1 Introduction
SnappyHexMesh GUI add-on for Blender turns Blender into a GUI for preparing case files for SnappyHexMesh. The aim is to
- Ease the workflow for updating, modifying and exporting 3D surface meshes to OpenFOAM.
- Allow definition of most common SnappyHexMesh settings via Blender GUI, to reduce need for manual writing of OpenFOAM dictionary definitions.
- Require minimal Blender skills. Geometry can be modelled in any 3D modelling / CAD program which exports a surface mesh format that can be imported to Blender, such as STL or Wavefront OBJ. Add-on is operated via panels in Blender's GUI.
The creation of OpenFOAM dictionary files is based on string replacements using template files located in the add-on's skel directory. The add-on is supported on latest Blender LTS version.
Usage is shown in the video tutorial series Blender for OpenFOAM users.
2 Documentation
Documentation is available in the doc directory in the source code, and here for web viewing
3 OpenFOAM Trade Mark Notice
This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks.
