GMSH to OpenFOAM issues
Basically, my goal is to export a gmsh file from GMSH and convert it using the gmshTofoam utility. Currently this is my workflow:
(1) Import step file (Brings in curves, surfaces, and a single volume) (2) Define physical surfaces and volumes (All surfaces and volumes have been used) (3) Mesh using the 3D option in gmsh. (4) Export from gmsh an ASCII version 2 format (5) Put into directory with controldict included (6) Use gmshToFoam utility.
I get the following: Starting to read physical names at line 5 Physical names:3 Surface 1 Inlet Surface 2 Outlet Volume 3 Internal
Starting to read points at line 11 Vertices to be read:303 Vertices read:303
Starting to read cells at line 317 Cells to be read:1534
Unhandled element 15 at line 319 Unhandled element 15 at line 320 Unhandled element 15 at line 321 Unhandled element 15 at line 322 Unhandled element 15 at line 323 Unhandled element 15 at line 324 Unhandled element 15 at line 325 Unhandled element 15 at line 326 Unhandled element 1 at line 327 Unhandled element 1 at line 328 Unhandled element 1 at line 329 Unhandled element 1 at line 330 Unhandled element 1 at line 331 Unhandled element 1 at line 332 Unhandled element 1 at line 333 Unhandled element 1 at line 334 Unhandled element 1 at line 335 Unhandled element 1 at line 336 Unhandled element 1 at line 337 Unhandled element 1 at line 338 Unhandled element 1 at line 339 Unhandled element 1 at line 340 Unhandled element 1 at line 341 Unhandled element 1 at line 342 Unhandled element 1 at line 343 Unhandled element 1 at line 344 Unhandled element 1 at line 345 Unhandled element 1 at line 346 Unhandled element 1 at line 347 Unhandled element 1 at line 348 Unhandled element 1 at line 349 Unhandled element 1 at line 350 Unhandled element 1 at line 351 Unhandled element 1 at line 352 Unhandled element 1 at line 353 Unhandled element 1 at line 354 Unhandled element 1 at line 355 Unhandled element 1 at line 356 Unhandled element 1 at line 357 Unhandled element 1 at line 358 Unhandled element 1 at line 359 Unhandled element 1 at line 360 Unhandled element 1 at line 361 Unhandled element 1 at line 362 Unhandled element 1 at line 363 Unhandled element 1 at line 364 Unhandled element 1 at line 365 Unhandled element 1 at line 366 Unhandled element 1 at line 367 Unhandled element 1 at line 368 Unhandled element 1 at line 369 Unhandled element 1 at line 370 Unhandled element 1 at line 371 Unhandled element 1 at line 372 Unhandled element 1 at line 373 Unhandled element 1 at line 374 Unhandled element 1 at line 375 Unhandled element 1 at line 376 Unhandled element 1 at line 377 Unhandled element 1 at line 378 Unhandled element 1 at line 379 Unhandled element 1 at line 380 Unhandled element 1 at line 381 Unhandled element 1 at line 382 Unhandled element 1 at line 383 Unhandled element 1 at line 384 Unhandled element 1 at line 385 Unhandled element 1 at line 386 Unhandled element 1 at line 387 Unhandled element 1 at line 388 Unhandled element 1 at line 389 Unhandled element 1 at line 390 Unhandled element 1 at line 391 Unhandled element 1 at line 392 Unhandled element 1 at line 393 Unhandled element 1 at line 394 Unhandled element 1 at line 395 Unhandled element 1 at line 396 Unhandled element 1 at line 397 Unhandled element 1 at line 398 Mapping region 0 to Foam patch 0 Mapping region 0 to Foam cellZone 0 Cells: total:946 hex :0 prism:0 pyr :0 tet :946
CellZones: Zone Size 0 946
Skipping tag at line 1854 Patch 0 gets name patch0
--> FOAM Warning : From function Foam::polyMesh::polyMesh(const Foam::IOobject&, const Foam::Xfer<Foam::Field<Foam::Vector > >&, const cellShapeList&, const faceListList&, const wordList&, const wordList&, const Foam::word&, const Foam::word&, const wordList&, bool) in file meshes/polyMesh/polyMeshFromShapeMesh.C at line 595 Found 508 undefined faces in mesh; adding to default patch. Finding faces of patch 0
FaceZones: Zone Size
Writing zone 0 to cellZone cellZone_0 and cellSet End
My question is why do I get the unhandled elements? The unhandled elements result in openfoam not registering my boundaries or physical surfaces I have defined. Do you have any insights to this question? Please let me know when you get a chance.