Jacques, Is this functionality for a custom application developed over ParaView or for a plugin extending standard ParaView?
Utkarsh On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:00 AM, Jacques Papper <jpap...@ara.co.uk> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been thinking of a potential improvement for visualization of > multipart models in ParaView. > I would really like to develop the following functionality : > > Have support for multiple views where you can : > -> Select one or several blocks and move them to another view (maybe with a > keyboard shortcut like alt+numberofView) > -> flip between the views by just typing a number on the keyboard > -> Have a system where blocks can only be present in one view at a time > > Would the structure of ParaView enable me to do this ? If so - where would I > start ? I know that the pipeline and the extract selections offer somewhat a > similar capability, but there are still a few things missing ? > > Jacques > > -----Original Message----- > From: paraview-boun...@paraview.org [mailto:paraview-boun...@paraview.org] > On Behalf Of Berk Geveci > Sent: 18 December 2008 14:23 > To: M. Nawijn > Cc: paraview@paraview.org > Subject: Re: [Paraview] How to visualize multipart/multiblock models > > Hi Marco, > > Which version of ParaView are you using? In 3.4, you can create a vtm file > that points to the individual vtu files. You can then color the blocks > separately using the vtkCompositeIndex array (just color by it). You can > control the color of each block by editing the color map. > Alternatively, you can add a cell-centered, 3 component, unsigned char array > (RGB) for each block to the file and then color by that array (make sure to > turn off the Map Scalar option). > > As for turning on/off individual block, I am afraid you have to use the > Extract Block filter to achieve that. I hope that we will have that option > in the Display page in the future but it is not currently supported. > > What I described here should also work with Xdmf. > > -berk > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:12 AM, M. Nawijn <naw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to find a way to subdivide a structural analysis model in >> several parts in such a way that I can post-process the results in > Paraview. >> The primary objective for me is to be able to hide and show different >> parts of the structure. The model itself is not too large (say 50.000 >> cells). A bonus for me would be that I can assign a different color >> (or different properties in general) to each of the parts. >> >> I have tried a few things with Paraview: >> 1. Create a set of individual .VTU files and combine them in a >> .PVD file. This works very nice for building result sequences of the >> complete model. >> 2. Create a set of individual .VTU files and combine them in a >> .PVM file. This works in the sense that I can import a complete model >> build up from several pieces, but I cannot assign colors to each of >> the parts and are unable to hide and show individual parts (tried by >> using the "extract datasets" filter). >> 3. Create a XDMF XML file with 2 GRID elements in a single domain. >> This again allows me to import the model and show hide individual >> parts. I can still assign only 1 color to the complete model. >> >> Is subdivision into multiple showable/hideable parts, including >> individual color assignment, possible with either XDMF or VTK XML files? >> If so, can someone post a minimal example? >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Marco >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ParaView mailing list >> ParaView@paraview.org >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> > _______________________________________________ > ParaView mailing list > ParaView@paraview.org > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > > > --------------------------- > This email contains information that is private and confidential and is > intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient > please delete it and notify us immediately by e-mailing the sender. > Note: All email sent to or from this address may be accessed by someone other > than the recipient, for system management and security reasons. > Aircraft Research Association Ltd. Registered in England, Registration No > 503668 Registered Office: Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 7PF England VAT No GB > 196351245 > > > _______________________________________________ > ParaView mailing list > ParaView@paraview.org > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ ParaView mailing list ParaView@paraview.org http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
