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− | [https://github.com/tkeskita/snappyhexmesh_gui SnappyHexMesh GUI add-on for Blender] | + | [https://github.com/tkeskita/snappyhexmesh_gui SnappyHexMesh GUI add-on for Blender] is meant to aid OpenFOAM users to use [https://www.blender.org/ Blender] as a CFD pre-processing tool. The aim is to |
* Ease the workflow for updating, modifying and exporting 3D surface meshes to OpenFOAM. | * Ease the workflow for updating, modifying and exporting 3D surface meshes to OpenFOAM. | ||
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* Require minimal Blender skills. Geometry can be modelled in any 3D modelling / CAD program which exports a surface mesh format that can be imported to Blender, such as STL or Wavefront OBJ. Add-on is operated via panels in Blender's GUI. | * Require minimal Blender skills. Geometry can be modelled in any 3D modelling / CAD program which exports a surface mesh format that can be imported to Blender, such as STL or Wavefront OBJ. Add-on is operated via panels in Blender's GUI. | ||
− | The creation of OpenFOAM dictionary files is based on string replacements using template files located in the add-on's skel directory. The add-on | + | The creation of OpenFOAM dictionary files is based on string replacements using template files located in the add-on's skel directory. The add-on has been developed for [https://www.blender.org/ Blender] (2.8 or newer) and [https://openfoam.org/ OpenFOAM Foundation] version of OpenFOAM. |
== Documentation == | == Documentation == | ||
− | Documentation is available in the doc directory in the source code, and [ | + | Documentation is available in the doc directory in the source code, and [https://snappyhexmesh-gui.readthedocs.io/ here for web viewing] |
== OpenFOAM Trade Mark Notice == | == OpenFOAM Trade Mark Notice == | ||
This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks. | This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks. |
Revision as of 05:28, 26 May 2020
1 Introduction
SnappyHexMesh GUI add-on for Blender is meant to aid OpenFOAM users to use Blender as a CFD pre-processing tool. The aim is to
- Ease the workflow for updating, modifying and exporting 3D surface meshes to OpenFOAM.
- Allow definition of most common SnappyHexMesh settings via Blender GUI, to reduce need for manual writing of OpenFOAM dictionary definitions.
- Require minimal Blender skills. Geometry can be modelled in any 3D modelling / CAD program which exports a surface mesh format that can be imported to Blender, such as STL or Wavefront OBJ. Add-on is operated via panels in Blender's GUI.
The creation of OpenFOAM dictionary files is based on string replacements using template files located in the add-on's skel directory. The add-on has been developed for Blender (2.8 or newer) and OpenFOAM Foundation version of OpenFOAM.
2 Documentation
Documentation is available in the doc directory in the source code, and here for web viewing
3 OpenFOAM Trade Mark Notice
This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks.