Accompanies OnCFD Newsletter #144: How to change a patch name
Need to rename a patch in a meshed & decomposed case? Do the following...
- Copy the dictionary below & save it as
/system/createPatchDict - Edit the
name&patchesentries to the required names - Run
createPatch -overwritein parallel to make the change
See the accompanying article for more info 👋
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FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class dictionary;
object createPatchDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
pointSync false;
patches
(
// Example of "renaming" a patch
// i.e moving faces from an exising patch to a new one
// repeat this section if you want to "rename" more patches
{
// name of our new patch
name my_new_patch;
// build our new patch from an existing one
constructFrom patches;
// name of our old patch
patches (my_old_patch);
// set basic patch info
patchInfo
{
// patch type for our new patch
type wall;
// what groups should our new patch be in (optional)
inGroups (Group01 Group02);
}
}
);
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