---
name: "surfaceTransformPoints"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openfoam"
version: "1912.200626-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/surfaceTransformPoints"
---

# surfaceTransformPoints(1)

part of OpenFOAM (The Open Source CFD Toolbox).

## NAME

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

## SYNOPSIS

**surfaceTransformPoints** \[*OPTIONS*\] *input* *output*

## DESCRIPTION

```
Transform (translate / rotate / scale) surface points.
Like transformPoints but for surfaces.
Note: roll=rotate about x, pitch=rotate about y, yaw=rotate about z
```

## ARGUMENTS

- *input*

  The input surface file

- *output*

  The output surface file

## OPTIONS

- **-case** *dir*

  Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)

- **-origin** *point*

  Use specified \<point\> as origin for rotations

- **-rollPitchYaw** *vector*

  Rotate by '(roll pitch yaw)' degrees

- **-rotate** *(vectorA vectorB)*

  Rotate from \<vectorA\> to \<vectorB\> - eg, '((1 0 0) (0 0 1))'

- **-rotate-angle** *(vector scalar)*

  Rotate \<angle\> degrees about \<vector\> - eg, '((1 0 0) 45)'

- **-scale** *scalar \| vector*

  Scale by the specified amount - Eg, for uniform \[mm\] to \[m\] scaling use either

- **-translate** *vector*

  Translate by specified \<vector\> - eg, '(1 0 0)' before rotations

- **-yawPitchRoll** *vector*

  Rotate by '(yaw pitch roll)' degrees

- **-doc**

  Display documentation in browser

- **-help**

  Display short help and exit

- **-help-full**

  Display full help and exit

### ADVANCED OPTIONS

- **-debug-switch** *name=val*

  Specify the value of a registered debug switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

- **-fileHandler** *handler*

  Override the file handler type

- **-info-switch** *name=val*

  Specify the value of a registered info switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

- **-lib** *name*

  Additional library or library list to load (can be used multiple times)

- **-noFunctionObjects**

  Do not execute function objects

- **-opt-switch** *name=val*

  Specify the value of a registered optimisation switch (int/bool). Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)

- **-doc-source**

  Display source code in browser

- **-help-man**

  Display full help (manpage format) and exit

- **-help-notes**

  Display help notes (description) and exit

## SEE ALSO

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

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.