---
name: "freefoam-foamToStarMesh"
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-foamToStarMesh"
---

# freefoam-foamToStarMesh(1)

Reads an OpenFOAM mesh and writes a pro-STAR (v4) bnd/cel/vrt format.

## NAME

freefoam-foamToStarMesh - Reads an OpenFOAM mesh and writes a pro-STAR (v4) bnd/cel/vrt format.

## SYNOPSIS

**freefoam foamToStarMesh** \[-help\] \[-latestTime\] \[-scale *\<factor\>*\] \[-tri\] \[-noZero\] \[-surface\] \[-srcDoc\] \[-doc\] \[-time *\<time\>*\] \[-constant\] \[-case *\<dir\>*\] \[-noBnd\]

## DESCRIPTION

**TODO** write detailed description

## OPTIONS

- **-noBnd**

  Suppress writing the @c .bnd file.

- **-scale** *\<factor\>*

  Specify an alternative geometry scaling factor. The default is **1000** (scale @em \[m\] to @em \[mm\]).

- **-surface**

  Extract the surface of the volume mesh only. This can be useful, for example, for surface morphing in an external package.

- **-tri**

  Extract a triangulated surface. The @b -surface options is implicitly selected.

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

  Case directory.

- **-noZero**

  Ignore time step 0.

- **-constant**

  Include the constant directory.

- **-latestTime**

  Only apply to the latest time step.

- **-time** *\<time\>*

  Apply only to specified time.

- **-help**

  Display help message.

- **-doc**

  Display Doxygen API documentation page for this application.

- **-srcDoc**

  Display Doxygen source documentation page for this application.

## NOTE

The cellTable information available in the files constant/cellTable and constant/polyMesh/cellTableId will be used if available. Otherwise the cellZones are used when creating the cellTable information. SEE ALSO

```
Foam::cellTable, Foam::meshWriter and Foam::meshWriters::STARCD
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.