createPatch

samice2008 · January 8, 2015, 09:14

Dear Foamers,

Can I create a patch of particular size (particular area) using "createPatch" utility? I have an STL surface mesh and I want to select a specific portion or area of the mesh where I want to apply a fixed gradient boundary condition. Any suggestion on how can I do that? examples with bits of code will be really helpful or some examples where this type of issue has been mentioned will be great.

Many thanks

nimasam · January 10, 2015, 03:11

First you should create a faceSet and faceZone with toposetDict, then apply createPatch to create patch from faceZone

samice2008 · January 12, 2015, 07:03

Hi Nimassam,

thanks for your reply. I am working on it as you suggested. will let you know how does it go.

January 8, 2015, 09:14	createPatch	#1
samice2008 New Member sammasum Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 11	Dear Foamers, Can I create a patch of particular size (particular area) using "createPatch" utility? I have an STL surface mesh and I want to select a specific portion or area of the mesh where I want to apply a fixed gradient boundary condition. Any suggestion on how can I do that? examples with bits of code will be really helpful or some examples where this type of issue has been mentioned will be great. Many thanks

January 10, 2015, 03:11		#2
nimasam Senior Member Nima Samkhaniani Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tehran, Iran Posts: 1,266 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 24	First you should create a faceSet and faceZone with toposetDict, then apply createPatch to create patch from faceZone __________________ My Personal Website (http://nimasamkhaniani.ir/) Telegram channel (https://t.me/cfd_foam)

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January 12, 2015, 07:03		#3
samice2008 New Member sammasum Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 11	Hi Nimassam, thanks for your reply. I am working on it as you suggested. will let you know how does it go.