[blockMesh] Getting error message: "Fatal error Symmetry plane 'sides' is not planar"

Ron de Vos · June 16, 2015, 08:02

I work on the tutorial WigleyHull. I use OpenFoam 2.3 In there is he tutorial DTSHull so I imported wigleyHull from openfoam 2.0.
In BlockMesh i get Fatal error Symmetry plane 'sides' is not planar.etc. Wht can I do
Ron

alexB · June 16, 2015, 17:42

Hi,

I hope its just as simple as by me... change from "symmetry plane" to "symmetry"

regards
Alex

Ron de Vos · June 17, 2015, 03:18

Thank you Alex. It works
Ron

cheljin1320 · May 17, 2016, 12:31

Hi alexB,

I work on the tutorial WigleyHull also, I have same problem with Ron and see your comment above I change from "symmetry plane" to "symmetry". It works!

But continue, when I type snappyHexMesh and view paraFoam it warns: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
inconsistent patch and patchField types for
patch type symmetry and patchField type symmetryPlane

and I change also "symmetry plane" to "symmetry". It works!

But the lastone, when I type LTSInterFoam it error: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Unknown patchField type buoyantPressure for patch type patch.

Could you tell me how to solve this? And what happen when I change "symmetry plane" to "symmetry"?

Antimony · May 18, 2016, 09:26

Hi,

I assume that you took the tutorial from one version of OF and are using it on another.

If I remember correctly, from OF2.3, buoyantPressure has been replaced by fixedFluxPressure.

Managed to find one that corroborates this statement: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post478508

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Antimony

photon_ed · December 21, 2019, 11:07

replacing to "symmetry" worked! thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheljin1320

Hi alexB,

I work on the tutorial WigleyHull also, I have same problem with Ron and see your comment above I change from "symmetry plane" to "symmetry". It works!

But continue, when I type snappyHexMesh and view paraFoam it warns: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
inconsistent patch and patchField types for
patch type symmetry and patchField type symmetryPlane

and I change also "symmetry plane" to "symmetry". It works!

But the lastone, when I type LTSInterFoam it error: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Unknown patchField type buoyantPressure for patch type patch.

Could you tell me how to solve this? And what happen when I change "symmetry plane" to "symmetry"?

June 16, 2015, 08:02	Getting error message: "Fatal error Symmetry plane 'sides' is not planar"	#1
Ron de Vos Member Ron de Vos Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 10	I work on the tutorial WigleyHull. I use OpenFoam 2.3 In there is he tutorial DTSHull so I imported wigleyHull from openfoam 2.0. In BlockMesh i get Fatal error Symmetry plane 'sides' is not planar.etc. Wht can I do Ron

June 16, 2015, 17:42		#2
alexB Member Alexander Bartel Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Germany Posts: 97 Rep Power: 11	Hi, I hope its just as simple as by me... change from "symmetry plane" to "symmetry" regards Alex dokeun, arvindpj, Clément_G and 3 others like this. __________________ Please note that I do not use the Friend-feature, so do not be offended, if I do not accept a request.

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May 17, 2016, 12:31		#4
cheljin1320 New Member Nguyen Quoc Bao Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 10	Hi alexB, I work on the tutorial WigleyHull also, I have same problem with Ron and see your comment above I change from "symmetry plane" to "symmetry". It works! But continue, when I type snappyHexMesh and view paraFoam it warns: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: inconsistent patch and patchField types for patch type symmetry and patchField type symmetryPlane and I change also "symmetry plane" to "symmetry". It works! But the lastone, when I type LTSInterFoam it error: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: Unknown patchField type buoyantPressure for patch type patch. Could you tell me how to solve this? And what happen when I change "symmetry plane" to "symmetry"?

May 18, 2016, 09:26		#5
Antimony Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 407 Rep Power: 15	Hi, I assume that you took the tutorial from one version of OF and are using it on another. If I remember correctly, from OF2.3, buoyantPressure has been replaced by fixedFluxPressure. Managed to find one that corroborates this statement: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post478508 Hope this helps. Cheers, Antimony