[ned800]

Dear CFD-Online Helpers,

I've been trying to get up and running with OpenFOAM and ParaView for a couple of days now and always return to the same error. After building OpenFOAM and ParaView and attempting to run paraFoam on the cavity tutorial, I get this:

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FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist

Please build the reader module before continuing:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers
./Allwclean
./Allwmake

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OpenFOAM build fine and the cavity simulation runs without error. However, when I come to running paraFoam, I have followed instructions on numerous forums but sadly none work for me. I have, however, managed to run ParaView 3.14.1 from a separate from its pre-compiled binaries (different version to the one included in ThirdParty-2.1.1). This works.

As far as I see it I have two options which someone might be able to help me with...

Either:

Please help me build ParaView 3.12.0 from Source to work with OpenFOAM 2.1.1

Or

Please help me to 'link up' Paraview 3.14.1 binaries with OpenFOAM 2.1.1. I am not too familiar with 'environment variables' but it seems to me as though I might simply be able to 'point' OpenFoam and the paraFoam script to the new installation.

Many thanks. I appreciate that this is a common problem but I haven't found a solution that works yet!

Ned x.

[wyldckat]

Greetings Ned,

From what I saw in Distrowatch, Debian Wheezy seems to be at the same level as Ubuntu 12.10 (or vice-versa). Therefore I suggest that you try the detailed instructions available here for OpenFOAM 2.1.1 + ParaView 3.12.0: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_12.10

If you want to use the pre-built version of ParaView, you can find old instructions for 3.10.1, but which you can adapt for 3.14.1: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/blo...-openfoam.html

Best regards,
Bruno

[ned800]

Dear Bruno,

Many thanks for your reply. I'll give it another go tomorrow morning when I am back in front of my work station.

Thanks again. I will let you know if I have any success,

Ned.

[ned800]

[SOLVED]

Dear Bruno,

Thanks for your help. I'm finally up and running! I followed your instructions here:

http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_12.10

This is the line that made the difference:

sed -i -e 's/ClearAndSelect = Clear | Select/ClearAndSelect = static_cast<int>(Clear) | static_cast<int>(Select)/' \ ParaView-3.12.0/Qt/Core/pqServerManagerSelectionModel.h

Thanks again,

Ned.