[ned800]

Dear CFD-Online Helpers,

I've been trying to get up and running with OpenFOAM and ParaView for a couple of days now and always return to the same error. After building OpenFOAM and ParaView and attempting to run paraFoam on the cavity tutorial, I get this:

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FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist

Please build the reader module before continuing:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers
./Allwclean
./Allwmake

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OpenFOAM build fine and the cavity simulation runs without error. However, when I come to running paraFoam, I have followed instructions on numerous forums but sadly none work for me. I have, however, managed to run ParaView 3.14.1 from a separate from its pre-compiled binaries (different version to the one included in ThirdParty-2.1.1). This works.

As far as I see it I have two options which someone might be able to help me with...

Either:

Please help me build ParaView 3.12.0 from Source to work with OpenFOAM 2.1.1

Or

Please help me to 'link up' Paraview 3.14.1 binaries with OpenFOAM 2.1.1. I am not too familiar with 'environment variables' but it seems to me as though I might simply be able to 'point' OpenFoam and the paraFoam script to the new installation.

Many thanks. I appreciate that this is a common problem but I haven't found a solution that works yet!

Ned x.