Cory, Alan and all ParaView experts, I keep playing with two versions of Paraview following your kind advice, thanks (see below, on Paraview 5.4.1 error message & freeze).
The earlier versions freeze sometimes as well, but I found a way to isolate and avoid the bug (I just avoid making full screen or draw the screen edges). The recommended Paraview 4.4.0 I like the most, since it has button "Rescale", which I find very useful: when you do threshold to remove extreme values from the view, the picture looses contrast, and you can rescale the color again. BUT in Paraview 5.2.0 I do not see "Rescale" button. So, after "Threshold" all looks grayish & hard to understand what is what. I then would stick to Paraview 4.4.0, but it has another drawback or a bug: when I try to make visible Axas Grid & units, it works with 3D data sets and 1D data sets (along one line), but does not work with 2D data sets. Namely, it first appears, when I load the file, but after I click Glyph or Threshold, the picture emerges, but the Axas Grid & units disapper! With 3D/1D data it does not, and you can enjoy seeing your full geometry. But not with 2D, and I now mostly work with 2D data. Paraview 5.2.0 has no such problem. SUMMARY: Paraview 5.2.0 allows seeing Axas Grid & units, but does not allow Rescale color. Paraview 4.4.0 does not allow seeing Axas Grid & units with 2D data, but allows Rescale. Is there a way to enjoy both? Thank you, Sonya Davydycheva <http://3demholding.com> (713)498-6139 On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Scott, W Alan <wasc...@sandia.gov> wrote: > Sonya, > > If nothing else works, use ParaView 4.4.0. That release is a workhorse, > and was the version before we updated OpenGL requirements. > > > > Alan > > > > > > *From:* ParaView [mailto:paraview-boun...@paraview.org] *On Behalf Of *Sonya > Davydycheva > *Sent:* Monday, October 9, 2017 9:53 AM > *To:* Quammen, Cory (External Contacts) <cory.quam...@kitware.com> > *Cc:* ParaView <paraview@paraview.org> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [Paraview] Paraview 5.4.1 error message & freeze > > > > Hello Cory & Paraview team, > > > > I am just giving below a SUMMARY on the errors I encountered while working > with ParaView. > > > > Version 4.0.1 installed on my old (2013) 64-bit Toshiba laptop under > Windows 7: works fine, shows images for model.vtk & glyph for data.vtk; > does not freeze. > > > > Version 5.4.1 just DOES NOT install on my old (2013) Toshiba laptop. > > > > Version 4.0.1 installed on a new (2016) Dell laptop under Windows 7: shows > images for model.vtk & glyph for data.vtk, but freezes while attempting to > do full screen or just to drug the screen edge in order to increase screen > with the following diagnostics: > > -------------------- > > Output messages > > QWidget:: repaint: Recursive repaint detected. > > --------------------- > > > > Version 5.4.1 installed on a 2016 Dell laptop under Windows 7: shows > images for model.vtk, BUT glyph for data.vtk STAYS EMPTY, and the > application ALSO freezes while attempting to do full screen or just to drug > the screen edge in order to increase screen, with no diagnostics. > > > > - - - - - - - > > So, for now I have to continue working with version 4.0.1, and it is fine, > so far, for the learning purpose. To prevent freezing, I simply avoid to > increase screen / full screen. > > > > The version 4.0.1 was my random choice, just the first version I saw > available for 64-bit system. > > Would you recommend for me to try any newer version? > > > > Many thanks for your help, > > > > Sonya Davydycheva > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 7:29 PM, Sonya Davydycheva <sda...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Cory, > > > > The Glyph works just fine with my data.vtk and is very useful tool! It was > a good advice. > > > > As to not-responding and freezing of ParaView: let me accumulate > statistics and then I will let you know. > > > > I appreciate your help, > > > Sonya Davydycheva > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Cory Quammen <cory.quam...@kitware.com> > wrote: > > [cc'ing to the paraview mailing list so others may contribute to and > benefit from the discussion] > > > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Sonya Davydycheva <sda...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thank you Cory, > > > > For your prompt response. Good to know that the message is harmless. > > > > My Paraview 5.4.1 just stops responding sometimes. > > > > If it stops responding consistently after a specific event or sequence of > events, please let us know. It shouldn't do that :-) > > > > But, well, I installed on another (older) laptop an older version, 4.0.1 > (5.4.1 did not work there), and it does not freeze. So far, I think it is > ok for my learning purpose. > > > > Very good. > > > > Both versions (on both computers) allow me to visualize my sample > model.vtk file: in RenderView I can do Threshold, Slice and Clip and see > some 3D pictures. But something is wrong with my other sample data.vtk file > (or, with my approach?). It contains data points (3 coordinates) and the > resistivity values assigned to them. When I open it, I can see only the > resistivity colorbar, and I can add axes, but the image stays empty. > > Threshold does not work at all (and even the colorbar disappears when I > apply it). > > Slice somewhat works, but it stays gray/empty and does not change as I > move it along the box. > > And when I am in "Slice" mode, pressing "Apply" removes the colorbar as > well, and does not show anything meaningful. > > > > Any idea how can I activate Threshold or Slice for my resistivity data.vtk? > > > > I am beginner and suspect I just miss something simple... > > Reading ParaViewGettingStarted-5.4.0.pdf and ParaViewTutorial54.pdf, does > not help, so far. > > > > I suspect that you do not have any cells in your 3-point data.vtk file. > Without cells, there is nothing for ParaView to visualize. This is a common > stumbling block for people trying to visualize point data.I suggest after > loading your data applying a Glyph filter. It should show you three spheres > colored according to your resistivity array. Now you should be able to > apply the Threshold and Slice filters as you would expect. > > > > Thanks, > > Cory > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > Best regards, > > > Sonya Davydycheva > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Cory Quammen <cory.quam...@kitware.com> > wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Sonya Davydycheva <sda...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Does anybody know what this Output message mean? (appears when I press > > "Example Visuatizations"... thougth, some examples emerge), > > --------- > > QWindowsWindow::setGeometry: Unable to set geometry 996x403+228+226 on > > QWidgetWindow/'pqExampleVisualizationsDialogWindow'. Resulting geometry: > > 996x412+228+226 (frame: 9, 36, 9, 9, custom margin: 0, 0, 0, 0, minimum > > size: 956x403, maximum size: 16777215x16777215).QWindowsWin > dow::setGeometry: > > Unable to set geometry 996x403+228+226 on > > QWidgetWindow/'pqExampleVisualizationsDialogWindow'. Resulting geometry: > > 996x412+228+226 (frame: 9, 36, 9, 9, custom margin: 0, 0, 0, 0, minimum > > size: 956x403, maximum size: 16777215x16777215). > > ---------- > > The message is a warning from the Qt side. Aside from being annoying, > it should be harmless. Sorry, but we haven't figured out why this > appears on some systems and not others. > > > Also, my Paraview 5.4.1 (installed under 64-bit Windows 7, ) often > freezes. > > I wonder if this can be related to the issue above. > > Does it stop responding or does it crash? It's probably not related to > the warning message above. > > Cory > > > Thanks, > > > > Sonya Davydycheva > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > > > Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView > > > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview > > > > -- > Cory Quammen > Staff R&D Engineer > Kitware, Inc. > > > > > > > > -- > > Cory Quammen > Staff R&D Engineer > Kitware, Inc. > > > > >
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