To convert Mesh from OpenFoam to GMSH

gara1988 · October 12, 2012, 05:12

Hello, I have a mesh in openFoam, I have the files: boundary, faces, neighbor, owner and points. Can I convert this files to .msh file compatible with gmsh? How Can I do this?

Thanks
Best regards.
Mattia

philippose · October 12, 2012, 09:43

Hello Mattia,

A Good Afternoon to you!

As of now, there is no utility within the standard OpenFOAM ecosystem which converts a mesh from the native OpenFOAM format to a GMSH compatible format.

A long time ago, I had written a utility which converts an OpenFOAM mesh to a format which can be imported into the meshing utility "Netgen".

Theoretically, you can convert an OpenFOAM mesh to Netgen, open it using Netgen, and convert it from Netgen to GMSH....

I am not sure if I will be able to find the utility I wrote, but if you are interested in this relatively longer route, let me know, and I could search for the utility.

Have a great weekend ahead!

Philippose

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gara1988 New Member Mattia Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Milan Posts: 28 Rep Power: 14	Hello, I have a mesh in openFoam, I have the files: boundary, faces, neighbor, owner and points. Can I convert this files to .msh file compatible with gmsh? How Can I do this? Thanks Best regards. Mattia

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October 12, 2012, 09:43		#2
philippose Senior Member Philippose Rajan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 553 Rep Power: 26	Hello Mattia, A Good Afternoon to you! As of now, there is no utility within the standard OpenFOAM ecosystem which converts a mesh from the native OpenFOAM format to a GMSH compatible format. A long time ago, I had written a utility which converts an OpenFOAM mesh to a format which can be imported into the meshing utility "Netgen". Theoretically, you can convert an OpenFOAM mesh to Netgen, open it using Netgen, and convert it from Netgen to GMSH.... I am not sure if I will be able to find the utility I wrote, but if you are interested in this relatively longer route, let me know, and I could search for the utility. Have a great weekend ahead! Philippose