Alternatively a python programmable filter could do it fairly easily
by copying the data through and then applying a rotation to the
points.

David E DeMarle
Kitware, Inc.
R&D Engineer
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Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-371-3971 x109



On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 5:17 PM, David E DeMarle
<dave.dema...@kitware.com> wrote:
> Hmm, we don't have a nice interface for that.
>
> The reflection filter will copy geometry across the x,y or z vector
> and optionally aggregate the input and output together. But it looks
> like that won't do anything but right angles.
>
> The transformation filter will let you do arbitrary rotations so you
> can rotate out each additional degree. It won't aggregate so you will
> need an append filter to merge the results back together if you want
> to control them all afterwards as one. The interface to specify the
> transformation is either via text entry (exact) or via a widget that
> you can drag around in the scene (easy).
>
> I suggest setting up the transform manually via python scripting and
> submitting a request on user voice for some new widget that is both
> easy to use and exact and repeatable.
>
> David E DeMarle
> Kitware, Inc.
> R&D Engineer
> 28 Corporate Drive
> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
> Phone: 518-371-3971 x109
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Wayne Wu <sala...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am doing an axial symmetrical model by rotating a 2D geometry along
>> the circumferential direction by only 1 degree. This is sufficient for
>> the modelling; however I expect to represent the modelling results in
>> ParaView with 10 to 20 degrees, which would be larger and better for
>> 3D presentations. I am wondering how I can repeat the 1 deg only
>> result periodically to produce a 3D view with at least 10 degrees.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your advices in advance.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> http://code-saturne.blogspot.com/
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