---
name: "freefoam-subsetMesh"
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-subsetMesh"
---

# freefoam-subsetMesh(1)

Selects a section of mesh based on a cellSet.

## NAME

freefoam-subsetMesh - Selects a section of mesh based on a cellSet.

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

The utility sub-sets the mesh to choose only a part of interest. Check the setSet/cellSet utilities to see how to select cells based on various.

The mesh will subset all points, faces and cells needed to make a sub-mesh but will not preserve attached boundary types.

## 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.

## 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.