[OpenFOAM] Post-processing openFoam data with ParaView on Windows!

idomeneo · March 27, 2015, 14:47

Hello guys,
I'm running some simulations in openFoam on my university cluster but for some reasons I'm not able to use paraview on these servers to start post-processing.
Since paraview is available also for Windows I was wondering in which way I could open the OF case in Paraview on my laptop. Are out there on internet some tutorials to do that or someone already asked about this question?

Thank you in advance, I'll really appreciate some suggestions because right now I'm blocked with my work.

franjo_j · March 27, 2015, 18:03

Hello,

There is an easy way to use ParaView on Windows by using the native OpenFOAM reader. You need to to the following:
1. Create <caseName>.foam file in a case directory using touch in an MSys shell or create an empty file in Windows Explorer. I quite like using Msys2 http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2 on Windows as it given me almost the same feel as working in Linux, and I can still use the nice features of Windows such as Office, Outlook, etc..
2. Start ParaView and open the .foam file, and you can load the case. You can also choose whether you want to load the reconstructed or a decomposed case.

I hope this helps you move forward with your work.

idomeneo · March 28, 2015, 10:30

Thank you for prompt answer Franjo! Finally I was able to do it.

March 27, 2015, 14:47	Post-processing openFoam data with ParaView on Windows!	#1
idomeneo New Member Domenico Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 14 Rep Power: 12	Hello guys, I'm running some simulations in openFoam on my university cluster but for some reasons I'm not able to use paraview on these servers to start post-processing. Since paraview is available also for Windows I was wondering in which way I could open the OF case in Paraview on my laptop. Are out there on internet some tutorials to do that or someone already asked about this question? Thank you in advance, I'll really appreciate some suggestions because right now I'm blocked with my work.

March 27, 2015, 18:03		#2
franjo_j Senior Member Franjo Juretic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Velika Gorica, Croatia Posts: 124 Rep Power: 17	Hello, There is an easy way to use ParaView on Windows by using the native OpenFOAM reader. You need to to the following: 1. Create <caseName>.foam file in a case directory using touch in an MSys shell or create an empty file in Windows Explorer. I quite like using Msys2 http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2 on Windows as it given me almost the same feel as working in Linux, and I can still use the nice features of Windows such as Office, Outlook, etc.. 2. Start ParaView and open the .foam file, and you can load the case. You can also choose whether you want to load the reconstructed or a decomposed case. I hope this helps you move forward with your work. wyldckat, idomeneo and Luttappy like this. __________________ Principal Developer of cfMesh and CF-MESH+ www.cfmesh.com Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram

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March 28, 2015, 10:30		#3
idomeneo New Member Domenico Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 14 Rep Power: 12	Thank you for prompt answer Franjo! Finally I was able to do it.