---
name: "surfaceMeshTriangulate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openfoam"
version: "1812+dfsg1-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/surfaceMeshTriangulate"
---

# surfaceMeshTriangulate(1)

part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox).

## NAME

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

## SYNOPSIS

**surfaceMeshTriangulate** \[*OPTIONS*\] *output*

## DESCRIPTION

```
Extract patch or faceZone surfaces from a polyMesh. The name is historical, it
only triangulates faces when the output format requires it.
```

## ARGUMENTS

- *output*

  The output surface file

## OPTIONS

- **-case** *dir*

  Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)

- **-constant**

  Include the 'constant/' dir in the times list

- **-decomposeParDict** *file*

  Use specified file for decomposePar dictionary

- **-excludeProcPatches**

  Exclude processor patches

- **-faceZones** *wordRes*

  Specify single or multiple faceZones to extract Eg, 'cells' or '( slice "mfp-.\*" )'

- **-latestTime**

  Select the latest time

- **-noFunctionObjects**

  Do not execute function objects

- **-noZero**

  Exclude the '0/' dir from the times list

- **-parallel**

  Run in parallel **\[Parallel option\]**

- **-patches** *wordResSpecify single patch or multiple patches to extract.*

  *Eg, 'top' or '( front ".\*back" )'*

- **-region** *name*

  Specify alternative mesh region

- **-time** *ranges*

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

- **-doc**

  Display documentation in browser

- **-doc-source**

  Display source code in browser

- **-help**

  Display short help and exit

- **-help-full**

  Display full help and exit

### ADVANCED OPTIONS

- **-fileHandler** *handler*

  Override the file handler type

- **-hostRoots** *(((host1 dir1) .. (hostN dirN))*

  slave root directories (per host) for distributed running. The host specification can use a regex. **\[Parallel option\]**

- **-roots** *(dir1 .. dirN)*

  Slave root directories for distributed running **\[Parallel option\]**

- **-help-man**

  Display full help (manpage format) and exit

## SEE ALSO

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

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.