---
name: "foamToFireMesh"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openfoam"
version: "1912.200626-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foamToFireMesh"
---

# foamToFireMesh(1)

part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox).

## NAME

foamToFireMesh - part of **OpenFOAM** (The Open Source CFD Toolbox).

## SYNOPSIS

**foamToFireMesh** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

```
Write an OpenFOAM mesh in AVL/FIRE fpma format
```

## OPTIONS

- **-ascii**

  Write in ASCII format instead of binary

- **-case** *dir*

  Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)

- **-constant**

  Include the 'constant/' dir in the times list

- **-latestTime**

  Select the latest time

- **-noZero**

  Exclude the '0/' dir from the times list

- **-scale** *factor*

  Geometry scaling factor - default is 1 (none)

- **-time** *ranges*

  List of ranges. Eg, ':10,20 40:70 1000:', 'none', etc

- **-doc**

  Display documentation in browser

- **-help**

  Display short help and exit

- **-help-full**

  Display full help and exit

### ADVANCED OPTIONS

- **-debug-switch** *name=val*

  Specify the value of a registered debug switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

- **-fileHandler** *handler*

  Override the file handler type

- **-info-switch** *name=val*

  Specify the value of a registered info switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

- **-lib** *name*

  Additional library or library list to load (can be used multiple times)

- **-noFunctionObjects**

  Do not execute function objects

- **-opt-switch** *name=val*

  Specify the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

- **-doc-source**

  Display source code in browser

- **-help-man**

  Display full help (manpage format) and exit

- **-help-notes**

  Display help notes (description) and exit

## SEE ALSO

Online documentation https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.