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July 29, 2013, 01:31 |
Information about blueCFD
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Amin
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Hello
I am would like to use "blueCFD" on my windows machine and i need some information about this software : Is blueCFD an official version of OpenFOAM on Windows ? Is blueCFD using the same (solver, features, utilities, etc...) as OpenFOAM in Linux ? What is the advantage and the disadvantage of using blueCFD? I read this Post in the Forum, but i need more information Could you please share with me, you experience with blueCFD. How do you find blueCFD? Do you know other ways to use OpenFOAM on Windows ? Thinks |
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July 29, 2013, 03:43 |
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Hi,
blueCFD was introduced in a presentation http://sourceforge.net/projects/open...SlidesOFW7.pdf you can check out http://code.google.com/p/bluecfd-singlecore/ the singlecore version to get feeling what you get from the commercial version. read what is missing http://joomla.bluecape.com.pt/index....CFD-SingleCore - What is it? Windows was never the primary focus of the core OF developers, that led to several projects to make OF available on Windows => blueCFD or http://www.symscape.com/product/caedium which is a product based on various Opensource tools among them http://www.symscape.com/node/808 http://www.symscape.com/openfoam-on-windows My opinion: blueCFD is a great tool for those using Windows and want to get OF to work on windows fast. |
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August 18, 2013, 21:06 |
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Bruno Santos
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Greetings to all!
Sorry for coming in late to reply. Disclaimer: I'm the one responsible for the development of blueCFD. So, to answer some of Amin's questions: Short answer: No. Long answer: As Elvis indicated, there is only one official OpenFOAM version and it is only the one distributed by the OpenFOAM Foundation (essentially, distributed by OpenCFD/ESI): http://www.openfoam.org And if you are wondering why there isn't an official version of OpenFOAM for Windows, read this official page: http://www.openfoam.com/legal/open-source.php Quote:
Advantages:
If you or anyone else as any questions, feel free to ask! Best regards, Bruno
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August 19, 2013, 07:05 |
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Paulo Vatavuk
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Hi,
I would like to add that I’ve been using blueCFD to do some practical exercises with my CFD students. The experience of using blueCFD in Windows is the same as in Linux but it is much easier for the students to use it, because they all have Windows machines and they normally find it difficult to learn Linux. I think that Bruno should have added some comments about developing. It seems to me that creating or modifying a new application is not straightforward as in Linux. So, to conclude, I think blueCFD is nice for people starting with OpenFOAM but for the advanced users that need to modify the code, it is better to use the Linux version. Best Regards, Paulo |
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August 21, 2013, 10:58 |
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Bruno Santos
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Hi Paulo,
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Which is basically why the emphasis on documentation hasn't been as much, since I was focusing efforts on the feature itself Nonetheless, the objective on the coming version of blueCFD 2.2-1 is to bring a somewhat more user friendly work environment... although a release date has not yet been possible to even estimate Basically because "new features take time to develop" Best regards, Bruno
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August 26, 2013, 13:04 |
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I think you mean Linux in Quote:
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August 26, 2013, 17:04 |
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Hi Ehsan,
Thanks! Fixed it. Quote:
Best regards, Bruno edit: given the next post, I've emailed the page to Ehsan.
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August 26, 2013, 18:00 |
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I corrected Lnux too!
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May 15, 2017, 09:48 |
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Febriyan Prayoga
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My question is, what kind of linux base meshing software provided inside the blueCFDCore? for example "meshlab, or discretizer or salome". is it possible for user to add those free software inside blueCFDCore? Thank you in advance, and i am sorry for my english gramatical errors. Regards. |
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May 16, 2017, 06:01 |
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Bruno Santos
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Greetings febriyan91,
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These instructions are scheduled to be added to a user guide, but we haven't had the time yet to do it. The package for running Discretizer on Windows is made available on our blueCFD-SingleCore project here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/blu...s/discretizer/ We didn't add Discretizer and other meshers with blueCFD-Core 2016-1, because we didn't have time to test them. Best regards, Bruno
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May 16, 2017, 11:55 |
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May 28, 2017, 00:29 |
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Dear Bruno,
Hi. I am using blueCFD-Core 2016-1 and everything is working fine, Thank you for that . Hence I wonder if it is possible to install Swak4Foam on it? I was not able to use "sudo apt-get install" to install the needed packages in my previous effort. Are there any ways around this? Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
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May 28, 2017, 14:20 |
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Bruno Santos
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Greetings Motjaba,
Quoting myself from what I wrote on another thread on this topic: Quote:
I'm expecting an official release of swak4Foam 0.4.1 to come sometime before or after OFW12, which will make it a lot easier for me to create at least an adapted source code based release to be used with blueCFD-Core. Best regards, Bruno
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March 1, 2018, 11:00 |
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Just quick post: We have finally ported swak4Foam for blueCFD-Core 2016 and 2017. Instructions are provided here: https://github.com/blueCFD/Core/wiki...h-blueCFD-Core
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