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Old   June 18, 2015, 12:41
Default Wedge patch '*' is not planar
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Hi,

This is about a 2D axissymetric case. I was using a Matlab script to find the edges of the blocks I want to build. (you find the Matlab script in the attachment)

checkMesh gives the output:

Quote:
Wedge patch 'back' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0685865 -0.001796 0.0021) the normal (-0.0261768 -0.999657 0) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 -0.999657 -3.31431e-20) by 1.61774e-14
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
--> FOAM Warning :
From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
Wedge patch 'back' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0683891 -0.00179083 0.0172) the normal (-0.0261769 -0.999657 0) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 -0.999657 -3.31431e-20) by 2.83042e-14
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
I can't get rid of these error messages. I already tried to change the writePrecision and the writeFormat without any success. Do these errors matter? Can you please help me to eliminate these errors?


blockMeshDict:
Code:
/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.3.0                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    object      blockMeshDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

convertToMeters 1;

vertices
(
        (6.497773e-02 -1.701502e-03 0)
        (6.497773e-02 1.701502e-03 0)
        (6.517266e-02 1.706606e-03 0)
        (6.517266e-02 -1.706606e-03 0)
        (6.497773e-02 -1.701502e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (6.497773e-02 1.701502e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (6.517266e-02 1.706606e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (6.517266e-02 -1.706606e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (6.497773e-02 -1.701502e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (6.497773e-02 1.701502e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (6.517266e-02 1.706606e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (6.517266e-02 -1.706606e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (6.537259e-02 -1.711842e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (6.537259e-02 1.711842e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (7.180039e-02 1.880159e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (7.180039e-02 -1.880159e-03 2.000000e-03)
        (6.537259e-02 -1.711842e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (6.537259e-02 1.711842e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (7.180039e-02 1.880159e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (7.180039e-02 -1.880159e-03 2.200000e-03)
        (6.497773e-02 -1.701502e-03 3.220000e-02)
        (6.497773e-02 1.701502e-03 3.220000e-02)
        (7.180039e-02 1.880159e-03 3.220000e-02)
        (7.180039e-02 -1.880159e-03 3.220000e-02)
);

blocks
(
	//Block 0
        hex (0 3 2 1 4 7 6 5) (1 1 1) simpleGrading 
	(
           1 
           1
           1
	)
	//Block 1
        hex (4 7 6 5 8 11 10 9) (1 1 1) simpleGrading 
	(
           1 
           1
           1
	)	
        //Block 2
        hex (7 12 13 6 11 16 17 10) (1 1 1) simpleGrading 
	(
           1 
           1
           1
	)	
        //Block 3
        hex (12 15 14 13 16 19 18 17) (1 1 1) simpleGrading 
	(
           1 
           1
           1
	)	
        //Block 4
        hex (8 19 18 9 20 23 22 21) (1 1 1) simpleGrading 
	(
           1 
           1
           1
	)

);

edges();


boundary
(
    inlet
    {
        type patch;
        faces
        (
            (0 1 2 3) // von innen gesehen gegen den Uhrzeigersinn Aufgezaehlt
        );
    }
    outlet
    {
        type patch;
        faces
        (
            (20 23 22 21)
        );
    }

    shaftInHole
    {
        type wall;
        faces
        (
            (0 1 5 4)
        );
    }

    shaftInFreestream
    {
        type wall;
        faces
        (
            (4 5 9 8)
            (8 9 21 20)
        );
    }

    wallInHole
    {
        type wall;
        faces
        (
            (3 7 6 2)
        );
    }

    wallInFreestream
    {
        type wall;
        faces
        (
            (14 15 19 18)
            (18 19 23 22)
        );
    }

    step
    {
        type wall;
        faces
        (
            (6 7 12 13)
            (14 13 12 15)
        );
    }

    front
    {
        type wedge;
        faces
        (
            (1 2 6 5)
            (5 6 10 9)
            (6 13 17 10)
            (13 14 18 17)
            (9 18 22 21)
        );
    }

    back
    {
        type wedge;
        faces
        (
            (0 4 7 3)
            (4 8 11 7)
            (7 11 16 12)
            (12 16 19 15)
            (8 20 23 19)
        );
    }

    
);

mergePatchPairs();

// ************************************************************************* //
blockMesh:
Code:
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.4.0                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build  : 2.4.0-f0842aea0e77
Exec   : blockMesh
Date   : Jun 18 2015
Time   : 18:36:28
Host   : "ChrisHP"
PID    : 11568
Case   : /home/chris/OpenFOAM/nowak/Netzerzeugung/NeuesMesh
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Allowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Creating block mesh from
    "/home/chris/OpenFOAM/nowak/Netzerzeugung/NeuesMesh/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict"
No non-linear edges defined
Creating topology blocks
Creating topology patches

Creating block mesh topology
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function polyMesh::polyMesh(... construct from shapes...)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyMeshFromShapeMesh.C at line 903
    Found 4 undefined faces in mesh; adding to default patch.
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'front' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0650752 0.00170405 0.001) the normal (0.0261748 -0.999657 1.32563e-19) differs from the average normal (0.0261767 -0.999657 3.31431e-20) by 3.60957e-12
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'front' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0650752 0.00170405 0.0021) the normal (0.0261748 -0.999657 1.32563e-18) differs from the average normal (0.0261767 -0.999657 3.31431e-20) by 3.60957e-12
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts

...  (Removed a few similiar Errormessages)

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'back' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0685865 -0.001796 0.0021) the normal (0.0261768 0.999657 0) differs from the average normal (0.0261767 0.999657 -3.31431e-20) by 1.61774e-14
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'back' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0683891 -0.00179083 0.0172) the normal (0.0261769 0.999657 0) differs from the average normal (0.0261767 0.999657 -3.31431e-20) by 2.83042e-14
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts

Check topology

	Basic statistics
		Number of internal faces : 3
		Number of boundary faces : 24
		Number of defined boundary faces : 24
		Number of undefined boundary faces : 0
	Checking patch -> block consistency

Creating block offsets
Creating merge list .

Creating polyMesh from blockMesh
Creating patches
Creating cells
Creating points with scale 1
    Block 0 cell size :
        i : 0.000194997 .. 0.000194997
        j : 0.003403 .. 0.003403
        k : 0.002 .. 0.002

    Block 1 cell size :
        i : 0.000194997 .. 0.000194997
        j : 0.003403 .. 0.003403
        k : 0.0002 .. 0.0002

    Block 2 cell size :
        i : 0.000199999 .. 0.000199999
        j : 0.00341321 .. 0.00341321
        k : 0.0002 .. 0.0002

    Block 3 cell size :
        i : 0.00643 .. 0.00643
        j : 0.00342368 .. 0.00342368
        k : 0.0002 .. 0.0002

    Block 4 cell size :
        i : 0.006825 .. 0.006825
        j : 0.003403 .. 0.003403
        k : 0.03 .. 0.03

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'front' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0650752 0.00170405 0.001) the normal (-0.0261748 0.999657 1.32563e-19) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 0.999657 3.31431e-20) by 3.60957e-12
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts


...  (Removed a few similiar Errormessages)


--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'back' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0683891 -0.00179083 0.0172) the normal (-0.0261769 -0.999657 0) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 -0.999657 -3.31431e-20) by 2.83042e-14
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts

There are no merge patch pairs edges

Writing polyMesh
----------------
Mesh Information
----------------
  boundingBox: (0.0649777 -0.00188016 0) (0.0718004 0.00188016 0.0322)
  nPoints: 28
  nCells: 5
  nFaces: 27
  nInternalFaces: 3
----------------
Patches
----------------
  patch 0 (start: 3 size: 1) name: inlet
  patch 1 (start: 4 size: 1) name: outlet
  patch 2 (start: 5 size: 1) name: shaftInHole
  patch 3 (start: 6 size: 2) name: shaftInFreestream
  patch 4 (start: 8 size: 1) name: wallInHole
  patch 5 (start: 9 size: 2) name: wallInFreestream
  patch 6 (start: 11 size: 2) name: step
  patch 7 (start: 13 size: 5) name: front
  patch 8 (start: 18 size: 5) name: back
  patch 9 (start: 23 size: 4) name: defaultFaces

End
checkMesh:
Code:
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.4.0                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build  : 2.4.0-f0842aea0e77
Exec   : checkMesh
Date   : Jun 18 2015
Time   : 18:36:40
Host   : "ChrisHP"
PID    : 11574
Case   : /home/chris/OpenFOAM/nowak/Netzerzeugung/NeuesMesh
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Allowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create polyMesh for time = 0

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'front' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0650752 0.00170405 0.001) the normal (-0.0261748 0.999657 1.32563e-19) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 0.999657 3.31431e-20) by 3.60957e-12
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'front' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0650752 0.00170405 0.0021) the normal (-0.0261748 0.999657 1.32563e-18) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 0.999657 3.31431e-20) by 3.60957e-12
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'front' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0652726 0.00170922 0.0021) the normal (-0.0261802 0.999657 -1.29248e-18) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 0.999657 3.31431e-20) by 1.22804e-11
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts

...  (Removed a few similiar Errormessages)

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function wedgePolyPatch::calcGeometry(PstreamBuffers&)
    in file meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePolyPatch.C at line 72
    Wedge patch 'back' is not planar.
At local face at (0.0683891 -0.00179083 0.0172) the normal (-0.0261769 -0.999657 0) differs from the average normal (-0.0261767 -0.999657 -3.31431e-20) by 2.83042e-14
Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts
Time = 0

Mesh stats
    points:           28
    internal points:  0
    faces:            27
    internal faces:   3
    cells:            5
    faces per cell:   6
    boundary patches: 10
    point zones:      0
    face zones:       0
    cell zones:       0

Overall number of cells of each type:
    hexahedra:     5
    prisms:        0
    wedges:        0
    pyramids:      0
    tet wedges:    0
    tetrahedra:    0
    polyhedra:     0

Checking topology...
    Boundary definition OK.
 ***Total number of faces on empty patches is not divisible by the number of cells in the mesh. Hence this mesh is not 1D or 2D.
    Cell to face addressing OK.
    Point usage OK.
    Upper triangular ordering OK.
    Face vertices OK.
   *Number of regions: 2
    The mesh has multiple regions which are not connected by any face.
  <<Writing region information to "0/cellToRegion"
  <<Writing region 0 with 4 cells to cellSet region0
  <<Writing region 1 with 1 cells to cellSet region1

Checking patch topology for multiply connected surfaces...
    Patch               Faces    Points   Surface topology                  
    inlet               1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    outlet              1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    shaftInHole         1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    shaftInFreestream   2        8        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    wallInHole          1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    wallInFreestream    2        8        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    step                2        6        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    front               5        14       ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    back                5        14       ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    defaultFaces        4        12       ok (non-closed singly connected)  

Checking geometry...
    Overall domain bounding box (0.0649777 -0.00188016 0) (0.0718004 0.00188016 0.0322)
    Mesh (non-empty, non-wedge) directions (1 0 1)
    Mesh (non-empty) directions (1 1 0)
    Wedge front with angle 1.49998 degrees
    Wedge back with angle 1.49998 degrees
    All edges aligned with or perpendicular to non-empty directions.
    Boundary openness (2.05835e-17 0 0) OK.
    Max cell openness = 8.2747e-17 OK.
    Max aspect ratio = 30.7004 OK.
    Minimum face area = 3.89994e-08. Maximum face area = 0.00020475.  Face area magnitudes OK.
    Min volume = 1.32868e-10. Max volume = 7.33094e-07.  Total volume = 7.3931e-07.  Cell volumes OK.
    Mesh non-orthogonality Max: 0 average: 0
    Non-orthogonality check OK.
    Face pyramids OK.
    Max skewness = 0.0653982 OK.
    Coupled point location match (average 0) OK.

Mesh OK.

Time = 1

Mesh stats
    points:           28
    internal points:  0
    faces:            27
    internal faces:   3
    cells:            5
    faces per cell:   6
    boundary patches: 10
    point zones:      0
    face zones:       0
    cell zones:       0

Overall number of cells of each type:
    hexahedra:     5
    prisms:        0
    wedges:        0
    pyramids:      0
    tet wedges:    0
    tetrahedra:    0
    polyhedra:     0

Checking topology...
    Boundary definition OK.
 ***Total number of faces on empty patches is not divisible by the number of cells in the mesh. Hence this mesh is not 1D or 2D.
    Cell to face addressing OK.
    Point usage OK.
    Upper triangular ordering OK.
    Face vertices OK.
   *Number of regions: 2
    The mesh has multiple regions which are not connected by any face.
  <<Writing region information to "1/cellToRegion"
  <<Writing region 0 with 1 cells to cellSet region0
  <<Writing region 1 with 4 cells to cellSet region1

Checking patch topology for multiply connected surfaces...
    Patch               Faces    Points   Surface topology                  
    inlet               1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    outlet              1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    shaftInHole         1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    shaftInFreestream   2        8        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    wallInHole          1        4        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    wallInFreestream    2        8        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    step                2        6        ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    front               5        14       ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    back                5        14       ok (non-closed singly connected)  
    defaultFaces        4        12       ok (non-closed singly connected)  

Checking geometry...
    Overall domain bounding box (0.0649777 -0.00188016 0) (0.0718004 0.00188016 0.0322)
    Mesh (non-empty, non-wedge) directions (1 0 1)
    Mesh (non-empty) directions (1 1 0)
    Wedge front with angle 1.49998 degrees
    Wedge back with angle 1.49998 degrees
    All edges aligned with or perpendicular to non-empty directions.
    Boundary openness (2.05835e-17 0 0) OK.
    Max cell openness = 8.2747e-17 OK.
    Max aspect ratio = 30.7004 OK.
    Minimum face area = 3.89994e-08. Maximum face area = 0.00020475.  Face area magnitudes OK.
    Min volume = 1.32868e-10. Max volume = 7.33094e-07.  Total volume = 7.3931e-07.  Cell volumes OK.
    Mesh non-orthogonality Max: 0 average: 0
    Non-orthogonality check OK.
    Face pyramids OK.
    Max skewness = 0.0653982 OK.
    Coupled point location match (average 0) OK.

Mesh OK.

End
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Old   June 20, 2015, 03:35
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Ok, Problem was solved by setting the angle to 0 and all y values to -1 or +1. I also changed the type of the front and back surfaces to patch. So I got a 2D plane mesh. In a new case dir I executed extrudeMesh with the wedge options using the front and back patches as input. It worked =)
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I couldn't really understood how you solved it.

Could you please explain me what angle did you change to 0.

I am also facing the same problem.

Plus my check mesh is showing mesh not OK with seven errors
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Old   November 24, 2015, 18:32
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Antony: I had some similar issues recently with axisymmetric meshes. I had success switching the writeFormat in controlDict from ascii to binary.

I guess there is some rounding introduced when you convert back and forth from human readable format. It would be nice if there was some place to adjust the precision requirement for wedge planar-ness.
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Old   May 21, 2016, 07:50
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Those error messages are not very serious, ignore and proceed to computation.
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I had a same issue with an axisymmetric geometry/mesh I created with Gmsh. I reran the gmshToFoam and edited the constant/polyMesh/boundary file manually, changing the wedges type and physicalType to wedge and the noslip walls to wall. it solved the problem and ran smoothly.
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I want to do 2d axisymmertic meshing in OpenFoam. But it is showing this error "Either correct the patch or split it into planar parts". Please have a look on it.
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