---
name: "freefoam-plot3dToFoam"
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-plot3dToFoam"
---

# freefoam-plot3dToFoam(1)

Plot3d mesh (ascii/formatted format) converter.

## NAME

freefoam-plot3dToFoam - Plot3d mesh (ascii/formatted format) converter.

## SYNOPSIS

**freefoam plot3dToFoam** *\<PLOT3D geom file\>* \[-help\] \[-scale *\<number\>*\] \[-singleBlock\] \[-srcDoc\] \[-doc\] \[-noBlank\] \[-2D *\<thickness\>*\] \[-case *\<dir\>*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Work in progress! Handles ascii multiblock (and optionally singleBlock) format. By default expects blanking. Use -noBlank if none. Use -2D *thickness* if 2D.

Niklas Nordin has experienced a problem with lefthandedness of the blocks. The code should detect this automatically - see hexBlock::readPoints but if this goes wrong just set the blockHandedness\_ variable to *right* always.

## OPTIONS

*\<PLOT3D geom file\>*

**TODO** Detailed description of argument.

- **-noBlank**

  Do not expect blanking.

- **-2D** *\<thickness\>*

  Data is 2D.

- **-singleBlock**

  Data is in a single block.

- **-scale** *\<number\>*

  Scale factor.

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

  Case directory.

- **-help**

  Display help message.

- **-doc**

  Display Doxygen API documentation page for this application.

- **-srcDoc**

  Display Doxygen source documentation page for this application.

## 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.