SETALPHAFIELD(1)

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💖 SETALPHAFIELD 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the OpenFOAM Commands Manual — this little cutie lives in setAlphaField(1) and it's literally part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox). yes. the whole toolbox. we're fancy like that. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

setAlphaField — part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox). that's the whole name section, she's lowkey mysterious, we love a short intro. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

setAlphaField [OPTIONS]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does she actually do? she uses isoCutCell to create a volume fraction field from a cylinder, a sphere, or a plane. that's it. that's the vibe. geometry goes in, alpha field comes out, main character energy fr fr. ✨

💜 OPTIONS 💜

  • -case dir — tell her which case directory to use instead of just vibing in the cwd (current working directory). yes you can point her somewhere else. she's flexible. 🫶
  • -decomposeParDict file — use the file you specify for the decomposePar dictionary. your file, your rules. 👑
  • -parallel — run in parallel. [Parallel option] — she'll split the work across multiple processes like the multitasking queen she is. 🌈
  • -doc — pops the documentation open in your browser. cute lil study session. 📖
  • -help — shows you the short help and then dips. bye. ✌️
  • -help-full — shows you the full help and then dips. the deluxe version. 💅

🔥 ADVANCED OPTIONS 🔥

these are for when you're feeling brave. advanced girlies only. ngl they're iconic.

  • -debug-switch name=val — set the value of a registered debug switch. if you leave the value out, the default is 1. (Can be used multiple times — stack 'em, bestie.) 🐛
  • -fileHandler handler — override the file handler type. you're in charge now. 💪
  • -hostRoots ((host1 dir1) .. (hostN dirN)) — per-host slave root directories for distributed running. the host specification can be a regex. [Parallel option] — regex hostnames, we love to see it. 🧚
  • -info-switch name=val — set the value of a registered info switch. if you leave the value out, the default is 1. (Can be used multiple times.) 📣
  • -lib name — load an additional library or a whole library list (can be used multiple times — go wild, no cap). 📚
  • -noFunctionObjects — do not execute function objects. she said not today. 🙈
  • -opt-switch name=val — set the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). if you leave the value out, the default is 1. (Can be used multiple times.) ⚡
  • -roots (dir1 .. dirN) — slave root directories for distributed running. [Parallel option] — distributed running era. 🌐
  • -doc-source — displays the source code in your browser. peek behind the curtain, bestie, it's giving open source. 👀
  • -help-man — displays the full help in manpage format and exits. meta. we love a self-aware moment. 💀
  • -help-notes — displays the help notes (the description) and exits. just the notes, nothing extra. 🍓

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

Online documentation: https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/ — go read, bestie, it's free education. ✨

Copyright © 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.

ok so like, quick vibe check: every option up there is a real option, and [Parallel option] ones mean what it says — parallel stuff. don't skip the advanced section just because it says advanced, iykyk. 💖

and that's the page!! shoutout to OpenFOAM over at www.openfoam.com — this manual page is from the OpenFOAM- version, so go forth and set those alpha fields, you absolute icon. periodt. 💅✨🦋

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