foamToVTK -allPatches

lovecraft22 · April 2, 2012, 10:41

Hi all;
I tried to run

Code:

foamToVTK -allPatches

to have all the patches of my geometry in a single file and avoid the need of opening every file single composing my geometry in paraview…

The problem is that I can only get cell data, I cannot get any point data.
(Don't know if these terms are correct but you can have a look at the attached image to understand what I'm saying.)

Any way to have the point data with this command?

Thank you!

Aurelien Thinat · April 3, 2012, 10:45

In paraview, you can switch cell data to point data. I can't checked the exact name right now, but have a lokk in the "alphabetical list" (with calculator / elevation / etc... tools).

lovecraft22 · April 3, 2012, 10:50

Thank you for your help.

Actually I think that my problem is that those data don't get exported, is not a matter of visualizing them in paraview…

Aurelien Thinat · April 3, 2012, 10:57

Yes, "foamToVTK" exports only cell data as far as I know.

lovecraft22 · April 3, 2012, 12:24

That's not true, if you look at the image attached you'll see what you get with foamToVTK without the flag -allPatches.

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April 3, 2012, 10:45		#2
Aurelien Thinat Senior Member Aurelien Thinat Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 165 Rep Power: 15	In paraview, you can switch cell data to point data. I can't checked the exact name right now, but have a lokk in the "alphabetical list" (with calculator / elevation / etc... tools).

April 3, 2012, 10:50		#3
lovecraft22 Senior Member lore Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Italy Posts: 460 Rep Power: 18	Thank you for your help. Actually I think that my problem is that those data don't get exported, is not a matter of visualizing them in paraview…

April 3, 2012, 10:57		#4
Aurelien Thinat Senior Member Aurelien Thinat Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 165 Rep Power: 15	Yes, "foamToVTK" exports only cell data as far as I know.