What are controldict.foam files

vkoppejan · March 7, 2016, 05:10

Hi Everyone,

I'm using CFDEM software which is combination of LIGGGHTS and OpenFOAM.

in the system folder I have a controldict AND a controldict.foam file.

Does anyone know what the latter of the two is? The simulation still runs when I remove it so I guess it's not crucial.

I've tried googling 'controldict.foam' and I see that it appears in other codes that use OpenFOAM as a CFD solver.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,

Victor

chriss85 · March 7, 2016, 06:38

It's not a file which is commonly in OpenFOAM. *.foam extension is usually only used with paraview, have you launched it there by mistake?
Also, if you post the content of the file we might be able to tell you more.

clktp · March 8, 2016, 08:09

Sometimes they use .foam extension as original version. As it is said, .foam isn't used in OpenFoam. Probably it is used for storing the original file or a different version of it.

March 7, 2016, 05:10	What are controldict.foam files	#1
vkoppejan Member Victor Koppejan Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 10	Hi Everyone, I'm using CFDEM software which is combination of LIGGGHTS and OpenFOAM. in the system folder I have a controldict AND a controldict.foam file. Does anyone know what the latter of the two is? The simulation still runs when I remove it so I guess it's not crucial. I've tried googling 'controldict.foam' and I see that it appears in other codes that use OpenFOAM as a CFD solver. Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Victor

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March 7, 2016, 06:38		#2
chriss85 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 397 Rep Power: 18	It's not a file which is commonly in OpenFOAM. *.foam extension is usually only used with paraview, have you launched it there by mistake? Also, if you post the content of the file we might be able to tell you more.

March 8, 2016, 08:09		#3
clktp Member gereksiz Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 11	Sometimes they use .foam extension as original version. As it is said, .foam isn't used in OpenFoam. Probably it is used for storing the original file or a different version of it.