Beware MergeBlocks will convert the curvilinear grid to an unstuctured grid!
Utkarsh On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 12:53 PM, David E DeMarle <dave.dema...@kitware.com> wrote: > Actually, a better solution is to apply the Merge Blocks filter after > the Extract Block filter. Then you shouldn't have to save and reopen. > > But to answer your question, save it as a vtm file and then open up > the directory pointed to by the .vtm file and open up the one vtk file > inside. > > David E DeMarle > Kitware, Inc. > R&D Engineer > 21 Corporate Drive > Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 > Phone: 518-881-4909 > > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Fred Fred <stan1...@hotmail.fr> wrote: >> Hmmm, how do you do it? >> If I use the Save Data submenu, I am asked to save it as a multi-block >> dataset and, as expected, I get back a multiblock dataset when I read it >> again! >> >>> From: dave.dema...@kitware.com >>> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 07:20:47 -0500 >>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Bug in ExtractBlock? >>> To: utkarsh.ayac...@kitware.com >>> CC: stan1...@hotmail.fr; paraview@paraview.org >>> >>> A work around is to write out the data and read it back in. >>> >>> David E DeMarle >>> Kitware, Inc. >>> R&D Engineer >>> 21 Corporate Drive >>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >>> Phone: 518-881-4909 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit >>> <utkarsh.ayac...@kitware.com> wrote: >>> > Nope, that's expected behavior. ExtractBlock will always still produce >>> > a multi-block dataset. Without going too much into details, the >>> > requirements of VTK pipeline make it tricky to write a filter that >>> > produces a structured data-set from by extracting a block from a input >>> > composite dataset. >>> > >>> > On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Fred Fred <stan1...@hotmail.fr> wrote: >>> >> Hello, >>> >> I have a dataset that is actually a multi-block with just a single >>> >> curvilinear block and I would like to convert it in a simple >>> >> curvilinear >>> >> dataset. I expected that ExtractBlock would make the job, since it is >>> >> supposed to delete the umbrella structure when just a single block >>> >> remains >>> >> and the Prune Output option is selected, which is teh default BTW. >>> >> But the output is exactly the same as the input. >>> >> Bug of the ExtractBlock implementation? >>> >> Configuration: ParaView-3.10.1 64 bits Mac OsX Snow Leopard >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> 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 >>> >> >>> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>> >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>> >> >>> >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 >>> > >>> > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>> > >> > _______________________________________________ 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 Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview