Can you share a sample dataset to help reproduce the issue? Thanks Utkarsh
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Gamble, Kyle <gamb...@aecl.ca> wrote: > UNRESTRICTED | ILLIMITÉ > > > > Hello All, > > > > I am trying to understand why when I use show with surface with edges I am > getting bizarre results. I have used a program called cubit to create an > exodus file of my mesh on my local machine with quad8 (quadratic) elements. > To explain the behaviour, I have created a simple case called junk. When I > open this exodus file (without results) into Paraview on my local machine I > obtain the mesh shown in the attached image JunkParaviewLocal.jpg. > > > > Now, I run my simulations remotely to another computer used by someone else > because it is faster than the computer I currently use locally. This is > done through linux and ssh. If I secure copy the same exodus file to the > remote machine and open it in Paraview on the remote machine I obtain the > mesh shown in ParaviewJunkRemote.jpg, which is obviously the incorrect > representation of the mesh. I’ve run the simulation assuming the > triangulation was just a graphics issue but the results were based upon the > triangular mesh which is incorrect. > > > > Why does paraview triangulize the mesh when running remotely? I ask this > because if I run the simulation using the mesh from this exodus file, I > obtain results based on the triangular mesh rather than the quadrilateral > mesh I designed, and this leads to incorrect results. > > > > I thought it may be an issue with the copying of the file so I went to the > remote machine with the exodus file on a usb key and copied the file to the > hard drive. I tried opening the file locally on the remote machine and when > I click surface with edges, Paraview immediately exits with a seg fault. > > > > Why would paraview exit with a seg fault when clicking surface with edges, > when the exodus file opens fine on my local machine? In addition other > exodus files open perfectly fine in Paraview on the remote machine > indicating to me there is nothing wrong with the installation of Paraview > either. > > > > Again this seems like unusual behaviour and I need to be able to run my > simulations on the remote computer on the correct mesh. I do not experience > this behaviour using first order quad4 elements. > > > > If anyone has any ideas on why this behaviour is observed and how to correct > it would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Kyle Gamble > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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