Tutorial Not Running In OpenFOAM

H0T_S0UP · January 19, 2015, 21:26

Hello, I am new to openfoam and I have enrolled in the first course offered by TechnicalCourses.net. I am trying to run the "laplacianfoam" case and receive the following error "Command not found"

The steps I have taken are as follows:
After setting up openfoam

1) change directory
=> cd $FOAM_RUN/tutorials/basic/laplacianFoam/flange
works fine.

2)convert ansys mesh to openfoam mesh
=> ansysToFoam flange.ans –scale 0.001
works fine.

3)execute the solver
=> laplacianfoam
error ensues.

This a copy of the command line

Code:

skankatron@skankatron-Q551LN:~/OpenFOAM/skankatron-2.3.1/run/tutorials/basic/laplacianFoam/flange$ laplacianfoam
laplacianfoam: command not found

Any idea what is wrong? I ran the tutorial case given on the openfoam website on the install page and did not have any issues. Keep in mind I am really new to linux and this software. I am also going at this alone so any help is appreciated.

blacksquirrel · January 20, 2015, 03:23

The correct command should be laplacianFoam, with a capital "F"

H0T_S0UP · January 20, 2015, 16:58

Doh! Must have been tired when I was finishing that assignment. Worked fine, thanks!

January 19, 2015, 21:26	Tutorial Not Running In OpenFOAM	#1
H0T_S0UP Member Alex Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 12	Hello, I am new to openfoam and I have enrolled in the first course offered by TechnicalCourses.net. I am trying to run the "laplacianfoam" case and receive the following error "Command not found" The steps I have taken are as follows: After setting up openfoam 1) change directory => cd $FOAM_RUN/tutorials/basic/laplacianFoam/flange works fine. 2)convert ansys mesh to openfoam mesh => ansysToFoam flange.ans –scale 0.001 works fine. 3)execute the solver => laplacianfoam error ensues. This a copy of the command line Code: skankatron@skankatron-Q551LN:~/OpenFOAM/skankatron-2.3.1/run/tutorials/basic/laplacianFoam/flange$ laplacianfoam laplacianfoam: command not found Any idea what is wrong? I ran the tutorial case given on the openfoam website on the install page and did not have any issues. Keep in mind I am really new to linux and this software. I am also going at this alone so any help is appreciated.

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January 20, 2015, 03:23		#2
blacksquirrel Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 14	The correct command should be laplacianFoam, with a capital "F"

January 20, 2015, 16:58		#3
H0T_S0UP Member Alex Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 12	Doh! Must have been tired when I was finishing that assignment. Worked fine, thanks!