Jimmy,
OK, if you are looking for a binary, portable, single-file format, take
a look at the ExodusII reader in ParaView. Since it is in current use by
a number of ParaView-supporting organizations, it is likely one of the
best supported reader implementations in ParaView. It allows the
Samuel,
Thank you very much for the timely help. The pvd example is very
helpful. Although the client may still want all segments in a single
file, at least we now know what tool to use for the segment-selection
interface. I'll keep looking for a single-file format but I doubt
there is any.