[malam14]

I have installed newly released OpenFOAM in my windows laptop. Everything is fine, I can run tutorials from the terminal windows using OpenFOAM start. But the problem is I could not change the blockMesh Dict or any other file in windows environment. Say for example, I need to change the geometry of the cavity case folder and to do that I have to go to the blockMesh dict file of the cavity folder and need the change the dimensions there. But i cannot open those files in windows? Is there any other way that I can change or modify those files upon my requirement in windows environment?

Thank You.

[pablo_fil]

Originally Posted by malam14

I have installed newly released OpenFOAM in my windows laptop. Everything is fine, I can run tutorials from the terminal windows using OpenFOAM start. But the problem is I could not change the blockMesh Dict or any other file in windows environment. Say for example, I need to change the geometry of the cavity case folder and to do that I have to go to the blockMesh dict file of the cavity folder and need the change the dimensions there. But i cannot open those files in windows? Is there any other way that I can change or modify those files upon my requirement in windows environment?

Thank You.

If you have them located, you can open them with any text editor. I suggest you gedit for windows or Notepad++.

[joxen]

Originally Posted by pablo_fil

If you have them located, you can open them with any text editor. I suggest you gedit for windows or Notepad++.

Hi, I have the same problem.
I understand that it's possible to edit all files with a text-editor but how to I locate the files in the windows environment? How do I open the files to edit them? Do I need to transfer them from the virtual environment to windows environment?

I use windows 7, and the installation is OK and I can run the tutorials from the OpenFOAM_start window.

[joxen]

Originally Posted by malam14

I have installed newly released OpenFOAM in my windows laptop. Everything is fine, I can run tutorials from the terminal windows using OpenFOAM start. But the problem is I could not change the blockMesh Dict or any other file in windows environment. Say for example, I need to change the geometry of the cavity case folder and to do that I have to go to the blockMesh dict file of the cavity folder and need the change the dimensions there. But i cannot open those files in windows? Is there any other way that I can change or modify those files upon my requirement in windows environment?

Thank You.

I have exactly the same question, did you get any solution?

[pablo_fil]

Originally Posted by joxen

Hi, I have the same problem.
I understand that it's possible to edit all files with a text-editor but how to I locate the files in the windows environment? How do I open the files to edit them? Do I need to transfer them from the virtual environment to windows environment?

I use windows 7, and the installation is OK and I can run the tutorials from the OpenFOAM_start window.

I don't know which Windows OF package are you using. Try to find where is installed.

I use CFDSupport's OF and everything is on a folder inside C:\. Once located, search blockMesh and it will give you the complete path.

If you don't know where is installed, "repeat" installation steps to find out where is the default path located.

Hope it helps

[joxen]

Originally Posted by pablo_fil

I don't know which Windows OF package are you using. Try to find where is installed.

I use CFDSupport's OF and everything is on a folder inside C:\. Once located, search blockMesh and it will give you the complete path.

If you don't know where is installed, "repeat" installation steps to find out where is the default path located.

Hope it helps

Okey I use OpenFOAM.v1606 and the path where the program is installed is: C:\Program\ESI\OpenFOAM\1606, but there are only 3 subfolders in that folder, Documents, ThirdParty, Windows, and 3 files opencfd.ico, readme and uninstall. ('ve also tried to search at blockMesh in the entire C disk without any result (can't find the file)

To explain further in the Documents are only guides an manuals, in Thirdparty the Docker.exe is located and in Windows folder some scripts.
There seems to be no program files there at all there.

However I find the files when launching OpenFoam terminal and the path to the files are there: /opt/OpenFOAM/OpanFOAM-v1606+/
Do you know how to find this path in in windows?

I worked with Linux before but never with virtual machines.

[jd87]

QUOTE: Hi, I have the same problem.
I understand that it's possible to edit all files with a text-editor but how to I locate the files in the windows environment? How do I open the files to edit them? Do I need to transfer them from the virtual environment to windows environment?

I use windows 7, and the installation is OK and I can run the tutorials from the OpenFOAM_start window. QUOTE

I have understood the environmental structure and all the echo are working fine. But which text editor I can use to edit the files in OF Windows. nano or edit does not seem to work in the VM environment under windows.

[JohnMB]

If you are using WSL the simplest solution is to create folder in the windows filesystem

e.g.

md mnt/c/Users/myUserName/Documents/openFoam


you can then save or copy files to that directory and edit them from either side.


I believe if you try to edit linux file system files from windows bad things can happen.

you can then run any openFoam scripts or commands from within the mounted directory.
cd mnt/c/Users/myUserName/Documents/openFoam

[jd87]

Originally Posted by JohnMB

If you are using WSL the simplest solution is to create folder in the windows filesystem

e.g.

md mnt/c/Users/myUserName/Documents/openFoam


you can then save or copy files to that directory and edit them from either side.


I believe if you try to edit linux file system files from windows bad things can happen.

you can then run any openFoam scripts or commands from within the mounted directory.
cd mnt/c/Users/myUserName/Documents/openFoam

Yes I was actually doing that roundabout way, saving a copy, editing with notepad++ and then copying it back to my shared folder. However, that is a bit inconvenient. I can use vi which is installed but its usage is pretty old and cumbersome if you have to edit a huge amount of text. Better, if there was an option like nano or gedit which seems not installed in that VM Oracle-OpenFOAM system. Is there a way to get those?

[RobertHB]

The WSL installation of OpenFoam and Windows share all files located on the c:// drive of your windows system. You can edit these files either from Linux or Windows. You can also run OpenFoam simulations in this folder.

I myself use an OpenFoam folder located at c://OpenFoam/run/ . From my linux console i can reach the folder via cd /mnt/c/OpenFoam/run/ .
Files located within can be edited using an Windows text editor (e.g. npp) or from the linux side using gedit, nano, vim. Given, form gedit you'll need to install xming on your Windows system.

[jd87]

Thanks....I can install nano and gedit using
yum install nano
yum install gedit.
Now it is working fine.
I did not know it was RHEL based prompt (and not Debian based).