pointZone to cellZone

Peter_600 · July 12, 2012, 11:05

Hi Foamers,

how can I get from a pointZone a cellZone?

cheers Peter

bigphil · July 15, 2012, 07:58

Hi Peter,

I think you can use the setSet utility to do what you want.

Something like this:

start setSet in your case:

Code:

setSet

create a pointSet from your pointZone:

Code:

pointSet p0 new zoneToPoint yourPointZoneName

create a cellSet from the pointSet

Code:

cellSet c0 new pointToCell p0

quit setSet

Code:

quit

then create a cellZone from the cellSet:

Code:

setsToZones -noFlipMap

Now you will have a cellZone called c0 which contains the points from your pointZone yourPointZoneName.

I might have made a few mistakes with the syntax but it should do what you want with a bit of fiddling.

Best regards,
Philip

Peter_600 · July 16, 2012, 07:35

Thank you very much!
I ll give it a try!
cheers Peter

Peter_600 · July 16, 2012, 08:02

This works fine for a pointSet, which is in ./polyMesh/sets/.

In my case I have a pointZone in ./polyMesh and I like to have a cellZone out of it.

bigphil · July 16, 2012, 09:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_600

This works fine for a pointSet, which is in ./polyMesh/sets/.

In my case I have a pointZone in ./polyMesh and I like to have a cellZone out of it.

Hi Peter,

The above method should work fine to create a pointZone from a cellZone. As I explained above, you must create a pointSet from your pointZone, then create a cellSet from your pointSet, then create a cellZone from the cellSet
i.e.
pointZone -> pointSet -> cellSet -> cellZone

Philip

Peter_600 · July 17, 2012, 03:33

Sorry it was my fault!
It works

I will try to adapt it within my mesh class.
Thank you very much!!

July 12, 2012, 11:05	pointZone to cellZone	#1
Peter_600 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 140 Rep Power: 16	Hi Foamers, how can I get from a pointZone a cellZone? cheers Peter

July 15, 2012, 07:58		#2
bigphil Super Moderator Philip Cardiff Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 1,089 Rep Power: 34	Hi Peter, I think you can use the setSet utility to do what you want. Something like this: start setSet in your case: Code: setSet create a pointSet from your pointZone: Code: pointSet p0 new zoneToPoint yourPointZoneName create a cellSet from the pointSet Code: cellSet c0 new pointToCell p0 quit setSet Code: quit then create a cellZone from the cellSet: Code: setsToZones -noFlipMap Now you will have a cellZone called c0 which contains the points from your pointZone yourPointZoneName. I might have made a few mistakes with the syntax but it should do what you want with a bit of fiddling. Best regards, Philip

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Peter_600 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 140 Rep Power: 16	Thank you very much! I ll give it a try! cheers Peter

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Peter_600 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 140 Rep Power: 16	This works fine for a pointSet, which is in ./polyMesh/sets/. In my case I have a pointZone in ./polyMesh and I like to have a cellZone out of it.

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Peter_600 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 140 Rep Power: 16	Sorry it was my fault! It works I will try to adapt it within my mesh class. Thank you very much!!