Please build the reader module before continuing:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers
./Allwclean
./Allwmake

Anyway. Thanks again!
Dominik

EDIT: The alias command didn't work when there was no .foam-file in the current directory.
After creating it via

 touch <caseName>.foam

"paraFoam" works fine. - Thanks again!

[wyldckat]

Hi Dominik,

It's possible that you used the alias command incorrectly. More detailed information on this and related topics are provided here: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...with_the_Shell

Best regards,
Bruno

[Yeru]

Originally Posted by wyldckat

Hi Dominik,

It's possible that you used the alias command incorrectly. More detailed information on this and related topics are provided here: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...with_the_Shell

Best regards,
Bruno

Dear Bruno,
although I deeply acknowled your further propositions of a solution: I found my mistake and added an EDIT:

Originally Posted by Yeru

EDIT: The alias command didn't work when there was no .foam-file in the current directory.
After creating it via

 touch <caseName>.foam

"paraFoam" works fine. - Thanks again!