- signedDistance() method is like distance() but retains
the positive/negative sign for the side of the plane.
- the sign() method returns the sign as -1,0,+1 integer for
classification purposes where it is important to distinguish between
a zero value and a positive value (eg, for cutting). Optional
tolerance can be supplied to round for zero.
- refactor and inlined simple and frequently used methods.
- add boundBox faceCentre() method, which can be useful for creating
clipping planes from a bounding box.
Relocated treeBoundBox faceNormals to boundBox since they apply
equally there - the meaning of the faces (x-min, x-max, etc)
is the same, even if the point addressing for the faces differs.
- rationalized code dealing with extraction of name or indices from
coordinateSystems, polyBoundaryMesh, faBoundaryMesh, fvBoundaryMesh,
ZoneMesh to use internal implementations that allow direct
searching/matching without building an intermediate list of names.
- simpler and more efficient handling of patch group matching.
- centralizes IOobject handling and treatment of alternative locations.
If an alternative file location is specified, it will be used instead.
- provide decompositionMethod::canonicalName instead of using
"decomposeParDict" in various places.
- treat as a List constant without requiring inclusion of ListOps.H
- replace use of emptyList<label>() with emptyLabelList directly.
The emptyList<T>() casting is disallowed with many modern compilers
and now marked as deprecated (expect early removal).
- relocate labelList typedef to List.H for more general access.
Similar reasoning to having labelUList defined in UList.H
- makes for easier extraction of boundary values since it encapsulates
start/size directly.
Eg,
SubList<T>(allValues, patches.range());
or
bitSet(blocked, patches.range(patchi));
- allows for simpler unpacking of a full list, or list range into any
sufficiently large integral type.
For example,
processorPolyPatch pp = ...;
UOPstream toNbr(pp.neighbProcNo(), pBufs);
toNbr << faceValues.unpack<char>(pp.range());
General:
* -roots, -hostRoots, -fileHandler
Specific:
* -to <coordinateSystem> -from <coordinateSystem>
- Display -help-compat when compatibility or ignored options are available
STYLE: capitalization of options text
- avoids compiler ambiguity when virtual methods such as
IOdictionary::read() exist.
- the method was introduced in 1806, and was thus not yet widely used
- behaves the same as the valid() method, but can be queried directly
like a normal raw pointer and as per std::unique_ptr.
Eg,
autoPtr<T> ptr = ...
if (ptr) ...
- advanced options are not displayed with -help, but only with
-help-full, which helps retain a better overview of the standard
options. Replaces previous ad hoc suppression of -listSwitches,
-listRegisteredSwitches etc.
- simplifies usage.
Support syncPar check on names() to detect inconsistencies.
- simplify readFields, ReadFields and other routines by using these
new methods.
- what was previously termed 'setLargeCellSubset()' is now simply
'setCellSubset()' and supports memory efficient interfaces.
The new parameter ordering avoids ambiguities caused by default
parameters.
Old parameter order:
setLargeCellSubset
(
const labelList& region,
const label currentRegion,
const label patchID = -1,
const bool syncCouples = true
);
New parameter order:
setCellSubset
(
const label regioni,
const labelUList& regions,
const label patchID = -1,
const bool syncCouples = true
);
And without ambiguity:
setCellSubset
(
const labelUList& selectedCells,
const label patchID = -1,
const bool syncCouples = true
);
- support bitSet directly for specifying the selectedCells for
memory efficiency and ease of use.
- Additional constructors to perform setCellSubset() immediately,
which simplifies coding.
For example,
meshParts.set
(
zonei,
new fvMeshSubset(mesh, selectedCells)
);
Or even
return autoPtr<fvMeshSubset>::New(mesh, selectedCells);
- enclosed with a #ifdef Foam_argList_1712 .. #endif pair
(defined by default).
In a later release, this can be disabled by default.
ENH: add input length check for -hostRoots option
