GUI based pre processor development for OpenFOAM

MattCFD · September 6, 2016, 00:30

Hi everyone,

I am an amateur CFD enthusiast and I am trying to create a GUI for OpenFOAM, for pre processing as of now, like loading a case, viewing the mesh and boundaries separatey, maybe even meshing using snappyHexMesh. I am thinking about using PyQt and MayaVi which is based on traits and VTK for this purpose. Would you recommend any other packages, as I have limited time to get it done. Also how do you manipulate a mesh file in mayavi as in, say ParaView or EnGrid, by selectively choosing and displaying boundaries and cross section planes. Should I convert the .foam to VTK format for viewing and manipulating it? And is there anyway to embed a mayavi pipeline browser in the Qt application window because that will ease things up a lot especially for manipulation I guess.

Thanks a lot for the help in advance, though i know it's a bit long :\

Mathew.

hohmeyer · September 11, 2023, 13:34

We have built our commercial CFD pre- post- processor (Ennova) based on VTK and QT. Here is our website (www.ennnova-cfd.com) . Several tutorial videos are available at https://ennova-cfd.com/tutorial-videos.html and https://www.youtube.com/@wolfdynamics5703 . So this will give you an idea of how it turned out.

September 6, 2016, 00:30	GUI based pre processor development for OpenFOAM	#1
MattCFD New Member Mathew Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi everyone, I am an amateur CFD enthusiast and I am trying to create a GUI for OpenFOAM, for pre processing as of now, like loading a case, viewing the mesh and boundaries separatey, maybe even meshing using snappyHexMesh. I am thinking about using PyQt and MayaVi which is based on traits and VTK for this purpose. Would you recommend any other packages, as I have limited time to get it done. Also how do you manipulate a mesh file in mayavi as in, say ParaView or EnGrid, by selectively choosing and displaying boundaries and cross section planes. Should I convert the .foam to VTK format for viewing and manipulating it? And is there anyway to embed a mayavi pipeline browser in the Qt application window because that will ease things up a lot especially for manipulation I guess. Thanks a lot for the help in advance, though i know it's a bit long :\ Mathew.

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September 11, 2023, 13:34		#2
hohmeyer New Member Michael E. Hohmeyer Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 2	We have built our commercial CFD pre- post- processor (Ennova) based on VTK and QT. Here is our website (www.ennnova-cfd.com) . Several tutorial videos are available at https://ennova-cfd.com/tutorial-videos.html and https://www.youtube.com/@wolfdynamics5703 . So this will give you an idea of how it turned out.