blockMesh

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Block mesh generator.
  The ordering of vertex and face labels within a block as shown below.
  For the local vertex numbering in the sequence 0 to 7:
    Faces 0, 1 (x-direction) are left, right.
    Faces 2, 3 (y-direction) are front, back.
    Faces 4, 5 (z-direction) are bottom, top.
                        7 ---- 6
                 f5     |\     |\     f3
                 |      | 4 ---- 5     \
                 |      3 |--- 2 |      \
                 |       \|     \|      f2
                 f4       0 ---- 1
    Y  Z
     \ |                f0 ------ f1
      \|
       O--- X

OPTIONS

-blockTopology

Write block edges and centres as obj files and exit

-case dir

Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)

-dict file

Alternative dictionary for the blockMesh description

-noClean

Do not remove any existing polyMesh/ directory or files

-region name

Specify alternative mesh region

-sets

Write cellZones as cellSets too (for processing purposes)

-time time

Specify a time to write mesh to (default: constant)

-doc

Display documentation in browser

-help

Display short help and exit

-help-full

Display full help and exit

ADVANCED OPTIONS

-debug-switch name=val

Specify the value of a registered debug switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

-fileHandler handler

Override the file handler type

-info-switch name=val

Specify the value of a registered info switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

-lib name

Additional library or library list to load (can be used multiple times)

-opt-switch name=val

Specify the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

-doc-source

Display source code in browser

-help-compat

Display compatibility options and exit

-help-man

Display full help (manpage format) and exit

-help-notes

Display help notes (description) and exit

COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS

-noFunctionObjects

This option is ignored

SEE ALSO

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