[Other] OpenFOAM v8 vs. v2012

AlxB · May 16, 2021, 04:47

Hello,

what is the pros and cons of v8 (.org) and v2012 (.com) versions.

Why choosing one or the other ?

Many thanks

HPE · May 16, 2021, 04:58

Hi,

An existing thread: OpenFOAM.com versus OpenFOAM.org: Which version to use?

HPE · May 16, 2021, 05:48

Also, there is the foam-extend - please don't miss out it.

AlxB · May 18, 2021, 10:29

Thanks for your answer,

it's not all clear but I notice you wrote "OpenFOAM+" about the ESI version which has given me the impression that a .com version is similar to .org version but with additional features.

OF v2012 > OF v8

Is that correct ?

HPE · May 18, 2021, 10:53

OF v2012 != OF v8 != foam-extend

PS: I don't remember I have ever called OFv2012 as OF+ within the last couple of years.

AlxB · May 18, 2021, 13:03

OK thank you.
Yes you did not write "OpenFOAM+", that was just in the thread you forwarded:

Quote:

I honestly preferred when ESI-OpenCFD was delivering their more recent versions of OpenFOAM under the name "OpenFOAM+", because it was OpenFOAM.org+com / by wyldckat

as example, it seems the overset mesh is implemented in the .com version but not in the .org one

May 16, 2021, 04:47	OpenFOAM v8 vs. v2012	#1
AlxB Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 5	Hello, what is the pros and cons of v8 (.org) and v2012 (.com) versions. Why choosing one or the other ? Many thanks

May 16, 2021, 04:58		#2
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 931 Rep Power: 13	Hi, An existing thread: OpenFOAM.com versus OpenFOAM.org: Which version to use? __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

May 16, 2021, 05:48		#3
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 931 Rep Power: 13	Also, there is the foam-extend - please don't miss out it. raj kumar saini likes this. __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

May 18, 2021, 10:53		#5
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 931 Rep Power: 13	OF v2012 != OF v8 != foam-extend PS: I don't remember I have ever called OFv2012 as OF+ within the last couple of years. __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

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AlxB Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 5	Thanks for your answer, it's not all clear but I notice you wrote "OpenFOAM+" about the ESI version which has given me the impression that a .com version is similar to .org version but with additional features. OF v2012 > OF v8 Is that correct ?