.TH "BLOCKMESH" 1 "OpenFOAM-1812" "www.openfoam.com" "OpenFOAM Commands Manual"
.SH "NAME"
blockMesh \- part of \fBOpenFOAM\fR (The Open Source CFD Toolbox).
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBblockMesh\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.nf
Block mesh generator.
  The ordering of vertex and face labels within a block as shown below.
  For the local vertex numbering in the sequence 0 to 7:
    Faces 0, 1 (x-direction) are left, right.
    Faces 2, 3 (y-direction) are front, back.
    Faces 4, 5 (z-direction) are bottom, top.
                        7 ---- 6
                 f5     |\\     |\\     f3
                 |      | 4 ---- 5     \\
                 |      3 |--- 2 |      \\
                 |       \\|     \\|      f2
                 f4       0 ---- 1
    Y  Z
     \\ |                f0 ------ f1
      \\|
       O--- X
.fi
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-blockTopology\fR
Write block edges and centres as obj files and exit
.TP
\fB\-case\fR \fIdir\fR
Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)
.TP
\fB\-dict\fR \fIfile\fR
Alternative dictionary for the blockMesh description
.TP
\fB\-noClean\fR
Do not remove any existing polyMesh/ directory or files
.TP
\fB\-noFunctionObjects\fR
Do not execute function objects
.TP
\fB\-region\fR \fIname\fR
Specify alternative mesh region
.TP
\fB\-sets\fR
Write cellZones as cellSets too (for processing purposes)
.TP
\fB\-time\fR \fItime\fR
specify a time to write mesh to
.TP
\fB\-doc\fR
Display documentation in browser
.TP
\fB\-doc-source\fR
Display source code in browser
.TP
\fB\-help\fR
Display short help and exit
.TP
\fB\-help-full\fR
Display full help and exit
.SS "ADVANCED OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-fileHandler\fR \fIhandler\fR
Override the file handler type
.TP
\fB\-help-man\fR
Display full help (manpage format) and exit
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Online documentation https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.