[blockMesh] Missing "polyMesh" folder

Nawaf Salem · October 15, 2019, 21:10

Dear All,

I am an absolute beginner in OpenFOAM. I installed OpenFoam-1906 on opensuse 15.2 Linux version operating system. At first glance, I realized that "tutorials" folder is not in OpenFOAM-1906 package. Therefore, I downloaded the toturials folder from "https://openfoam.org/git-hub/". Afterwards, I figured out that "polyMesh" folder is missing from "constant" folder while simulating elbow tutorial. I continued working but I face "command not found" error when typing "fluentMeshToFoam elbow.msh" command.

I would be so pleased if I got a solution for this problem.

Thank you

Carlo_P · October 16, 2019, 04:14

Hey Nawaf,
strange...
-)Normally you should have the tutorial inside openFOAM installation.
-)It is normal that you don't have the polyMesh in the constant folder.
-)I tried to convert with fluentMeshToFoam elbow.msh and this is working.

Some questions:
can you try to run fluentMeshToFoam -help ? Is fluentMeshToFoam correctly installed?
Are you in the correct folder? You should be in elbow main folder.

I converted for you:

https://github.com/Carlopasquinucci/ShareOpenFOAMFile

please, add a reputation.
Thanks

Trailokya · October 21, 2020, 09:48

I, too, am not able to run blockMesh in the elbow tutorial. I cannot see the polyMesh folder also in that. But in the cavity tutorial, I have the polyMesh folder, and I can run the blockMesh. I am pretty confused due to that right now.

Carlo_P · October 21, 2020, 10:28

Hey,
1)I suggest you to reinstall openfoam.

The tutorials should be inside openfooam.

This since you had some problems in the installations.

2) the polimesh missing is not a problem

3) the command I think should be now fluent3dMeshToFoam:

https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Fluent3DMeshToFoam

Trailokya · October 21, 2020, 10:55

Thanks a lot for your quick reply Carlos. I had my tutorial folder within the Of folder. But I was trying to run the elbow tutorial using the blockMesh command. Then I watched József Nagy's tutorial and used the FLuentMeshtoFOAM and the Polymesh file was created automatically. I was able to run the case.

October 15, 2019, 21:10	Missing "polyMesh" folder	#1
Nawaf Salem New Member Nawaf Salem Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Dear All, I am an absolute beginner in OpenFOAM. I installed OpenFoam-1906 on opensuse 15.2 Linux version operating system. At first glance, I realized that "tutorials" folder is not in OpenFOAM-1906 package. Therefore, I downloaded the toturials folder from "https://openfoam.org/git-hub/". Afterwards, I figured out that "polyMesh" folder is missing from "constant" folder while simulating elbow tutorial. I continued working but I face "command not found" error when typing "fluentMeshToFoam elbow.msh" command. I would be so pleased if I got a solution for this problem. Thank you

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October 16, 2019, 04:14		#2
Carlo_P Senior Member Carlo_P Join Date: May 2019 Location: Italy Posts: 176 Rep Power: 7	Hey Nawaf, strange... -)Normally you should have the tutorial inside openFOAM installation. -)It is normal that you don't have the polyMesh in the constant folder. -)I tried to convert with fluentMeshToFoam elbow.msh and this is working. Some questions: can you try to run fluentMeshToFoam -help ? Is fluentMeshToFoam correctly installed? Are you in the correct folder? You should be in elbow main folder. I converted for you: https://github.com/Carlopasquinucci/ShareOpenFOAMFile please, add a reputation. Thanks

October 21, 2020, 09:48		#3
Trailokya New Member Trailokya Lochan Tripathy Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 4 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 7	I, too, am not able to run blockMesh in the elbow tutorial. I cannot see the polyMesh folder also in that. But in the cavity tutorial, I have the polyMesh folder, and I can run the blockMesh. I am pretty confused due to that right now.

October 21, 2020, 10:28		#4
Carlo_P Senior Member Carlo_P Join Date: May 2019 Location: Italy Posts: 176 Rep Power: 7	Hey, 1)I suggest you to reinstall openfoam. The tutorials should be inside openfooam. This since you had some problems in the installations. 2) the polimesh missing is not a problem 3) the command I think should be now fluent3dMeshToFoam: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Fluent3DMeshToFoam

October 21, 2020, 10:55		#5
Trailokya New Member Trailokya Lochan Tripathy Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 4 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 7	Thanks a lot for your quick reply Carlos. I had my tutorial folder within the Of folder. But I was trying to run the elbow tutorial using the blockMesh command. Then I watched József Nagy's tutorial and used the FLuentMeshtoFOAM and the Polymesh file was created automatically. I was able to run the case.