A multi-block mesh generator. More...

Inheritance diagram for blockMesh:

Collaboration diagram for blockMesh:

Public Types
enum	mergeStrategy { DEFAULT_MERGE, MERGE_TOPOLOGY, MERGE_POINTS }
	The block merging strategy. More...

typedef PtrList< block >	blockList
	The list of blocks is stored as a PtrList. More...

Public Types inherited from UPtrList< T >
typedef T	value_type
	Type of values the list contains. More...

typedef T &	reference
	A non-const reference to the value_type. More...

typedef const T &	const_reference
	A const reference to the value_type. More...

Public Member Functions
	ClassName ("blockMesh")
	Runtime type information. More...

	blockMesh (const IOdictionary &dict, const word &regionName=polyMesh::defaultRegion, mergeStrategy strategy=mergeStrategy::DEFAULT_MERGE, int verbosity=0)
	Construct from IOdictionary for given region. More...

	~blockMesh ()=default
	Destructor. More...

const dictionary &	meshDict () const noexcept
	Access to input dictionary. More...

const searchableSurfaces &	geometry () const noexcept
	Optional searchable geometry to project face-points to. More...

const blockEdgeList &	edges () const noexcept
	The curved edges. More...

const blockFaceList &	faces () const noexcept
	The curved faces. More...

bool	good () const noexcept
	True if the blockMesh topology exists. More...

bool	valid () const noexcept
	Same as good() More...

wordList	patchNames () const
	Return the patch names. More...

label	numZonedBlocks () const
	Number of blocks with specified zones. More...

bool	hasPointTransforms () const noexcept
	True if scaling and/or transformations are needed. More...

bool	inplacePointTransforms (pointField &pts) const
	Apply coordinate transforms and scaling. More...

tmp< pointField >	globalPosition (const pointField &localPoints) const
	Apply coordinate transforms and scaling. More...

const pointField &	vertices () const noexcept
	Reference to point field defining the blocks, these points are unscaled and non-transformed. More...

tmp< pointField >	vertices (bool applyTransform) const
	Point field defining the blocks, optionally transformed and scaled. More...

const polyMesh &	topology () const
	The blockMesh topology as a polyMesh unscaled and non-transformed. More...

refPtr< polyMesh >	topology (bool applyTransform) const
	The blockMesh topology as a polyMesh optionally transformed and scaled. More...

const pointField &	points () const
	The points for the entire mesh. These points are scaled and transformed. More...

const cellShapeList &	cells () const
	Return cell shapes list. More...

const faceListList &	patches () const
	Return the patch face lists. More...

PtrList< dictionary >	patchDicts () const
	Patch information from the topology mesh. More...

int	verbose () const noexcept
	Output verbosity level. More...

int	verbose (const int level) noexcept
	Change the output verbosity level. More...

autoPtr< polyMesh >	mesh (const IOobject &io) const
	Create polyMesh, with cell zones. More...

scalar	scaleFactor () const
	Old (v2106 and earlier) uniform scaling factor. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from PtrList< block >
constexpr	PtrList () noexcept
	Default construct. More...

	PtrList (const label len)
	Construct with specified size, each element initialized to nullptr. More...

	PtrList (const PtrList< block > &list)
	Copy construct using 'clone()' method on each element. More...

	PtrList (PtrList< block > &&list) noexcept
	Move construct. More...

	PtrList (UList< block * > &list)
	Take ownership of pointers in the list, set old pointers to null. More...

	PtrList (const PtrList< block > &list, const CloneArg &cloneArgs)
	Copy construct using 'clone()' method on each element. More...

	PtrList (PtrList< block > &list, bool reuse)
	Construct as copy or re-use as specified. More...

	PtrList (const SLPtrList< block > &list)
	Copy construct using 'clone()' on each element of SLPtrList<T> More...

	PtrList (Istream &is, const INew &inew)
	Construct from Istream using given Istream constructor class. More...

	PtrList (Istream &is)
	Construct from Istream using default Istream constructor class. More...

	~PtrList ()
	Destructor. Frees all pointers. More...

PtrList< block >	clone (Args &&... args) const
	Make a copy by cloning each of the list elements. More...

Foam::PtrList< block >	clone (Args &&... args) const

const block *	set (const label i) const
	Return const pointer to element (can be nullptr), or nullptr for out-of-range access (ie, with bounds checking). More...

autoPtr< block >	set (const label i, block *ptr)
	Set element to given pointer and return old element (can be null) More...

autoPtr< block >	set (const label i, std::unique_ptr< block > &&ptr)
	Set element to given unique_ptr and return old element. More...

autoPtr< block >	set (const label i, autoPtr< block > &&ptr)
	Set element to given autoPtr and return old element. More...

autoPtr< block >	set (const label i, const refPtr< block > &ptr)
	Set element to given refPtr and return old element. More...

autoPtr< block >	set (const label i, const tmp< block > &ptr)
	Set element to given tmp and return old element. More...

autoPtr< block >	set (const label i, autoPtr< block > &ptr)
	Set element to given autoPtr and return old element. More...

void	clear ()
	Clear the PtrList. Delete allocated entries and set size to zero. More...

void	free ()
	Free memory and nullify all entries. Does not change the list size. More...

void	resize (const label newLen)
	Adjust size of PtrList. More...

void	resize_null (const label newLen)
	Set the addressed list to the given size, deleting all existing entries. Afterwards the list contains all `nullptr` entries. More...

block &	emplace_back (Args &&... args)
	Construct and append an element to the end of the list, return reference to the new list element. More...

void	push_back (block *ptr)
	Append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	push_back (std::unique_ptr< block > &&ptr)
	Move append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	push_back (autoPtr< block > &&ptr)
	Move append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	push_back (const refPtr< block > &ptr)
	Move or clone append a refPtr to the end of the list. More...

void	push_back (const tmp< block > &ptr)
	Move or clone append a tmp to the end of the list. More...

void	push_back (PtrList< block > &&other)
	Move append another list to the end of this list. More...

void	push_back (autoPtr< block > &ptr)=delete
	Disallow push_back with autoPtr without std::move. More...

block &	emplace_set (const label i, Args &&... args)
	Construct and set a new element at given position, (discard old element at that location). More...

block &	emplace (const label i, Args &&... args)
	Same as emplace_set() More...

block &	try_emplace (const label i, Args &&... args)
	Like emplace_set() but will not overwrite an occupied (non-null) location. More...

autoPtr< block >	release (const label i)
	Release ownership of the pointer at the given position. More...

void	transfer (PtrList< block > &list)
	Transfer into this list and annul the argument list. More...

void	operator= (const PtrList< block > &list)
	Copy assignment. More...

void	operator= (PtrList< block > &&list)
	Move assignment. More...

void	setSize (const label newLen)
	Same as resize() More...

void	append (autoPtr< block > &ptr)
	Move append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	append (block *ptr)
	Append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	append (std::unique_ptr< block > &&ptr)
	Move append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	append (autoPtr< block > &&ptr)
	Move append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	append (const refPtr< block > &ptr)
	Move or clone append a tmp to the end of the list. More...

void	append (const tmp< block > &ptr)
	Move or clone append a tmp to the end of the list. More...

void	append (PtrList< block > &&other)
	Move append another list to the end of this list. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from UPtrList< T >
constexpr	UPtrList () noexcept=default
	Default construct. More...

	UPtrList (const label len)
	Construct with specified size and set all entries to `nullptr`. More...

	UPtrList (const UPtrList< T > &list)
	Copy construct (shallow copies addresses) More...

	UPtrList (UPtrList< T > &&list) noexcept
	Move construct. More...

	UPtrList (UPtrList< T > &list, bool reuse)
	Construct as shallow copy or re-use as specified. More...

	UPtrList (PtrList< T > &list)
	Shallow copy from PtrList. More...

	UPtrList (const UList< T *> &list)
	Construct from UList of pointers (shallow copy) More...

	UPtrList (UList< T > &list)
	Construct from UList, taking the address of each list element. More...

bool	empty () const noexcept
	True if the list is empty (ie, size() is zero) More...

label	size () const noexcept
	The number of entries in the list. More...

label	capacity () const noexcept
	Size of the underlying storage. More...

label	count () const noexcept
	The number of non-null entries in the list. More...

T &	front ()
	Reference to the first element of the list. More...

const T &	front () const
	Reference to first element of the list. More...

T &	back ()
	Reference to the last element of the list. More...

const T &	back () const
	Reference to the last element of the list. More...

const T *	test (const label i) const
	Return const pointer to element (can be nullptr), or nullptr for out-of-range access (ie, with bounds checking). More...

const T *	get (const label i) const
	Return const pointer to element (can be nullptr), or nullptr for out-of-range access (ie, with bounds checking). More...

T *	get (const label i)
	Return pointer to element (can be nullptr), or nullptr for out-of-range access (ie, with bounds checking). More...

const T *	set (const label i) const
	Return const pointer to element (can be nullptr), or nullptr for out-of-range access (ie, with bounds checking). More...

void	clear ()
	Set list size to zero. More...

void	free ()
	Nullify all entries. Does not change the list size. More...

void	resize (const label newLen)
	Change the size of the list. Any new entries are `nullptr`. More...

void	resize_null (const label newLen)
	Set the list to the given size and set all entries to `nullptr`. More...

label	squeezeNull ()
	Squeeze out nullptr entries in the list of pointers after which any null pointers will be at the end of the list. More...

void	trimTrailingNull ()
	Reduce addressable list size to ignore any trailing null pointers. More...

void	push_back (T *ptr)
	Append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	push_back (UPtrList< T > &&other)
	Move append another list to the end of this list. More...

void	swap (UPtrList< T > &list) noexcept
	Swap content. More...

void	transfer (UPtrList< T > &list)
	Transfer contents into this list and annul the argument. More...

T *	set (const label i, T *ptr)
	Set element to specified pointer and return the old list element, which can be a nullptr. More...

void	reorder (const labelUList &oldToNew, const bool check=false)
	Reorder elements. Reordering must be unique (ie, shuffle). More...

void	sortOrder (const labelUList &order, const bool check=false)
	Reorder elements according to new order mapping (newToOld). Reordering must be unique (ie, shuffle). More...

void	checkNonNull () const
	Check and raise FatalError if any nullptr exists in the list. More...

const T &	at (const label i) const
	Return const reference to the element at given position. FatalError for bounds problem or nullptr. More...

T &	at (const label i)
	Return reference to the element at given position. FatalError for bounds problem or nullptr. More...

const T &	operator[] (const label i) const
	Return const reference to the element at given position. FatalError for bounds problem or nullptr. Same as at(). More...

T &	operator[] (const label i)
	Return reference to the element at given position. FatalError for bounds problem or nullptr. Same as at(). More...

	FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR (2022-09, "get(), set() or test() methods") const T *operator()(const label i) const
	Deprecated(2022-09) - same as get() More...

void	operator= (const UPtrList< T > &list)
	Copy assignment (shallow copies addresses) More...

void	operator= (UPtrList< T > &&list)
	Move assignment. More...

T **	begin_ptr () noexcept
	Iterator to begin of raw pointers traversal (use with caution) More...

T **	end_ptr () noexcept
	Iterator beyond end of raw pointers traversal (use with caution) More...

iterator	begin ()
	Return iterator to begin traversal of non-nullptr entries. More...

iterator	end () noexcept
	Return iterator beyond end of UPtrList traversal. More...

const_iterator	cbegin () const
	Return const_iterator to begin traversal of non-nullptr entries. More...

const_iterator	cend () const noexcept
	Return const_iterator beyond end of UPtrList traversal. More...

const_iterator	begin () const
	Return const_iterator to begin traversal of non-nullptr entries. More...

const_iterator	end () const noexcept
	Return const_iterator beyond end of UPtrList traversal. More...

void	setSize (const label n)
	Alias for resize() More...

T &	first ()
	Reference to the first element of the list. More...

const T &	first () const
	Return reference to first element of the list. More...

T &	last ()
	Return reference to the last element of the list. More...

const T &	last () const
	Return reference to the last element of the list. More...

void	append (T *ptr)
	Append an element to the end of the list. More...

void	append (UPtrList< T > &&other)
	Move append another list to the end of this list. More...

Static Public Attributes
static bool	verboseOutput = true
	The default verbosity (true) More...

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from PtrList< block >
void	readIstream (Istream &is, const INew &inew)
	Read from Istream using Istream constructor class. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from UPtrList< T >
void	setAddressableSize (const label n) noexcept
	Adjust addressable size. More...

label	find_next (label pos) const
	The next non-null entry after the specified position. More...

	UPtrList (Detail::PtrListDetail< T > &&ptrs) noexcept
	Low-level move construct. More...

Protected Attributes inherited from UPtrList< T >
Detail::PtrListDetail< T >	ptrs_
	The list of pointers. More...

Detailed Description

A multi-block mesh generator.

Dictionary controls

Property	Description	Required	Default
`prescale`	Point scaling before transform	no	1.0
`scale`	Point scaling after transform	no	1.0
`transform`	Point transform (origin, rotation)	no
`vertices`		yes
`blocks`		yes
`edges`		no
`faces`		no
`boundary`	Boundary definition	no
`patches`	Alternate version for "boundary"	no
`namedBlocks`		no
`namedVertices`		no
`mergeType`	Merging "points" or "topology"	no	topology
`checkFaceCorrespondence`		no	true
`verbose`		no	true

Note: The prescale and scale can be a single scalar or a vector of values.

The vertices, cells and patches for filling the blocks are demand-driven.

Source files

Definition at line 161 of file blockMesh.H.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ blockList

typedef PtrList<block> blockList

The list of blocks is stored as a PtrList.

Definition at line 172 of file blockMesh.H.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ mergeStrategy

enum mergeStrategy

The block merging strategy.

Enumerator
DEFAULT_MERGE	Default (TOPOLOGY), not selectable.
MERGE_TOPOLOGY	"topology" merge by block topology (default)
MERGE_POINTS	"points" merge by point geometry

Definition at line 180 of file blockMesh.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ blockMesh()

blockMesh	(	const IOdictionary &	dict,
		const word &	regionName = `polyMesh::defaultRegion`,
		mergeStrategy	strategy = `mergeStrategy::DEFAULT_MERGE`,
		int	verbosity = `0`
	)

explicit

Construct from IOdictionary for given region.

Default is topological merging.

Definition at line 222 of file blockMesh.C.

References Foam::endl(), Foam::Info, and Foam::nl.

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◆ ~blockMesh()

~blockMesh ( )

default

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ ClassName()

ClassName ( "blockMesh" )

Runtime type information.

◆ meshDict()

const dictionary& meshDict ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Access to input dictionary.

Definition at line 434 of file blockMesh.H.

◆ geometry()

const searchableSurfaces& geometry ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Optional searchable geometry to project face-points to.

Definition at line 442 of file blockMesh.H.

◆ edges()

const blockEdgeList& edges ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

The curved edges.

Definition at line 450 of file blockMesh.H.

◆ faces()

const blockFaceList& faces ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

The curved faces.

Definition at line 458 of file blockMesh.H.

◆ good()

bool good ( ) const

noexcept

True if the blockMesh topology exists.

Definition at line 300 of file blockMesh.C.

Referenced by blockMesh::valid().

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◆ valid()

bool valid ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Same as good()

Definition at line 471 of file blockMesh.H.

References blockMesh::good().

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◆ patchNames()

Foam::wordList patchNames ( ) const

Return the patch names.

Definition at line 392 of file blockMesh.C.

Referenced by blockMesh::mesh().

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◆ numZonedBlocks()

Foam::label numZonedBlocks ( ) const

Number of blocks with specified zones.

Definition at line 410 of file blockMesh.C.

References Foam::BitOps::count().

Referenced by blockMesh::mesh().

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◆ hasPointTransforms()

bool hasPointTransforms ( ) const

noexcept

True if scaling and/or transformations are needed.

Definition at line 428 of file blockMesh.C.

◆ inplacePointTransforms()

bool inplacePointTransforms ( pointField & pts ) const

Apply coordinate transforms and scaling.

Definition at line 434 of file blockMesh.C.

References Foam::cmptMultiply(), p, pts, and Foam::transform().

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◆ globalPosition()

Foam::tmp< Foam::pointField > globalPosition ( const pointField & localPoints ) const

Apply coordinate transforms and scaling.

Definition at line 507 of file blockMesh.C.

References tmp< T >::New().

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◆ vertices() [1/2]

const Foam::pointField & vertices ( ) const

noexcept

Reference to point field defining the blocks, these points are unscaled and non-transformed.

Definition at line 320 of file blockMesh.C.

◆ vertices() [2/2]

Foam::tmp< Foam::pointField > vertices ( bool applyTransform ) const

Point field defining the blocks, optionally transformed and scaled.

Definition at line 327 of file blockMesh.C.

References tmp< T >::New().

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◆ topology() [1/2]

const Foam::polyMesh & topology ( ) const

The blockMesh topology as a polyMesh unscaled and non-transformed.

Definition at line 287 of file blockMeshCreate.C.

References Foam::exit(), Foam::FatalError, and FatalErrorInFunction.

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◆ topology() [2/2]

Foam::refPtr< Foam::polyMesh > topology ( bool applyTransform ) const

The blockMesh topology as a polyMesh optionally transformed and scaled.

Definition at line 301 of file blockMeshCreate.C.

References polyMesh::addPatches(), polyMesh::boundaryMesh(), polyMesh::faceNeighbour(), polyMesh::faceOwner(), polyMesh::faces(), forAll, refPtr< T >::New(), IOobjectOption::NO_READ, IOobjectOption::NO_WRITE, polyMesh::points(), IOobjectOption::registerObject(), UPtrList< T >::size(), and topoMesh.

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◆ points()

const Foam::pointField & points ( ) const

The points for the entire mesh. These points are scaled and transformed.

Definition at line 359 of file blockMesh.C.

Referenced by blockMesh::mesh().

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◆ cells()

const Foam::cellShapeList & cells ( ) const

Return cell shapes list.

Definition at line 370 of file blockMesh.C.

Referenced by blockMesh::mesh().

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◆ patches()

const Foam::faceListList & patches ( ) const

Return the patch face lists.

Definition at line 381 of file blockMesh.C.

Referenced by blockMesh::mesh().

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◆ patchDicts()

Foam::PtrList< Foam::dictionary > patchDicts ( ) const

Patch information from the topology mesh.

Definition at line 342 of file blockMesh.C.

References forAll, os(), patchDicts, and UPtrList< T >::size().

Referenced by blockMesh::mesh().

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◆ verbose() [1/2]

int verbose ( ) const

noexcept

Output verbosity level.

Definition at line 306 of file blockMesh.C.

◆ verbose() [2/2]

int verbose ( const int level )

noexcept

Change the output verbosity level.

Returns: old level

Definition at line 312 of file blockMesh.C.

◆ mesh()

Foam::autoPtr< Foam::polyMesh > mesh ( const IOobject & io ) const

Create polyMesh, with cell zones.

Definition at line 348 of file blockMeshCreate.C.

References polyMesh::addZones(), List< T >::append(), Foam::constant::physicoChemical::b, blockMesh::cells(), polyMesh::cellZones(), HashTable< T, Key, Hash >::cfind(), ZoneMesh< ZoneType, MeshType >::clear(), Foam::endl(), polyMesh::faceZones(), forAllConstIters(), Foam::Info, HashTable< T, Key, Hash >::insert(), io(), meshPtr, autoPtr< T >::New(), Foam::nl, blockMesh::numZonedBlocks(), blockMesh::patchDicts(), blockMesh::patches(), blockMesh::patchNames(), blockMesh::points(), polyMesh::pointZones(), and HashTable< T, Key, Hash >::size().

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◆ scaleFactor()

scalar scaleFactor ( ) const

inline

Old (v2106 and earlier) uniform scaling factor.

Deprecated:: use inplacePointTransforms or globalPosition instead

Definition at line 583 of file blockMesh.H.

Member Data Documentation

◆ verboseOutput

bool verboseOutput = true

static

The default verbosity (true)

Definition at line 396 of file blockMesh.H.

Referenced by Foam::getVerbosity().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.H
src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.C
src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshCheck.C
src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshCreate.C
src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshMergeGeometrical.C
src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshMergeTopological.C
src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Attributes

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ blockList

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ mergeStrategy

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ blockMesh()

◆ ~blockMesh()

Member Function Documentation

◆ ClassName()

◆ meshDict()

◆ geometry()

◆ edges()

◆ faces()

◆ good()

◆ valid()

◆ patchNames()

◆ numZonedBlocks()

◆ hasPointTransforms()

◆ inplacePointTransforms()

◆ globalPosition()

◆ vertices() [1/2]

◆ vertices() [2/2]

◆ topology() [1/2]

◆ topology() [2/2]

◆ points()

◆ cells()

◆ patches()

◆ patchDicts()

◆ verbose() [1/2]

◆ verbose() [2/2]

◆ mesh()

◆ scaleFactor()

Member Data Documentation

◆ verboseOutput