[tkeskita]

Hello OF users,

I use Blender for various OpenFOAM related tasks, and find it very useful! However, Blender is (still) not well known tool in the OF community, which I think is a pity. Blender has seen a lot of development in recent years, and it now has a "normal" user interface as well. So I suggest you give it a go! Note: Use the latest Blender LTS version to avoid compatibility issues! Here's a list of items you might find Blender useful:

• 3D surface mesh modelling and editing (see e.g. my tutorial videos tailored for OpenFOAM users)
• GUI for SnappyHexMesh (SnappyHexMesh-GUI add-on, I made a tutorial video how to use it, link to discussion thread)
• GUI for BlockMesh (SwiftBlock add-on, it also has a discussion thread)
• GUI for editing of polyMesh, or extrusion of new cells on surfaces (Unstructured Grids add-on, link to discussion thread)
• Photorealistic rendering of the simulation results (BVTKNodes add-on, link to discussion thread)

Disclaimer: I'm the maintainer of those Blender add-ons, even authored some of them. You can find the codes on my github page. Happy foaming!

BR,
Tuomo