FluentMeshToFoam

1 Name

fluent3DMeshToFoam - Converts a Fluent mesh (in ASCII format) to foam format including multiple region and region boundary

Valid versions:

2 Synopsis

fluentMeshToFoam [OPTIONS] FLUENT_MESH

3 Description

Convert a mesh file FLUENT_MESH from Fluent format to foam format.

-scale FACTOR

Scale the mesh geometry by FACTOR. If omitted, use 1

-case DIR

Execute the command on the case directory DIR. If not provided, use the current directory

-noFunctionObjects

Skip the execution of the functionObjects

-help

Display the help and exit

See also paragraph 5.5.1 of the User Guide.

4 Tutorials

• Tutorials by Tobias Holzmann (update 18.10.2016)
  • Converting a 3D multi-region fluent mesh into a multi-region OpenFOAM mesh Multi-Region Fluent Mesh

5 Limitations

• fluentMeshToFoam does not work on Gambit meshes. See gambitToFoam for more information.
• fluentMeshToFoam can only handle the following 2D cell types: tri, quad
• fluentMeshToFoam can only handle the following 3D cell types: tet, hex, pyramid, prism
  • For other 3D cell types, see fluent3DMeshToFoam.
• fluentMeshToFoam requires a workaround for handling internal walls/patches: Howto importing fluent mesh with internal walls
  • fluent3DMeshToFoam can handle internal walls/patches.