VTKUNSTRUCTUREDTOFOAM(1)

💖 vtkUnstructuredToFoam 💖

okay bestie, so you've found yourself a page from the OpenFOAM Commands Manual — vtkUnstructuredToFoam, which is part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox)</hotpaw>... part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox). She's a little converter girlie and she's here to help. Let's get into it 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

vtkUnstructuredToFoam [OPTIONS] vtk-file

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So what she does is: she takes a legacy VTK file (ascii) that's holding an unstructured grid, and she converts it into an OpenFOAM mesh. That's the whole vibe. 💅

no cap: the resulting mesh comes out with no boundary information. she gives you the mesh and nothing else, so don't come for her about patches. 🙈

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vtk-file — the input legacy ascii vtk file. this is the one you're feeding her, the main character of the whole operation 👑

💖 OPTIONS 💖

• -case dir — tell her which case directory to use instead of just chillin' in the cwd. you're in charge, bestie.
• -doc — pops the documentation open in your browser. cute lil study session 📖
• -help — shows you the short help and then dips. quick and efficient, we love her ✨
• -help-full — shows you the full help and exits. she's giving you everything, no secrets 🫶

🌈 ADVANCED OPTIONS 🌈

• -debug-switch name=val — set the value of a registered debug switch. if you leave the value out, the default is 1. (you can use this one multiple times, go off 💅)
• -fileHandler handler — override the file handler type. she's switching up the whole file-handling situation.
• -info-switch name=val — set the value of a registered info switch. default is 1 if you omit the value. (also stackable, use it multiple times ✨)
• -lib name — load an additional library, or a whole list of libraries. (can be used multiple times, load 'em all up 🧚)
• -noFunctionObjects — do not execute function objects. periodt.
• -opt-switch name=val — set the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). default is 1 if the value is omitted. (multiple times, yup yup 🌸)
• -doc-source — shows the source code in your browser. peek behind the curtain, iykyk 👀
• -help-man — displays the full help in manpage format and exits. very meta, very iconic 📚
• -help-notes — displays the help notes (the description) and exits. just the notes, nothing extra 💜

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👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• Online documentation https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/ — go read, bestie, she's not gatekeeping 🔥

📜 COPYRIGHT 📜

Copyright © 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.

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okay that's the whole page, and that's on periodt 💅✨ this was written by www.openfoam.com, living under the OpenFOAM- banner, dated whenever the original said so — go forth and convert those unstructured grids, bestie, you're gonna slay 🦋💖🎀