[OpenFOAM] Visualization of snappyHexMeshDict/writeFlags fields in paraview on Windows

othonas20 · March 20, 2023, 11:56

Hi!
I'm using paraview on windows to visualize a mesh produced by snappyHexMesh. I've added the following lines in the snappyHexMeshDict:

writeFlags
(
scalarLevels
layerSets
layerFields
);

but no snappy fields are available in paraview.
Please help!

AtoHM · March 21, 2023, 10:36

This might be related to the used reconstruction method for the fields. We discussed this before here: How to identify faces not extruded after addLayers' snappyHexMesh step?

Check if these fields are available and if not, read the thread. I hope this helps you as well.

othonas20 · March 24, 2023, 10:19

I confront the problem even if i'm not running snappy in parallel. The difference is that then the files 0/cellLevel, nSurfaceLayers, pointLevel thickness thicknessFraction, are created. But then again I still cannot visualize these fields.

AtoHM · March 26, 2023, 12:15

In this case, check that the paraview option "Skip Zero Time" is inactive (on the .foam-node a bit below the "Apply" button).
If that still does not help (I remember having this issue too), temporarily rename 0 to 1 and hopefully it will work then.

March 20, 2023, 11:56	Visualization of snappyHexMeshDict/writeFlags fields in paraview on Windows	#1
othonas20 New Member Κάντε μία επιλογή… Join Date: Nov 2022 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 4	Hi! I'm using paraview on windows to visualize a mesh produced by snappyHexMesh. I've added the following lines in the snappyHexMeshDict: writeFlags ( scalarLevels layerSets layerFields ); but no snappy fields are available in paraview. Please help!

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March 21, 2023, 10:36		#2
AtoHM Senior Member M Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 703 Rep Power: 13	This might be related to the used reconstruction method for the fields. We discussed this before here: How to identify faces not extruded after addLayers' snappyHexMesh step? Check if these fields are available and if not, read the thread. I hope this helps you as well.

March 24, 2023, 10:19		#3
othonas20 New Member Κάντε μία επιλογή… Join Date: Nov 2022 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 4	I confront the problem even if i'm not running snappy in parallel. The difference is that then the files 0/cellLevel, nSurfaceLayers, pointLevel thickness thicknessFraction, are created. But then again I still cannot visualize these fields.

March 26, 2023, 12:15		#4
AtoHM Senior Member M Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 703 Rep Power: 13	In this case, check that the paraview option "Skip Zero Time" is inactive (on the .foam-node a bit below the "Apply" button). If that still does not help (I remember having this issue too), temporarily rename 0 to 1 and hopefully it will work then.