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0015167ParaView(No Category)public2014-12-02 13:172016-06-09 10:58
ReporterAlan Scott 
Assigned ToUtkarsh Ayachit 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version4.2 
Target Version5.1Fixed in Version5.1 
Summary0015167: Spreadsheet view and multiple blocks
DescriptionPlease change Spreadsheet View to include all blocks, not just the first block. This is confusing, and awkward. Here is a writeup from a user:


I guess I don't understand why showing more than 1 block at a time is a problem.

Suppose I am looking at shear strain in the Belt end region. I probably want to look at multiple components (blocks). I don't know why I shouldn't be allowed to select 2 or 3 or 4 blocks to be visible in the spreadsheet. I want to pick on elements and see their property values in the spreadsheet.

Yes, I can merge blocks beforehand but that is very limiting - once I merge blocks, I lose the ability to conveniently turn components on and off using the Multi-block inspector. I might have to extract 3 blocks to make a merged set, then examine that, then decide I want to look at adjoining elements in an adjoining block and have to repeat the whole thing over again.

As far as partial arrays, what is the difference between merging blocks and displaying in the spreadsheet and displaying all the individual blocks in the spreadsheet? I can't count the times I've had to merge all blocks, sort spreadsheet to get some max/min values, then delete the merged blocks to do some selection by blocks and proceed with other operations. It seems like an inefficiency to constantly have to merge blocks to see stuff in the spreadsheet. What advantage is there to only showing 1 block at a time?

Dennis
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(0035272)
Alan Scott (manager)
2015-10-09 20:33

 This caught me again today. Needs to not slip past 5.1.
(0035710)
Alan Scott (manager)
2016-02-11 12:55

 Dennis expressed a need for this yet again today. Must be in 5.1. (Not bugging - just reminding myself...)
(0035711)
Utkarsh Ayachit (administrator)
2016-02-11 13:23

 yup, he mentioned :).
(0035826)
Utkarsh Ayachit (administrator)
2016-03-07 14:42

 MR: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/678 [^]
(0035893)
Alan Scott (manager)
2016-04-15 22:23

 Didn't appear to work. Be sure to test before closing.
(0035897)
Utkarsh Ayachit (administrator)
2016-04-15 23:02

 On the Properties Tab, there's a "Composite Data Set Index" selection
under "Display" properties, change that to select whichever blocks you
want to see, including the root. By default it still shows 1 block as
it's less work to show that. Let me know if you want to change the
default.
(0035901)
Alan Scott (manager)
2016-04-19 13:38

 Nice. Lets leave defaults as they are for now. If we decide to change defaults (to all on), we can do it after more feedback, and in another bug.

Tested master, Linux, remote server, with bake.e.

 Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-12-02 13:17 Alan Scott New Issue
2014-12-02 13:17 Alan Scott Target Version => 4.4
2015-01-02 10:43 Utkarsh Ayachit Fixed in Version => 4.3
2015-07-08 16:36 Utkarsh Ayachit Status backlog => todo
2015-07-13 11:37 Dan Lipsa Assigned To => Dan Lipsa
2015-07-13 11:37 Dan Lipsa Status todo => active development
2015-07-17 17:05 Dan Lipsa Status active development => todo
2015-07-17 17:05 Dan Lipsa Assigned To Dan Lipsa =>
2015-07-20 11:15 Utkarsh Ayachit Assigned To => Utkarsh Ayachit
2015-07-20 11:15 Utkarsh Ayachit Status todo => active development
2015-09-11 16:43 Utkarsh Ayachit Target Version 4.4 => 5.1
2015-10-09 20:33 Alan Scott Note Added: 0035272
2016-02-11 12:55 Alan Scott Note Added: 0035710
2016-02-11 13:23 Utkarsh Ayachit Note Added: 0035711
2016-03-07 14:42 Utkarsh Ayachit Note Added: 0035826
2016-03-07 14:42 Utkarsh Ayachit Status active development => gatekeeper review
2016-03-07 14:42 Utkarsh Ayachit Resolution open => fixed
2016-03-14 11:06 Utkarsh Ayachit Status gatekeeper review => customer review
2016-03-14 11:06 Utkarsh Ayachit Fixed in Version 4.3 => git-master
2016-04-15 22:23 Alan Scott Note Added: 0035893
2016-04-15 23:02 Utkarsh Ayachit Note Added: 0035897
2016-04-19 13:38 Alan Scott Note Added: 0035901
2016-04-19 13:38 Alan Scott Status customer review => closed
2016-06-09 10:58 Utkarsh Ayachit Fixed in Version git-master => 5.1

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