Foamformatconvert

ulugbey · September 25, 2021, 17:33

Hi,
I am using OpenFoam 2.1. I saved the solution files in binary format. I want to change the format to ascii to see pressure values. How can I use Foamformatconvert option in OpenFoam? What changes I have to implement in controlDict files to use this option?
Thanks!

sqek · September 29, 2021, 10:16

I'm using a more recent version so not sure if it'll be exactly the same, but in mine, you set

Code:

writeFormat     ascii;

in system/controlDict, then run
foamFormatConvert
(probably with the -noConstant flag, to not also convert your mesh, but again I'm using a newer version so the flags might be different)
foamFormatConvert rewrites everything in the format specified in controlDict

September 25, 2021, 17:33	Foamformatconvert	#1
ulugbey Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 38 Rep Power: 5	Hi, I am using OpenFoam 2.1. I saved the solution files in binary format. I want to change the format to ascii to see pressure values. How can I use Foamformatconvert option in OpenFoam? What changes I have to implement in controlDict files to use this option? Thanks!

September 29, 2021, 10:16		#2
sqek Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 9	I'm using a more recent version so not sure if it'll be exactly the same, but in mine, you set Code: writeFormat ascii; in system/controlDict, then run foamFormatConvert (probably with the -noConstant flag, to not also convert your mesh, but again I'm using a newer version so the flags might be different) foamFormatConvert rewrites everything in the format specified in controlDict

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