blockMesh improvements

- expose point field throughout

- make output less verbose, but can switch on/off with verbose() static method

applications/utilities/mesh/generation/blockMesh/blockMeshApp.C

@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Info<< "Creating block mesh from\n    "
         << meshDictIoPtr->objectPath() << endl;
 
+    blockMesh::verbose(true);
+
     IOdictionary meshDict(meshDictIoPtr());
     blockMesh blocks(meshDict);
 

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockDescriptor/blockDescriptor.C

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Foam::blockDescriptor::blockDescriptor
     meshDensity_(),
     edgePoints_(12),
     edgeWeights_(12),
-    expand_(12),
+    expand_(12, 1.0),
     zoneName_()
 {
     // Examine next token
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Foam::blockDescriptor::blockDescriptor
         (
             "blockDescriptor::blockDescriptor"
             "(const pointField&, const curvedEdgeList&, Istream&)"
-        )   << "Unknown definition of expansion ratios"
+        )   << "Unknown definition of expansion ratios: " << expRatios
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.C

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ License
 
 #include "blockMesh.H"
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+bool Foam::blockMesh::blockMesh::verboseOutput(false);
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::blockMesh::blockMesh(IOdictionary& dict)
@@ -48,6 +53,18 @@ Foam::blockMesh::~blockMesh()
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+void Foam::blockMesh::verbose(const bool on)
+{
+    verboseOutput = on;
+}
+
+
+const Foam::pointField& Foam::blockMesh::blockPointField() const
+{
+    return blockPointField_;
+}
+
+
 const Foam::polyMesh& Foam::blockMesh::topology() const
 {
     if (!topologyPtr_)

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMesh.H

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class blockMesh
     public blockList
 {
     // Private data
+        static bool verboseOutput;
 
         //- Point field defining the block mesh (corners)
         pointField blockPointField_;
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ public:
 
         // Access
 
+            //- Reference to point field defining the block mesh
+            const pointField& blockPointField() const;
+
             const polyMesh& topology() const;
 
             const curvedEdgeList& edges() const
@@ -170,6 +174,9 @@ public:
             //- Clear geometry (internal points, cells, boundaryPatches)
             void clearGeom();
 
+            //- Enable/disable verbose information about the progress
+            static void verbose(const bool on=true);
+
         // Write
 
             //- Writes edges of blockMesh in OBJ format.

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshCheck.C

@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ License
 
 // Check the blockMesh topology
 void Foam::blockMesh::checkBlockMesh(const polyMesh& bm) const
+{
+    if (verboseOutput)
     {
         Info<< nl << "Check topology" << endl;
+    }
 
     bool ok = true;
 
@@ -55,18 +58,16 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::checkBlockMesh(const polyMesh& bm) const
     }
 
 
-    Info<< nl << tab << "Basic statistics" << nl;
-
-    Info<< tab << tab << "Number of internal faces : "
-        << bm.nInternalFaces() << nl;
-
-    Info<< tab << tab << "Number of boundary faces : "
-        << nBoundaryFaces << nl;
-
-    Info<< tab << tab << "Number of defined boundary faces : "
-        << nDefinedBoundaryFaces << nl;
-
-    Info<< tab << tab << "Number of undefined boundary faces : "
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
+        Info<< nl << tab << "Basic statistics" << nl
+            << tab << tab << "Number of internal faces : "
+            << bm.nInternalFaces() << nl
+            << tab << tab << "Number of boundary faces : "
+            << nBoundaryFaces << nl
+            << tab << tab << "Number of defined boundary faces : "
+            << nDefinedBoundaryFaces << nl
+            << tab << tab << "Number of undefined boundary faces : "
             << nBoundaryFaces - nDefinedBoundaryFaces << nl;
 
         if ((nBoundaryFaces - nDefinedBoundaryFaces) > 0)
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::checkBlockMesh(const polyMesh& bm) const
         }
 
         Info<< tab << "Checking patch -> block consistency" << endl;
+    }
 
 
     forAll(patches, patchi)
@@ -132,7 +134,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::checkBlockMesh(const polyMesh& bm) const
         }
     }
 
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< endl;
+    }
 
     if (!ok)
     {

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshCreate.C

@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::createPoints() const
 {
     const blockList& blocks = *this;
 
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating points with scale " << scaleFactor_ << endl;
+    }
 
     //
     // generate points
@@ -65,7 +68,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::createCells() const
     const blockList& blocks = *this;
     const cellModel& hex = *(cellModeller::lookup("hex"));
 
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating cells" << endl;
+    }
 
     //
     // generate cells
@@ -221,7 +227,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::createPatches() const
 {
     const polyPatchList& topoPatches = topology().boundaryMesh();
 
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating patches" << endl;
+    }
 
     //
     // generate points

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshMerge.C

@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::calcMergeInfo()
 {
     const blockList& blocks = *this;
 
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating block offsets" << endl;
+    }
 
     blockOffsets_.setSize(blocks.size());
 
@@ -48,7 +51,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::calcMergeInfo()
     }
 
 
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating merge list " << flush;
+    }
 
     // set unused to -1
     mergeList_.setSize(nPoints_);
@@ -411,7 +417,10 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::calcMergeInfo()
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (verboseOutput)
+        {
             Info<< "." << flush;
+        }
 
         if (nPasses > 100)
         {
@@ -421,7 +430,11 @@ void Foam::blockMesh::calcMergeInfo()
         }
     }
     while (changedPointMerge);
+
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< endl;
+    }
 
     forAll(blockInternalFaces, blockFaceLabel)
     {

src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C

@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& dict)
     // get the non-linear edges in mesh
     //
     if (dict.found("edges"))
+    {
+        if (verboseOutput)
         {
             Info<< "Creating curved edges" << endl;
+        }
 
         ITstream& is(dict.lookup("edges"));
 
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& dict)
         // Read end of edges
         is.readEnd("edges");
     }
-    else
+    else if (verboseOutput)
     {
         Info<< "No non-linear edges defined" << endl;
     }
@@ -126,7 +129,11 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& dict)
     //
     // Create the blocks
     //
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating topology blocks" << endl;
+    }
+
     {
         ITstream& is(dict.lookup("blocks"));
 
@@ -198,7 +205,10 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& dict)
     //
     // Create the patches
     //
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating topology patches" << endl;
+    }
 
     faceListList tmpBlocksPatches;
     wordList patchNames;
@@ -298,7 +308,10 @@ Foam::polyMesh* Foam::blockMesh::createTopology(IOdictionary& dict)
     //
     // Create the topology
     //
+    if (verboseOutput)
+    {
         Info<< "Creating topology mesh" << endl;
+    }
 
     PtrList<cellShape> tmpBlockShapes(blocks.size());
     forAll(blocks, blockI)