1 Name
selectCells - Select cells in relation to surface.
Valid versions: 
2 Synopsis
selectCells [OPTIONS]
3 Description
Select cells in relation to surface. The parameters are read from a dictionary system/selectCellsDict. The example shipped with the source code (in $FOAM_UTILITIES/mesh/advanced/selectCells/selectCellsDict) is reproduced below.
Divides cells into three sets:
- cutCells: cells cut by surface or close to surface.
- outside: cells not in cutCells and reachable from set of user-defined points (outsidePoints)
- inside: same but not reachable.
Finally the wanted sets are combined into a cellSet 'selected'. Apart from straightforward adding the contents there are a few extra rules to make sure that the surface of the 'outside' of the mesh is singly connected.
-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
4 selectCellsDict description
FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class dictionary;
object selectCellsDict;
}
// Whether to use surface. If false no surface will be read and only
// outsidePoints/selectOutside will be used to determine cells to keep.
useSurface false;
// Surface to keep to
surface "plexi.obj";
// What is outside
outsidePoints ((-1 -1 -1));
//
// Selection of final set
//
// Select based on side of surface. Usually select inside cells and project
// outwards or select outside cells and project inwards.
selectCut false;
selectInside false;
selectOutside true;
// Leave out cell closer than nearDistance to the surface. Usually
// 0.5*of the cell size. Set to <0 to disable.
nearDistance -1;
