[OpenFOAM] ParaFoam with OF-1.6-ext

kanuk · October 12, 2012, 18:53

Hi all, I'm having a bit of a problem getting paraFoam to work with 1.6-ext.

I followed the build instructions on a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 install (the ones located in /doc/buildInstructions/Ubuntu/12.04) for several 64-bit machines, several times. Each time, the installations go smoothly (no errors) and apart from some warning about different gcc compilers, foamInstallationTest seems to think things are OK.

The problem is, whenever I call paraFoam from a case directory (for example, the mixer2D tutorial in icoDyMFoam), it opens with the message:

"A reader for '....../mixer2D.OpenFOAM' could not be found. Please choose one:"
And when I choose OpenFOAM from the list, it spits out the following after trying to view results:

Code:

 $ paraFoam 
created temporary 'mixer2D.OpenFOAM'
Read float past end of buffer
Read float past end of buffer
Read float past end of buffer
Read float past end of buffer
Warning: In /home/me/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/BUILD/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO/vtkOpenFOAMReader.cxx, line 4728
vtkOpenFOAMReaderPrivate (0x27d0aa0): Numbers of faces in faces 2416 and owner 2380 does not match

ERROR: In /home/me/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/BUILD/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/Filtering/vtkExecutive.cxx, line 756
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (0x1e89f00): Algorithm vtkPOpenFOAMReader(0x2807160) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (0x2a8a790)
  Debug: Off
  Modified Time: 133628
  Reference Count: 1
  Registered Events: (none)
  Request: REQUEST_DATA
  FORWARD_DIRECTION: 0
  FROM_OUTPUT_PORT: 0
  ALGORITHM_AFTER_FORWARD: 1

I have been searching around for a solution for awhile, and it *appears* as of the problem is with qt, but I am hesitant to play around with that.

Any thoughts?

wyldckat · October 12, 2012, 20:29

Greetings Kanuk,

If I'm not mistaken, the fix should be an old one... so I'll quote myself

:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyldckat

With OpenFOAM's environment active, edit the file "$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/paraFoam" and insert somewhere before it calls paraview, the following line:

Code:

export LC_ALL=C

This will force the english standard language settings to be used by Paraview and it's plugins. It will only affect them and not the whole system.

edit: As for ".OpenFOAM" not being detected automatically, try the instructions on this post: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post255928 post #6

Best regards,
Bruno

kanuk · October 12, 2012, 21:16

Hello Bruno,

Thanks very much for your response. I rebuilt the PV3FoamReader as per your suggestion, but that didn't change anything - nor did editing the $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/paraFoam file...

I have no idea what the problem may be, but I think I'll try and resolve my gcc problem first (start with the easy stuff) by uncommenting the

#compilerInstall=OpenFOAM

line in etc/settings.sh

Hopefully this works... I will report back in a few hours

Dave

kanuk · October 15, 2012, 16:07

So, I tried compiling again the system compilers, but alas paraFoam didn't get built.

It's not the best situation, but I suppose I can live with foamToVTK for now. I was hoping that the build instructions for a stock ubuntu 12.04 would work - but I can't complain. I'll keep trying and post back if I find a solution.

October 12, 2012, 18:53	ParaFoam with OF-1.6-ext	#1
kanuk New Member Kanuk Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 15	Hi all, I'm having a bit of a problem getting paraFoam to work with 1.6-ext. I followed the build instructions on a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 install (the ones located in /doc/buildInstructions/Ubuntu/12.04) for several 64-bit machines, several times. Each time, the installations go smoothly (no errors) and apart from some warning about different gcc compilers, foamInstallationTest seems to think things are OK. The problem is, whenever I call paraFoam from a case directory (for example, the mixer2D tutorial in icoDyMFoam), it opens with the message: "A reader for '....../mixer2D.OpenFOAM' could not be found. Please choose one:" And when I choose OpenFOAM from the list, it spits out the following after trying to view results: Code: $ paraFoam created temporary 'mixer2D.OpenFOAM' Read float past end of buffer Read float past end of buffer Read float past end of buffer Read float past end of buffer Warning: In /home/me/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/BUILD/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO/vtkOpenFOAMReader.cxx, line 4728 vtkOpenFOAMReaderPrivate (0x27d0aa0): Numbers of faces in faces 2416 and owner 2380 does not match ERROR: In /home/me/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/ThirdParty/rpmBuild/BUILD/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/Filtering/vtkExecutive.cxx, line 756 vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (0x1e89f00): Algorithm vtkPOpenFOAMReader(0x2807160) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (0x2a8a790) Debug: Off Modified Time: 133628 Reference Count: 1 Registered Events: (none) Request: REQUEST_DATA FORWARD_DIRECTION: 0 FROM_OUTPUT_PORT: 0 ALGORITHM_AFTER_FORWARD: 1 I have been searching around for a solution for awhile, and it appears as of the problem is with qt, but I am hesitant to play around with that. Any thoughts?

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October 12, 2012, 21:16		#3
kanuk New Member Kanuk Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 15	Hello Bruno, Thanks very much for your response. I rebuilt the PV3FoamReader as per your suggestion, but that didn't change anything - nor did editing the $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/paraFoam file... I have no idea what the problem may be, but I think I'll try and resolve my gcc problem first (start with the easy stuff) by uncommenting the #compilerInstall=OpenFOAM line in etc/settings.sh Hopefully this works... I will report back in a few hours Dave

October 15, 2012, 16:07		#4
kanuk New Member Kanuk Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 15	So, I tried compiling again the system compilers, but alas paraFoam didn't get built. It's not the best situation, but I suppose I can live with foamToVTK for now. I was hoping that the build instructions for a stock ubuntu 12.04 would work - but I can't complain. I'll keep trying and post back if I find a solution.