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November 15, 2012, 08:27	How to use the X coordinate in OpenFOAM	#1
yzf1215 Member Zifei Yin Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Shanghai & Ames Posts: 33 Rep Power: 13	I need to use the X coordinate of mesh points to calculate other parameter. How can I read it in source files.

November 15, 2012, 08:54		#2
Lieven Senior Member Lieven Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Leuven, Belgium Posts: 299 Rep Power: 22	const volScalarField& xCoord = mesh.C().component(vector::X); should do the trick. mm.abdollahzadeh and rapierrz like this.

November 15, 2012, 09:23

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Originally Posted by Lieven

const volScalarField& xCoord = mesh.C().component(vector::X);

should do the trick.

So, if I want to use scalar, I can just replace vector by scalar?

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