Main TipsAndTricks

1 Compiling

• Cleaning source code before rebuilding
• Building using wmake

2 Paraview and paraFoam

• Build a Paraview3 plugin
• Tip Building ParaView3 With OpenFOAM Native Reader
• Tip_Paraview_for_LagrangianData

3 Development tools

• Starting points for using GIT

• Have a look into the Use IDEs section in Main_HowTos.

4 Pre-processing

• Polyhedral mesh generation

5 Post processing

• Advanced time selection options
• Probe free-surface location in time

5.1 Function Objects

• Using the function object systemCall
• Using the function object writeRegisteredObject
• Using the function object jobControl

6 Environment

• Show the current OpenFOAM-version in the shell prompt