[jrb@qinuo.one]

Hi,

I'm trying to implement the changeDictionary function to edit my boundary for a gmsh generated mesh.

However even though I can run "changeDictionary -constant" successfully, nothing changes in my files and upon trying to run the solver i get an error due to boundary cast (e.g. "--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: Attempt to cast type patch to type lduInterface")

Do i need to implement any changes in my controlDict?

Info:
Solver: SRFPimpleFoam, but have tried SimpleFoam as well
Changes attempted: 2 patches changed from "patch" to "cyclic", one to "wall"

system/changeDictionaryDict:

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.7.1                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.com                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      changeDictionaryDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

dictionaryReplacement
{
    boundary
    {
                rotor
                {
                        type            wall;
                }
		
		InletCyclicFace1
		{
			type            cyclic;
			neighbourPatch	InletCyclicFace2;
		}
		
		InletCyclicFace2
		{
			type            cyclic;
			neighbourPatch	InletCyclicFace1;
		}
    }
}


// ************************************************************************* //

polymesh/boundary:

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  4.1                                   |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       polyBoundaryMesh;
    location    "constant/polyMesh";
    object      boundary;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

5
(
    rotor
    {
        type            patch;
        physicalType    patch;
        nFaces          41360;
        startFace       1574224;
    }
    inlet
    {
        type            patch;
        physicalType    patch;
        nFaces          2816;
        startFace       1615584;
    }
    InletCyclicFace1
    {
        type            patch;
        physicalType    patch;
        nFaces          1584;
        startFace       1618400;
    }
    outlet
    {
        type            patch;
        physicalType    patch;
        nFaces          2160;
        startFace       1619984;
    }
    InletCyclicFace2
    {
        type            patch;
        physicalType    patch;
        nFaces          1584;
        startFace       1622144;
    }
)

// ************************************************************************* //

Thanks in advance and best regards,
Jakob