AUTOPATCH(1)
β¨ AUTOPATCH(1) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to autoPatch π part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox). she's a command, she's iconic, and she's here to help you sort out your mesh. let's get into it π«Ά
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
autoPatch [OPTIONS] featureAngle
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
So what does she even do? She divides external faces into patches based on feature angle. That's it, that's the whole vibe. Your outside faces get sorted into patches depending on the angle you feed her. slay π
π ARGUMENTS π
featureAngleβ in degrees, and it's gotta be in the range[0-180]. no cap, that's the only window she'll accept. π
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
-casedir β specify the case directory to use instead of the cwd. like, tell her where the drama is happening π-overwriteβ overwrite existing mesh/results files. careful bestie, she's not asking twice π-docβ display documentation in browser π-helpβ display short help and exit β¨-help-fullβ display full help and exit π
π ADVANCED OPTIONS π
-debug-switchname=val β specify the value of a registered debug switch. default is1if the value is omitted. (can be used multiple times) π§-fileHandlerhandler β override the file handler type π«-info-switchname=val β specify the value of a registered info switch. default is1if the value is omitted. (can be used multiple times) πΈ-libname β additional library or library list to load (can be used multiple times) π-opt-switchname=val β specify the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). default is1if the value is omitted. (can be used multiple times) β‘-doc-sourceβ display source code in browser π-help-compatβ display compatibility options and exit π-help-manβ display full help (manpage format) and exit π-help-notesβ display help notes (description) and exit π
π COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS π
-noFunctionObjectsβ this option is ignored. like, literally ignored. she sees it, she acknowledges it, she moves on π
π SEE ALSO π
Online documentation: https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/ β go read it, iykyk π
π COPYRIGHT π
Copyright Β© 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
and that's the whole thing bestie, you ate π«Ά
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