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Requirement : paraview not the wrapper paraFoam of Openfoam [maybe because it is partially compiled].

1. start paraview
2. tools - start trace
3. openfile (with *.foam)
4. ...
5. save image etc.
6. stop trace and a window will pop out with python script
7. creat pythonScript.py
8. run with pvpython (executable in paraview) or add on first line like #!/opt/ParaView-4.1.0-Linux-64bit/bin/pvpython
9. chmod +x pythonScript.py ; execute pythonScript.py...

This post is to show how to compile OpenFOAM-v3.0+ from openfoam.com using Intel compilers in CentOS 6. Most procedures are similar to source-pack compilation of OF using Gcc in Ubuntu (especially 16).

Key procedures include
1. Untar both ThirdParty-v3.0+.tgz and OpenFOAM-v3.0+.tgz.
2. Change the compiler from the default Gcc to Icc in OpenFOAM-v3.0+/etc/bashrc.
3. Set the OF environment
4. Open ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-v3.0+/etc/config/CGAL.sh...

This blog is to show how to install OpenFOAM-v3.0+ on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. There are some issues that should be resolved before the installation. So far, default compilers installed in Ubuntu, gcc and openmpi, are used. Compilation of OpenFOAM-v3.0+ using Intel compilers is on-going.

After you unzip the package OpenFOAM-v3.0+.tgz under ~/OpenFOAM, go to the directory
open the following file
, and comment out...

Get cell data from paraview

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Modifying the file 0/U the /incompressible/icoFoam/cavity tutorial.

FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class volVectorField;
object U;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

dimensions [0 1 -1 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform (0 0 0);

boundaryField
{
movingWall
{
type ...