[mmahdinia]

Thanks very much for your kind reply Scott.

Yours sincerely,
Mani

[mmahdinia]

Hi every body,

Does anybody know how to use foamToTecplot360 in OpenFOAM 1.5? I would be grateful if anyone knows the answer.

Mani

[ancsa]

I was reading this thread about how to compile foamToTecplot360 and I think I managed from the git, I got a Tecplot360 directory in my cavity tutorial folder, but when I try to load them to Tecplot I only manage with the grid.

Thereafter when I load the next plt to add to current dataset, Tecplot says you must specify a grid first, but I have the grid loaded. Did anyone else encounter this problem?

I also tried with pitz daily simpleFoam tutorial, but there the converter was missing the value of R in the 0/R file, but it has no value only patch type. Precisely:
Cannot find 'value' entry on patch upperWall of field R in file "/home/rakai/OpenFOAM/rakai-1.6/run/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/0/R"

which is required to set the values of the generic patch field.

(Actual type kqRWallFunction)




Please add the 'value' entry to the write function of the user-defined boundary-condition

or link the boundary-condition into libfoamUtil.so

[ancsa]

What Tecplot writes exactly is that:
A grid file must be specified before any solution files that depend on it are specified.
Meanwhile I can see the grid.
the message in the terminal is:
Ignoring Xlib error: error code 2 request code 91
repeated several times

[scott_rumage]

Hello Aniko,

With regards to the cavity tutorial and the loading of multiple files, please select the "Multiple Files" option on the Tecplot Data Loader menu and then select the grid file first and then select the solution files.

By this method you should be able to load all the files in one step.

With regards to the Pitz Daily tutorial, our associates at OpenCFD inform me that the "error comes from the 0/R with is no longer used. Just delete the file. Alternatively this has been fixed in the 1.6.x git repository."

Scott

[ancsa]

Thanks Scott, multiple selection worked, it was an easy solution

In the Pitz-Daily I also deleted 0 and it is ok now.

[cfd_noob]

Hi,
I am having trouble compiling the application. I get the following errors (see below). Can anyone help?

./Allwmake

+ wmake libso tecio/tecsrc
SOURCE=alloc.cpp ;  g++ -m64 -Dlinux64 -DWM_DP -Wall -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wold-style-cast -Wnon-virtual-dtor -O3  -DNoRepository -ftemplate-depth-40 -DMAKEARCHIVE -DLINUX -DLINUX64 -DUSEENUM -DTHREED -U_WIN32  -IlnInclude -I. -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/OSspecific/POSIX/lnInclude   -fPIC -c $SOURCE -o Make/linux64GccDPOpt/alloc.o
In file included from alloc.cpp:25:
MASTER.h:527:31: error: X11/Intrinsic.h: No such file or directory
In file included from alloc.cpp:25:
MASTER.h:533: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:534: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:535: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:536: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:537: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:538: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:539: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:540: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:541: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:542: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:543: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
MASTER.h:544: error: ‘Widget’ does not name a type
In file included from alloc.cpp:40:
GLOBAL.h:5038: warning: use of old-style cast
GLOBAL.h:5057: warning: use of old-style cast
GLOBAL.h:5071: warning: use of old-style cast
GLOBAL.h:5085: warning: use of old-style cast
In file included from alloc.cpp:41:
ALLOC.h: In function ‘void nonExceptionDelete(T*&)’:
ALLOC.h:175: warning: use of old-style cast
ALLOC.h:175: warning: use of old-style cast
make: *** [Make/linux64GccDPOpt/alloc.o] Error 1
+ wmake
g++ -m64 -Dlinux64 -DWM_DP -Wall -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wold-style-cast -Wnon-virtual-dtor -O3  -DNoRepository -ftemplate-depth-40 -Itecio/tecsrc/lnInclude -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/lagrangian/basic/lnInclude -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/meshTools/lnInclude -IlnInclude -I. -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude -I/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/src/OSspecific/POSIX/lnInclude   -fPIC Make/linux64GccDPOpt/tecplotWriter.o Make/linux64GccDPOpt/vtkMesh.o Make/linux64GccDPOpt/foamToTecplot360.o -L/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/lib/linux64GccDPOpt \
             -ltecio -llagrangian -lfiniteVolume -lmeshTools -lOpenFOAM -liberty -ldl   -lm -o /home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/foamToTecplot360
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltecio
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [/home/ws/ie115/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/foamToTecplot360] Error 1

[scott_rumage]

cfd_noob,

One of our developers comments:

The error message indicates that X11/Intrinsic.h is either missing or in a different location on the system than expected. X11 files can usually be found on the system in /usr/include/X11. If X11 does not exist, it needs to be installed. On Linux, the X11 dev package should include Intrinsic.

Please let us know if this helps.

Scott

[Reddy]

Hi,

I have some troubles using foamToTec360. I finished a transient case. The mesh I used was structured with rectangular cells; it comes with 1 inlet and 1 outlet as patch, front and solid as empty, and 1 wall. But somehow, after using foamToTec360, I got the error message below. It still can create the grid, which I can load in TecPlot. But everything else, means flow informations, fails.

Does anyone have the some problem? Can someone help me?

Thank you.


Error message:

[z3315576@stefan splash_coarse_OpenFOAM]$ foamToTecplot360
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 1.6.x |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build : 1.6.x-4162a707a6b2
Exec : foamToTecplot360
Date : Mar 01 2010
Time : 23:10:56
Host : stefan
PID : 7604
Case : /u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM
nProcs : 1
SigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create mesh for time = 0

Time: 0
volScalarFields : alpha1 p
volVectorFields : U



Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"X Y Z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM_grid_0.plt" of type:1
zoneName:region0 solTime:0
writeEnd


Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM_0.plt" of type:2
zoneName:region0 solTime:0
writeEnd
Combining patches:
discarding empty/processor patch 0 SOLID
patch 1 WALL
discarding empty/processor patch 2 FRONT
patch 3 INLET
patch 4 OUTLET
Combined patches : "/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh_0.plt"


Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"X Y Z alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh_0.plt" of type:0
Writing patch 1 WALL strand:2

zoneName:WALL strandID:2 solTime:0
Writing patch 3 INLET strand:3

zoneName:INLET strandID:3 solTime:0
Writing patch 4 OUTLET strand:4

zoneName:OUTLET strandID:4 solTime:0
writeEnd
FaceZone : "/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/faceZoneMesh/faceZoneMesh_0.plt"


Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/faceZoneMesh/faceZoneMesh_0.plt" of type:0
zoneName:int_VOL strandID:5 solTime:0
Time: 0.005
volScalarFields : alpha1 p
volVectorFields : U



Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM_1.plt" of type:2
zoneName:region0 solTime:0.005
Err: (TECZNE112) Wrong number of data values in file 1:
651897 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
409302 data values were expected.
writeEnd
Err: (TECEND112) Wrong number of data values in file 1:
855517 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
409302 data values were expected.
Combining patches:
discarding empty/processor patch 0 SOLID
patch 1 WALL
discarding empty/processor patch 2 FRONT
patch 3 INLET
patch 4 OUTLET
Combined patches : "/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh_1.plt"


Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"X Y Z alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh_1.plt" of type:0
Writing patch 1 WALL strand:2

zoneName:WALL strandID:2 solTime:0.005
Writing patch 3 INLET strand:3

zoneName:INLET strandID:3 solTime:0.005
Err: (TECZNE112) Wrong number of data values in file 2:
10814 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
7868 data values were expected.
Err: (TECPOLY112) Invalid face node value at node 177:
face node value = 0, valid values are are 1 to 1968 (inclusive).
Writing patch 4 OUTLET strand:4

zoneName:OUTLET strandID:4 solTime:0.005
Err: (TECZNE112) Wrong number of data values in file 2:
11139 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
7868 data values were expected.
Err: (TECPOLY112) Invalid face node value at node 693:
face node value = 2784, valid values are are 1 to 1968 (inclusive).
writeEnd
Err: (TECEND112) Wrong number of data values in file 2:
12410 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
7868 data values were expected.
FaceZone : "/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/faceZoneMesh/faceZoneMesh_1.plt"


Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/faceZoneMesh/faceZoneMesh_1.plt" of type:0
zoneName:int_VOL strandID:5 solTime:0.005
#0 Foam::error:rintStack(Foam::Ostream&)

[scott_rumage]

Reddy,

We are not sure what is causing the issue you are having, so could you provide additional details:

1. How would you describe the dataset you are trying to convert? i.e. Number of zones, zone types, number of variables, variable types, number of values for each variable?
2. Are any of the numbers/values from the error listing correct? Are the number of data values processed correct, or is the expected number correct?

Knowing this information may help us to understand if TECDAT is getting called too many times or if TECZNE is getting called with the wrong number of values for the zone.

Scott

[Reddy]

Hi Scott,

Thank you for your reply. My case is very similar to the damBreak-case from the OpenFoam tutorial. The only difference is that I use a much finer mesh with a different geometry. Everything else is almost identical.

Some details about my mesh using checkMesh:

[z3315576@stefan splash_coarse_OpenFOAM]$ checkMesh
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 1.6.x |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build : 1.6.x-4162a707a6b2
Exec : checkMesh
Date : Mar 02 2010
Time : 14:15:01
Host : stefan
PID : 15989
Case : /u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM
nProcs : 1
SigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create polyMesh for time = 0

Time = 0

Mesh stats
points: 82536
internal points: 0
faces: 163439
internal faces: 80865
cells: 40724
boundary patches: 5
point zones: 0
face zones: 1
cell zones: 1

Overall number of cells of each type:
hexahedra: 40684
prisms: 0
wedges: 0
pyramids: 0
tet wedges: 0
tetrahedra: 0
polyhedra: 40

Checking topology...
Boundary definition OK.
Point usage OK.
Upper triangular ordering OK.
Face vertices OK.
Number of regions: 1 (OK).

Checking patch topology for multiply connected surfaces ...
Patch Faces Points Surface topology
SOLID 40724 41268 ok (non-closed singly connected)
WALL 982 1968 ok (non-closed singly connected)
FRONT 40724 41268 ok (non-closed singly connected)
INLET 29 60 ok (non-closed singly connected)
OUTLET 115 232 ok (non-closed singly connected)

Checking geometry...
Overall domain bounding box (-0.0093 0 0) (0.0093 0.058 0.003)
Mesh (non-empty, non-wedge) directions (1 1 0)
Mesh (non-empty) directions (1 1 0)
All edges aligned with or perpendicular to non-empty directions.
***Boundary openness (-0.00718246 -5.28338e-16 1.3773e-17) possible hole in boundary description.
***Open cells found, max cell openness: 1, number of open cells 40
<<Writing 40 non closed cells to set nonClosedCells
Minumum face area = 2.18719e-08. Maximum face area = 6.43121e-07. Face area magnitudes OK.
Min volume = 5.707e-11. Max volume = 1.06905e-10. Total volume = 2.94135e-06. Cell volumes OK.
Mesh non-orthogonality Max: 5.42462 average: 0.402662
Non-orthogonality check OK.
Face pyramids OK.
Max skewness = 0.175 OK.

Failed 2 mesh checks.

End

There are 2 mesh check errors, which can be ignored, since they don't have any impact on the simulation.

foamToTec360 works great with the damBreak-case.

The following lines of the error message only appears in my case, and not in the damBreak-case.

Line 58 -62 of the error message:

FaceZone : "/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/faceZoneMesh/faceZoneMesh_0.plt"


Name:splash_coarse_OpenFOAM varNames:"alpha1 p U_x U_y U_z" to file:"/u/student2/z3315576/Desktop/OpenFoam/splash_coarse_OpenFOAM/Tecplot360/faceZoneMesh/faceZoneMesh_0.plt" of type:0
zoneName:int_VOL strandID:5 solTime:0

What is the converter doing in these steps? I think it does something in addition that is not needed and ends up with some errors a few lines later.

I have the same amount of variables (alpha1, p, U, ...) like the damBreak-case. I think the number of values for each variable must be much bigger than the damBreak-case, because I use a more detailed mesh. (Sorry, I don't know the exact number.)

Sorry, I can't tell you whether or not the data values are processed correct. How can I figure this out? Does Zone1 refer to patch1, and Zone2 to patch2, ...?


Thank you,
Reddy

[PKeller]

Hi Scott,

I have the same problem with converting data to Tecplot. I have produced data with parallel processing and reconstructed them afterwards in order to post-process them in Tecplot. foamToTecplot360 gave me a similar output like Reddy's one and I reduced the data until I had only two folders with 2 data files. But with no effect.
Now I updated foamToTecplot with git and got a new error message while compiling:

foamToTecplot360.C:(.text+0x8eb9): undefined reference to `Foam::passiveParticleCloud::passiveParticleCloud(Foam::polyMesh const&, Foam::word const&, bool)'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Do you have any idea how this error is caused?

Thank you in advance.

Peter.

[scott_rumage]

Hello PKeller and Reddy,

Are you using the foamToTecplot360 converter found at this Git repository: http://www.openfoam.com/download/ or another version of the converter?

Thanks,
Scott

[PKeller]

Hello Scott,

the utility I am using was included in the OpenFOAM-1.6.x package. As I remember well I got it from openfoam.com.

Thank you,
Peter.

[PKeller]

Hi,

I have compiled complete source of OpenFOAM-1.6.x after updating with git and undefined reference disappeared. But the problem described by Reddy still exists, e.g.:

...
Writing patch 0 INLET strand:2

zoneName:INLET strandID:2 solTime:0.001435
Writing patch 1 OUTLET strand:3

zoneName:OUTLET strandID:3 solTime:0.001435
Err: (TECZNE112) Wrong number of data values in file 2:
21202 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
18679 data values were expected.
Writing patch 2 WALL strand:4

zoneName:WALL strandID:4 solTime:0.001435
Err: (TECZNE112) Wrong number of data values in file 2:
42404 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
18679 data values were expected.
Err: (TECPOLY112) Invalid face node value at node 3424:
face node value = 902, valid values are are 1 to 900 (inclusive).
writeEnd
Err: (TECEND112) Wrong number of data values in file 2:
2258352 data values for Zone 1 were processed,
18679 data values were expected.
#0 Foam::error:: printStack(Foam::Ostream&)

Thank you,
Peter.

[PKeller]

Hello Scott,

I have one more information to maybe locate the problem: it occurs only while converting 3D cases. I have tested conversion also with 2D cases and several other 3D cases but only 2D cases are working. I have tried to locate position in code with gdb and debug mode but without any success.

Thank you again,
Peter.

[deji]

hey there foamers and good day to all. i have a question about foamToTecplot360. is it possible for one to use foamToTecplot360 if i am using Tecplot360 2006? or does foamToTecplot only work with Tecplot360 2009? thanks much.

deji

[mattijs]

Originally Posted by PKeller

Hello Scott,

I have one more information to maybe locate the problem: it occurs only while converting 3D cases. I have tested conversion also with 2D cases and several other 3D cases but only 2D cases are working. I have tried to locate position in code with gdb and debug mode but without any success.

Thank you again,
Peter.

Hello Peter,

Could you produce a small testcase which goes wrong and post instructions on how to repeat it to the OpenFOAM-bugs forum?

Thanks,

Mattijs

[Reddy]

Hi all,


@Scott: I am using the binaries, pre-compiled version from openfoam.com. I haven't tried the git update yet.

@Peter: The damBreak-case in the tutorial is basically a 'quasi-3d-problem' with one cell in z-direction and it works fine with the tec-converter. The mesh in my problem has one cell in z-direction as well and it doesn't work.

@deji: Try it out.

[PKeller]

Hello Mattijs,

I have uploaded a test case to a new thread in the OpenFOAM-bugs section.

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post248660

Thank you,
Peter.