I missed this in my CFD geometry workflow for OpenFOAM simulations for years. This is how I fix it.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Guys, I misspoke at 9:27 this is the geometry video I meant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGHLaYCuerKEhq8

[@shahbozbek_abdunabiev]

Thank you Jozsef! A while ago I discovered Blender for animations, but I did not know about its use case for OpenFOAM CAD editing. Now, I can combine two wonderful open source tools.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Very good!

[@cronos864]

I'm loving the new format, it's fun to watch while still being very informative.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Thank you! I thought it was time for a bit of change.

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

We all agree

[@mohammadmahmudulhuq3164]

@@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy breath of fresh air...

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

@@mohammadmahmudulhuq3164 Thank you

[@cris7472]

I'll admit i was looking for a good documentation source on OpenFOAM a while ago, found your channel, subscribed and then thought: All of this is too complicated, why is there no unified editor ? Why do I then have to manually edit the script and reference every mesh by name? ... and so dropped the matter. With this one video you've resolved all of those issues and more. Having the quick key shortcuts for translate/scale on screen and (almost) the full flow means I'm actually confident enough to give this another shot. You could probably make another high-level "quick intro to openfoam" video that integrates this as well as the basics for people that haven't heard of this yet, but this video is eye-opening by itself. Final thought: This is probably the first time that i've seen on youtube where such a click-bait sounding video title of "Don't miss out on this" is 100% justified. Good job!

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

I thought I already answered here, sorry. Somehow it got lost. This is a very good input. I was thinking about something similar in the next video. I may be able to incorporate some of your points there.

[@matteof6340]

Brewer and learning CFD for seeing what is happening and hobby, thanks!

[@ammoniumhydroxide9739]

OMG, this is the ultimate compatibility tool i have been looking for! Thanks for sharing!

[@TmTNaturalFarming]

Hey Jozef, eager to hear on Christmas competition for this season!

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Due to the lack of interest in the last years, this year there is no competition.

[@louispasnik5976]

I am hopeful Jozef sets it up for 2023!

[@Binarymath]

Thank you so much! I'm learning a lot from your videos. I'm new to CFD, but thanks to your videos, I've been able to improve very quickly, and I'm extremely satisfied. It seems that in Blender version 4.2, the option to select "object" in the Batch mode checkbox has disappeared. I'm curious about what role the Batch mode plays. If it's essential, it seems like using the version of Blender you're using could be an important issue for me as well. (This is just my guess, but I think that in Blender 4.2, if you don't select "Selection Only" right below "Batch," it might automatically save with "Object" selected by default)

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Thank you for the input. I personally did not try 4.2 yet, so I am not sure. Possibly.

[@ryanmcgowan3061]

One thing about OpenFoam that makes it feel more complicated is that the tutorials give you the impression that there's a ton of things you need to address to create a project. One simple fix would be this: Stop calling them tutorials, and start calling them templates. They aren't even tutorials anyway. They are template projects.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

My next video will focus on this. Let's see, what you think about that.

[@ryanmcgowan3061]

@@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy Can't wait! Simple End-to-end tutorials starting from a simple custom model are the best format, IMO.

[@Mocktailmetal]

Wish I could know this during my PhD. It was painstakingly painful to go from proprietary Geometry making tool to openfoam meshing. And on top of that, geometrical domain was 10 times more complex than this one.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Hope it helps now.

[@martinopinto6323]

Hi Jozsef! Could you make a video on how to monitor mass and volumetric flow rate with function objects on already existing patches? Seems an easy task but I couldn't find any clear information online. That would be very nice, thanks for everything you do!

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

If you need a fast solution, I have several videos on this on Patreon.

[@mahmou6]

Awsome, József!

[@fedezabaleta]

This is awesome! Thanks Jozsef

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

I am glad.

[@jakariausman6025]

Thanks for sharing

[@theusual5uspect]

I did a session on rendering openfoam cases with blender last year. I cover a few additional details, you may find it useful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6GcnJuHqbVknZo

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Thank you! Yes, this is an awesome video with many details!

[@theusual5uspect]

@@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy it was a shame we had connection issues.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

@@theusual5uspect I think you get all the vital information from the video.

[@randytucker3083]

Wonderful work

[@nicolaandreini7320]

Thank you for the amazing contents!

[@anirbandas4201]

Thnks for such an amazing video.

[@deepakkpawar7770]

Great video...can we import any VTK files in Blender?

[@chrisyates6522]

Great video! I'm a CFD noob but have been using Blender for a long time. It's only in more recent years that I've been able to use it more commercially. I have a noob question! Could using a Blender sub-surface modifier to smooth sharp-edged geometry (such as the corners of a room) enhance the CFD meshing?

[@yirenxindudu]

I would say the locations of the points and lines of the stl file have a effect on the finial mesh topo

[@sikandaryosufzai2790]

Thank you very much for your efforts done so far, I newly started learning OpenFOAM. Can we draw a complicated structure like (Piano Key Weir or Lybrinth Weir) in Blender? or we should draw it in AutoCAD and import to Blender.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

It depends on your preference. If you prefer AutoCAD then go for it!

[@DarcyYao]

My model is a little difficult to select surface I want, I found in edit mode, press A, then press X, click limited dissolve, will get a nice and clean stl

[@mahwish1231]

Hi Jozsef, please made video coupled simulation of PFC and openFOAM

[@stimpyfeelinit]

Please do a tutorial on how to pull an entire CFD animation from paraview into blender! I can't get any of the scripts I found online to work!

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

You can't pull the entire animation, because paraview only loads one time step at a time. This means, that it also only exports files per time step. Do you need a script in paraview, which exports all time steps and an import script for blender.

[@pathfinder.george]

Hi, I designed a concept vehicle in Blender (mesh with sub-surface). Is there any way I can do a CFD with say 90% accuracy within Blender or OpemFOAM? Ideally it would compute on my machine (Mac). Thanks for the video!

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

I am not sure about blender, but OpenFOAM can do it. Yes. You can install OpenFOAM on Mac, but I have zero experience with the bitten apple. Sorry. I know several people who use OF in Mac though. The OF part will come in my next video.

[@kanncad1712]

sehr gute Arbeit und Danke dafür kann man auch bitte Fragen auf Deutsch stellen ? ich bin ziemlich neu hier und komme noch nicht zurecht damit

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Ja, klar.

[@kanncad1712]

ich habe ein ähnliches Model in Creo erzeugt und als stl Datei exportiert. bei mir funktioniert alles bis auf "surfaceFeatureExtract" . da bekomme ich die folgende Meldung: "Note: Feature line extraction only valid on closed manifold surfaces"

[@nizamuddinabdulazizthottol6030]

Hello sir, I have a doubt, can I use Solidworks instead of blender? Thank you...

[@ColemanWilson-g6v]

I do wonder what the benifet of this is vs just using FreeCAD's cfdOF tool to name faces and the meshing tool in it?

[@ColemanWilson-g6v]

Also does a program like Fusion 360 have similar functionality or does Blender allow for more ability to create meshes?

[@James-sh4zf]

I hate blender, just couldn't be bothered manipulating that pointless cube when I had CAD software to produce my files. After watching this tho, it seems useful (begrudgingly!), for what I need. I have created a 3D .tif file in Matlab from CT image slices, and I need to convert to a .stl file and name the faces, inlet and outlet. I have imported this file into Paraview, but do you recommend that I convert the geometry file to an stl file in paraview, and then transfer to blender, or could I just slice up the deometry in Paraview instead and export individual .stl files?

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

FreeCAD is also good.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

Of course. If you prefer, go with FreeCAD.

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

@@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy Blender is great. Also has a CAD type tool now. Some users may be overwhelmed by the Blender interface. FreeCAD may be more familiar for the average CAD or CFD user. With your tutorials help Blender should be straightforward. Your content is some of the best on all these topics. No complaints there. This was a nice addition.

[@OpenFOAMJozsefNagy]

@@punkisinthedetails1470 Additions are always welcome!

[@sudheeshmadhavan]

you are very fast, please do it slow