problem with modifyPatches

sam.ho · January 3, 2014, 05:25

Hi Foamers,

I am simulating a valve and the mesh has been extracted from fluent.
In this i supposed to change patch type from patch to wall .

I followed the procedure
1. copies zip file from wikiOpenFOAM to case directory
2. unzipped it
3. navigated to modifyPatches directory
4. run a command wclean\
5. then again ran a command wmake.
6. Navigated back to case directory and ran a command modifyPatches -wall SUPPORT

but it says modifyPatches: command not found.

Anybody please help me ?

nimasam · January 5, 2014, 00:47

your description is too vague to import mesh file from fluent, export it as .msh
then import it by one of following commands depend on it is 2D or 3D

Code:

fluentMeshToFoam
fluent3DMeshToFoam

after mesh is imported in OpenFOAM, you can change th BC from boundary file in constant/polyMesh

sam.ho · January 6, 2014, 04:12

Hi
I imported mesh then checked for its quality and everything was fine then i followed the procedure explained earlier to change boundary patch type from patch to wall.

I followed the procedure
1. copied modifyPatches zip file from wikiOpenFOAM to case directory
2. unzipped it
3. navigated to modifyPatches directory
4. run a command wclean\
5. then again ran a command wmake.
6. Navigated back to case directory and ran a command modifyPatches -wall SUPPORT

but it says modifyPatches: command not found.

January 3, 2014, 05:25	problem with modifyPatches	#1
sam.ho Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 134 Rep Power: 12	Hi Foamers, I am simulating a valve and the mesh has been extracted from fluent. In this i supposed to change patch type from patch to wall . I followed the procedure 1. copies zip file from wikiOpenFOAM to case directory 2. unzipped it 3. navigated to modifyPatches directory 4. run a command wclean\ 5. then again ran a command wmake. 6. Navigated back to case directory and ran a command modifyPatches -wall SUPPORT but it says modifyPatches: command not found. Anybody please help me ?

January 5, 2014, 00:47		#2
nimasam Senior Member Nima Samkhaniani Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tehran, Iran Posts: 1,266 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 24	your description is too vague to import mesh file from fluent, export it as .msh then import it by one of following commands depend on it is 2D or 3D Code: fluentMeshToFoam fluent3DMeshToFoam after mesh is imported in OpenFOAM, you can change th BC from boundary file in constant/polyMesh __________________ My Personal Website (http://nimasamkhaniani.ir/) Telegram channel (https://t.me/cfd_foam)

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January 6, 2014, 04:12		#3
sam.ho Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 134 Rep Power: 12	Hi I imported mesh then checked for its quality and everything was fine then i followed the procedure explained earlier to change boundary patch type from patch to wall. I followed the procedure 1. copied modifyPatches zip file from wikiOpenFOAM to case directory 2. unzipped it 3. navigated to modifyPatches directory 4. run a command wclean\ 5. then again ran a command wmake. 6. Navigated back to case directory and ran a command modifyPatches -wall SUPPORT but it says modifyPatches: command not found.