Starting with CfdOF

A subforum specific to the development of the OpenFoam-based workbenches ( Cfd https://github.com/qingfengxia/Cfd and CfdOF https://github.com/jaheyns/CfdOF )

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thschrader
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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Did you set the path to openFOAM correct?

You can check your bluecfd-installation by running a tutorial from blucfd console directly.
Some assistance:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=52381
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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maxam wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:05 am Here below the info

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$ echo $HOME
/home/massimiliano
Problem is...that I don't find that directory on my PC.... :?:
This is a mystery to me. As far as I know, it should be displaying "/home/ofuser" (this is set in the file ...\OpenFOAM\v2112\OpenFOAM-MSYS2.bat).
maxam wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:28 am Seems to be a virtual dir. Is it possible?
Yes, this is a virtual filesystem in the MinGW environment, but it corresponds to what you see in ...\OpenFOAM\v2112\msys64. In there you should see that there is a home/ofuser directory.
maxam wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:10 am I installed BlueCFD as you suggested.
Sadly I still get errors at dependecy check

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09:04:32  Checking CFD workbench dependencies...
09:04:32  Checking FreeCAD version
09:04:32  Checking for OpenFOAM:
09:04:32  System: Windows
Runtime: BlueCFD2
OpenFOAM directory: C:\Program Files\blueCFD-Core-2020\OpenFOAM-8
09:04:32  Running  echo $WM_PROJECT_VERSION
09:04:32  
09:04:32  Running  wmake -help
09:04:39  /usr/bin/bash: wmake: comando non trovato
This is another one that I can't explain - it's very strange.

In both cases there seem to be problems with the OpenFOAM installation independent of CfdOF, so it may be more productive to engage with those projects to find a resolution.

If you supply your system data as requested in the post linked below, it may give us some clue.
Please provide all the information requested in this post before reporting problems with CfdOF.
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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thschrader wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:52 am Did you set the path to openFOAM correct?

You can check your bluecfd-installation by running a tutorial from blucfd console directly.
Some assistance:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=52381
I tried to follow your bluecfd-installation but while I try to use the shell I get stuck. Seems there's something wrong with permissions, but I have admin permisions and have installed buecfd as admin.
Don't understand.

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mkdir: cannot change permissions of '/dev/shm': Permission denied
mkdir: cannot change permissions of '/dev/mqueue': Permission denied
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' -> '/etc/hosts'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\protocol' -> '/etc/protocols'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services' -> '/etc/services'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\networks' -> '/etc/networks'

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$ cd $FOAM_RUN

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$ cd prism/
bash: cd: prism/: No such file or directory
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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oliveroxtoby wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:57 pm ....
If you supply your system data as requested in the post linked below, it may give us some clue.
System:
Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H1
Installation date ‎24/‎03/‎2021
Build OS 19043.1766
Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0

Freecad:
OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.29177 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-20
Hash: 68e337670e227889217652ddac593c93b5e8dc94
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.2
Locale: Italian/Italy (it_IT)
Installed mods:
* CfdOF 1.17.0

If you need more info please let me know.
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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maxam wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:51 am Seems there's something wrong with permissions, but I have admin permisions and have installed buecfd as admin.
You're having so many problems that I'm thinking there's something significant with your OS or AV settings that we haven't come across before. Just to prove that the blueCFD Terminal is opening with Administrator level privileges could you please ensure the tickbox shown below is ticked on your shortcut and then re-run.
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If as I suspect that makes no difference then to prove that User Access Control isn't intervening where it isn't wanted, you will have to de-install blueCFD completely and reinstall into a completely new folder that is not part of the standard Windows system. In my case I use a different drive from C: completely but if that's all you've got then create a folder off the root called MyProgs and then install into that so the resulting folder structure is C:\MyProgs\blueCFD-Core-2020
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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Syres wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:13 pm
maxam wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:51 am Seems there's something wrong with permissions, but I have admin permisions and have installed buecfd as admin.
You're having so many problems that I'm thinking there's something significant with your OS or AV settings that we haven't come across before. Just to prove that the blueCFD Terminal is opening with Administrator level privileges could you please ensure the tickbox shown below is ticked on your shortcut and then re-run.
I tried and I get same results.
Below Shell messages starting as admin:

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massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
#

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
# cd $FOAM_RUN

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
# cd prism/
bash: cd: prism/: No such file or directory

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
#
Tomorrow morning I'll try re-installing into a brand new directory under C:

Just for info, before tring CfdOF I tested both simFlow and SimWorks. None of them give me problems with OpenFOAM permission. They work fine, within the limits imposed by their own commercial policies.
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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@Syres

I have done a completly new instalatio of BlueCFD into the folder C:\MyProgrs\blueCFD-Core-2020.
The folder has all permissions.

While testing BlueCFD I get the same error of previous tests.

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mkdir: cannot change permissions of '/dev/shm': Permission denied
mkdir: cannot change permissions of '/dev/mqueue': Permission denied
Copying skeleton files.
These files are for the users to personalise their msys2 experience.

They will never be overwritten nor automatically updated.

'./.bashrc' -> '/home/massimiliano/.bashrc'
'./.bash_logout' -> '/home/massimiliano/.bash_logout'
'./.bash_profile' -> '/home/massimiliano/.bash_profile'
'./.inputrc' -> '/home/massimiliano/.inputrc'
'./.profile' -> '/home/massimiliano/.profile'
'./.vimrc' -> '/home/massimiliano/.vimrc'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' -> '/etc/hosts'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\protocol' -> '/etc/protocols'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services' -> '/etc/services'
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\networks' -> '/etc/networks'

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$ cd $FOAM_RUN

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$ cd prism/
bash: cd: prism/: No such file or directory

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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The prism tutorial/sonicFoam solver is missing in bluecfd 2020. For whatever reason... :?
I tried tutorial/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily, which works.
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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thschrader wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:56 am The prism tutorial/sonicFoam solver is missing in bluecfd 2020. For whatever reason... :?
I tried tutorial/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily, which works.
I tried. I get the same error.

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massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$ cd $FOAM_RUN

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$ cd pitzDaily/
bash: cd: pitzDaily/: No such file or directory

massimiliano@Direzione-tecnica-3 MINGW64 ~
$

I noticed from your tutorial that your shell shows a path while my shell doesn't show any path. Please see the picture below:
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Re: Starting with CfdOF

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This is what I see when running bluecfd2020 from console.
Installation of bluecfd2017/2020 was straightforward, no special things done.
Simply run the exe-installer.
You must create a new run-folder under ofuser-of8, then select a tutorial and
copy it into the new run folder. Did you do that?

Example here is stress analysis with platehole tutorial.
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