[OpenFOAM] What do these error messages mean?

EvanClaes · May 20, 2018, 17:01

Hi all,

I've just started working with OpenFOAM, and am following the tutorial here:

https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...utorialse2.php

However, I'm running into problems in section 2.1.2 'Viewing the mesh'. If I type the paraFOAM command, I get the following error:

https://imgur.com/a/Q2IJjF6

I haven't worked with C++ before, so these error messages are kind of hard for me to decipher. If I follow the instructions in this message, I get the following error:

https://imgur.com/a/mZjwado

What do these error messages mean? How do I get the paraFoam command to work?

Thanks!

piu58 · May 21, 2018, 02:41

That has nothing to do with C++. Your paraView is not installed correctly.

EvanClaes · May 21, 2018, 04:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by piu58

That has nothing to do with C++. Your paraView is not installed correctly.

Allright.. Then how do I install it correctly? It did not come with my download of OpenFOAM, I had to download and install it separately. It runs just fine when I open it though..

May 20, 2018, 17:01	What do these error messages mean?	#1
EvanClaes New Member Evan Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 8	Hi all, I've just started working with OpenFOAM, and am following the tutorial here: https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...utorialse2.php However, I'm running into problems in section 2.1.2 'Viewing the mesh'. If I type the paraFOAM command, I get the following error: https://imgur.com/a/Q2IJjF6 I haven't worked with C++ before, so these error messages are kind of hard for me to decipher. If I follow the instructions in this message, I get the following error: https://imgur.com/a/mZjwado What do these error messages mean? How do I get the paraFoam command to work? Thanks!

May 21, 2018, 02:41		#2
piu58 Senior Member Uwe Pilz Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Leipzig, Germany Posts: 744 Rep Power: 15	That has nothing to do with C++. Your paraView is not installed correctly. __________________ Uwe Pilz -- Die der Hauptbewegung überlagerte Schwankungsbewegung ist in ihren Einzelheiten so hoffnungslos kompliziert, daß ihre theoretische Berechnung aussichtslos erscheint. (Hermann Schlichting, 1950)