---
name: "freefoam-createBaffles"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "freefoam"
version: "0.1.0+dfsg+1-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/freefoam-createBaffles"
---

# freefoam-createBaffles(1)

Makes internal faces into boundary faces.

## NAME

freefoam-createBaffles - Makes internal faces into boundary faces.

## SYNOPSIS

**freefoam createBaffles** *\<cellSet name\>* *\<patchName\>* \[-help\] \[-srcDoc\] \[-doc\] \[-overwrite\] \[-parallel\] \[-case *\<dir\>*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Does not duplicate points, unlike mergeOrSplitBaffles.

## OPTIONS

*\<cellSet name\>*

**TODO** Detailed description of argument.

*\<patchName\>*

**TODO** Detailed description of argument.

- **-overwrite**

  Overwrite existing data.

- **-case** *\<dir\>*

  Case directory.

- **-parallel**

  Run in parallel.

- **-help**

  Display help message.

- **-doc**

  Display Doxygen API documentation page for this application.

- **-srcDoc**

  Display Doxygen source documentation page for this application.

## NOTE

If any coupled patch face is selected for baffling automatically the opposite member has to be selected for baffling as well. Note that this is the same as repatching. This was added only for convenience so you don’t have to filter coupled boundary out of your set.

## SEE ALSO

An overview of FreeFOAM is given in [**freefoam**(1)](/freefoam/1.md).

## AUTHOR

OpenCFD Ltd.

## FREEFOAM

Part of the [**freefoam**(1)](/freefoam/1.md) suite.

## COPYRIGHT

• Copyright © 2008-2012 Michael Wild.

• Copyright © 1991-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.