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=AVS UCD Reader

Read binary or ASCII files stored in AVS UCD format

The AVS UCD reader reads binary or ASCII files stored in AVS UCD format.<br The default file extension is .inp. The output of this reader is<br unstructured grid. This supports reading a file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Names
(FileNames)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. If more than 1 file i specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it wil pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property contains a list of the cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property contains a list of the point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=BYU Reader

Read Movie.BYU files to produce polygonal data

The BYU reader reads data stored in Movie.BYU format. The expected file extension is .g. The datasets resulting from reading these files are polygonal.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the BYU reader


=COSMO Reader

Read a cosmology file into a vtkUnstructuredGrid

The Cosmology reader reads a binary file of particle location, <br velocity, and id creating a vtkUnstructuredGrid. The default <br file extension is .cosmo. Reads LANL Cosmo format or Gadget format.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader

Cosmo Format
(CosmoFormat)'

If checked, the data will be read as the LANL Cosmo format. If unchecked, the data will be read as Gadget-2 format

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


overlap (shared point/ghost cell gap distance)
(Overlap)'

The space in rL units to extend processor particle ownership for ghost particles/cells. Needed for correct halo calculation when halos cross processor boundaries in parallel computation

The value must be greater than or equal to 0


rL (physical box side length)
(RL)'

The box side length used to wrap particles around if they exceed rL (or less than 0) in any dimension

90.140

The value must be greater than or equal to 0



=CSV Reader

Read a comma-separated values file into a 1D rectilinear grid

The CSV reader reads a comma-separated values file into a 1D rectilinear<br grid. If the file was saved using the CSVWriter, then the rectilinear<br grid's points and point data can be restored as well as the cell data.<br Otherwise all the data in the CSV file is treated as cell data. The<br default file extension is .csv.<br This can read file series as well.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to b a csv file. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch t file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time an provide 1 file per time step

Detect Numeric Columns
(DetectNumericColumns)'

When set to true, the reader will detect numeric columns and creat vtkDoubleArray or vtkIntArray for those instead of vtkStringArray

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Field Delimiter Characters
(FieldDelimiterCharacters)'

This property lists the characters that may be used to separate fields. Fo example, a value of "," indicates a comma-separated value file. value of ".:;" indicates that columns may be separated by period, colon or semicolon. The order of the characters in the tex string does not matter

Have Headers
(HaveHeaders)'

If the value of this property is 1, treat the first line of the file as headers

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Merge Consecutive Delimiters
(MergeConsecutiveDelimiters)'

Whether to merge successive delimiters. Use this if (for example) your fields are separate by spaces but you don't know exactly how many

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Use String Delimiter
(UseStringDelimiter)'

This property indicates whether to use the string delimiter

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=DEM Reader

Read a DEM (Digital Elevation Model) file

The DEM reader reads Digital Elevation Model files containing elevation values derived from the U. S. Geologic Survey. The default file extension is .dem. This reader produces uniform rectilinear (image/volume) data output.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the DEM (Digital Elevation Map) reader


=EnSight Master Server Reader

Read files in EnSight's Master Server format

The EnSight Master Server reader reads EnSight's parallel files. The master file ususally has a .sos extension and may point to multiple .case files. The output is a multi-block dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Byte Order
(ByteOrder)'

This property indicates the byte order of the binary file(s)

The value must be one of the following: BigEndian (0), LittleEndian (1)


Case File Name
(CaseFileName)'

This property specifies the name of the .sos file for the EnSight Master Server reader

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Set Time Value
(SetTimeValue)'

This property indicates which time value to read


=EnSight Reader

Read EnSight 6 and Gold files

The EnSight reader reads files in the format produced by CEI's EnSight. EnSight 6 and Gold files (both ASCII and binary) are supported. The default extension is .case. The output of this reader is a multi-block dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Case File Name
(CaseFileName)'

This property specifies the case file name for the EnSight reader

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=Enzo Reader

Read multi-block dataset from an Enzo file

This Enzo reader loads data stored in Enzo format. The output of this reader is a multi-block dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Block Output Type
(BlockOutputType)'

The property indicates the output type of each block, either vtkImageData (by default) or vtkRectilinearGrid

The value must be one of the following: Image Data (0), Rectilinear Grid (1)


File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Enzo reader

Load Particles
(LoadParticles)'

Load particles when on

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Max Level
(MaxLevel)'

Do not blocks above this level

10


=ExodusIIReader

Read an Exodus II file to produce an unstructured grid

The Exodus reader loads Exodus II files and produces an unstructured grid output. The default file extensions are .g, .e, .ex2, .ex2v2, .exo, .gen, .exoII, .exii, .0, .00, .000, and .0000 .<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Exodus reader

Use Meta File
(UseMetaFile)'

This hidden property must always be set to 1 for this proxy to work

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Animate Vibrations
(AnimateVibrations)'

If this flag is on and HasModeShapes is also on, then this reade will report a continuous time range [0,1] and animate th displacements in a periodic sinusoid. If this flag is off an HasModeShapes is on, this reader ignores time. This flag has n effect if HasModeShapes is off

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Apply Displacements
(ApplyDisplacements)'

Geometric locations can include displacements. When this option is on, the nodal positions are 'displaced' by the standard exodus displacement vector. If displacements are turned 'off', the user can explicitly add them by applying a warp filter

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Displacement Magnitude
(DisplacementMagnitude)'

When displacements are being applied, they are scaled by this amount. Set to 1 for no scaling

Edge Blocks
(EdgeBlocks)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Map Array Status
(EdgeMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Set Array Status
(EdgeSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Set Result Array Status
(EdgeSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Variables
(EdgeVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Blocks
(ElementBlocks)'
Element Map Array Status
(ElementMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Set Array Status
(ElementSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Set Result Array Status
(ElementSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Variables
(ElementVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Exodus Model Metadata
(ExodusModelMetadata)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Face Blocks
(FaceBlocks)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Map Array Status
(FaceMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Set Array Status
(FaceSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Set Result Array Status
(FaceSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Variables
(FaceVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


File Pattern
(FilePattern)'

This property contains a text string specifying the pattern used to load files. There are two parts to it: the prefix (%s) and the file number (%i). The format used is the same as that used for printf

File Prefix
(FilePrefix)'

This property specifies the file root used with the file pattern to format a file name. (See the File Pattern property.

File Range
(FileRange)'

This property controls the indices of the first and last files to be read

-1 - Generate Global Element Id Array
(GenerateGlobalElementIdArray)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Global Node Id Array
(GenerateGlobalNodeIdArray)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Object Id Cell Array
(GenerateObjectIdCellArray)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Global Variables
(GlobalVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Has Mode Shapes
(HasModeShapes)'

Some simulations overload the Exodus time steps to represent mod shapes. In this case, it does not make sense to iterate over th "time steps", because they are not meant to be played in order Rather, each represents the vibration at a different "mode. Setting the value of this property to 1 changes the semantics of the reader to no report the time steps to downstream filters

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Mode Shape
(ModeShape)'

Specify the current mode shape when HasModeShapes in on

Node Map Array Status
(NodeMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Node Set Array Status
(NodeSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Node Set Result Array Status
(NodeSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Variables
(PointVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Side Set Array Status
(SideSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Side Set Result Array Status
(SideSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


XML File Name
(XMLFileName)'

This property specifies the name of an XML file containing part and material descriptions and a mapping to element blocks


=FLUENTReader

Reads a dataset in Fluent file format

FLUENTReader creates an unstructured grid dataset. It reads .cas and<br .dat files stored in FLUENT native format.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

Select which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


File Name
(FileName)'

Set the file name for the FLUENT reader


=Flash Reader

Read multi-block dataset from a Flash file

This Flash reader loads data stored in Flash format. The output of this reader is a multi-block dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Block Output Type
(BlockOutputType)'

The property indicates the output type of each block, either vtkImageData (by default) or vtkRectilinearGrid

The value must be one of the following: Image Data (0), Rectilinear Grid (1)


File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Flash reader

Load Morton Curve
(LoadMortonCurve)'

Generate morton curve when on

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Load Particles
(LoadParticles)'

Load particles when on

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=Gaussian Cube Reader

Produce polygonal data by reading a Gaussian Cube file

The Gaussian Cube reader produces polygonal data by reading data files produced by the Gaussian software package. The expected file extension is .cube.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions B Scale
(BScale)'

A scaling factor to compute bonds between non-hydrogen atom

File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Gaussian Cube reader

H BScale
(HBScale)'

A scaling factor to compute bonds with hydrogen atoms


=Image Reader

Read raw regular rectilinear grid data from a file. The dimensions and type of the data must be specified

The Image reader reads raw regular rectilinear grid (image/volume) data from a file. Because no metadata is provided, the user must specify information about the size, spacing, dimensionality, etc. about the dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Data Byte Order
(DataByteOrder)'

This property indicates the byte order of the binary file(s)

The value must be one of the following: BigEndian (0), LittleEndian (1)


Data Extent
(DataExtent)'

This property specifies the minimum and maximum index values of the data in each dimension (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax)

0 0 0 0 0 Data Origin
(DataOrigin)'

The coordinate contained in this property specifies the position of the point with index (0,0,0)

0 0 Data Scalar Type
(DataScalarType)'

The value of this property indicates the scalar type of the pixels/voxels in the file(s): short, int, float ..

The value must be one of the following: char (2), unsigned char (3), short (4), unsigned short (5), int (6), unsigned int (7), long (8), unsigned long (9), float (10), double (11)


Data Spacing
(DataSpacing)'

This property specifies the size of a voxel in each dimension

1 1 File Dimensionality
(FileDimensionality)'

This property indicates whether the file(s) in this dataset contain slices (2D) or volumes (3D)

The value must be one of the following: 2 (2), 3 (3)


File Lower Left
(FileLowerLeft)'

This property determines whether the data originates in the lower left corner (on) or the upper left corner (off). Most scientific data is written with a right-handed axes that originates in the lower left corner. However, several 2D image file formats write the image from the upper left corner

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


File Pattern
(FilePattern)'

The text string contained in the property specifies the format string to determine the file names necessary for reading this dataset. In creating the filenames, %s will be replaced by the prefix and %d by a digit which represents the slice number in Z. The format string is the same as that used by printf

% File Prefix
(FilePrefix)'

The text string contained in this property specifies the file prefix (directory plus common initial part of file name) for the raw binary uniform rectilinear grid dataset

Number Of Scalar Components
(NumberOfScalarComponents)'

This property specifies the number of componenets the scalar value at each pixel or voxel has (e.g., RGB - 3 scalar components)

Scalar Array Name
(ScalarArrayName)'

This property contains a text string listing a name to assign to the point-centered data array read

ImageFil


=LSDynaReader

Read LS-Dyna databases (d3plot)

This reader reads LS-Dyna databases.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Beam Arrays
(BeamArrayStatus)'

Select which beam arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Deformed Mesh
(DeformedMesh)'

Should the mesh be deformed over time (if the Deflection node array is set to load)

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


File Name
(FileName)'

Set the file name for the LSDyna reader

Part Arrays
(PartArrayStatus)'

Select which part arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Particle Arrays
(ParticleArrayStatus)'

Select which particle arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

Select which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Remove Deleted Cells
(RemoveDeletedCells)'

Should cells that have been deleted (failed structurally, for example) be removed from the mesh

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Rigid Body Arrays
(RigidBodyArrayStatus)'

Select which rigid body arrays to load

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Road Surface Arrays
(RoadSurfaceArrayStatus)'

Select which road surface arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Shell Arrays
(ShellArrayStatus)'

Select which shell arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Solid Arrays
(SolidArrayStatus)'

Select which solid arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Split by Material Id
(SplitByMaterialId)'

Should each material have its own mesh, or should there be one mesh for all materials

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Thick Shell Arrays
(ThickShellArrayStatus)'

Select which thick shell arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=Legacy VTK Reader

Read files stored in VTK's legacy file format

The Legacy VTK reader loads files stored in VTK's legacy file format (before VTK 4.2, although still supported). The expected file extension is .vtk. The type of the dataset may be structured grid, uniform rectilinear grid (image/volume), non-uniform rectiinear grid, unstructured grid, or polygonal. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Names
(FileNames)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step


=MFIXReader

Reads a dataset in MFIX file format

vtkMFIXReader creates an unstructured grid dataset. It reads a restart<br file and a set of sp files. The restart file contains the mesh <br information. MFIX meshes are either cylindrical or rectilinear, but <br this reader will convert them to an unstructured grid. The sp files <br contain transient data for the cells. Each sp file has one or more <br variables stored inside it.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

Select which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


File Name
(FileName)'

Set the file name for the MFIX reader


=Meta Image reader

Read binary UNC meta image data

The Meta Image Reader reads binary UNC meta image data, and produces uniform rectilinear (image/volume) data. The default file extensions are .mhd and .mha.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Meta Image reader


=NetCDF MPAS reader

Read unstructured grid data from a file

The Image reader reads unstructured grid from a file. Grid is dual grid.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Cell Array Status
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which netCDF dual-grid cell variables to load

The list of array names is provided by the reader


File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name to read

Point Array Status
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which netCDF dual-grid point variables to load

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Vertical Level
(VerticalLevel)'


=NetCDF POP reader

Read raw regular rectilinear grid data from a file. The dimensions and type of the data must be specified

The Image reader reads raw regular rectilinear grid (image/volume) data from a file. Because no metadata is provided, the user must specify information about the size, spacing, dimensionality, etc. about the dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name to read

Stride
(Stride)'

This property indicate the number of indices per dimension (i,j,k) to skip between each point include in this output

1 1

The value must be greater than or equal to (1, 1, 1)


Variables
(VariableArrayStatus)'

This property lists which netCDF variables to load

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=NetCDF Reader

Read regular arrays from netCDF files. Will also read any topological information specified by the COARDS and CF conventions

Reads arrays from netCDF files into structured VTK data sets. In<br the absence of any other information, the files will be read as<br image data. This reader will also look for meta information<br specified by the CF convention that specify things like topology<br and time. This information can cause the output to be a nonuniform<br rectilinear grid or curvilinear (structured) grid. Details on the<br CF convention can be found at http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/. It should<br be noted that the CF convention is a superset of the COARDS<br convention, so COARDS conventions will also be recognized.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The name of the files to load

Dimensions
(Dimensions)'

Load the grid with the given dimensions. Any arrays that confor to these dimensions will be loaded



Replace Fill Value With Nan
(ReplaceFillValueWithNan)'

If on, any float or double variable read that has a _FillValu attribute will have that fill value replaced with a not-a-numbe (NaN) value. The advantage of setting these to NaN values i that, if implemented properly by the system and careful mat operations are used, they can implicitly be ignored b calculations like finding the range of the values. That said this option should be used with caution as VTK does not full support NaN values and therefore odd calculations may occur

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Spherical Coordinates
(SphericalCoordinates)'

If on, then data with latitude/longitude dimensions will b read in as curvilinear data shaped like spherical coordinates If false, then the data will always be read in Cartesia coordinates

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Vertical Bias
(VerticalBias)'

The bias of the vertical component of spherical coordinates. I is common to write the vertical component with respect t something other than the center of the sphere (for example, th surface). In this case, it might be necessary to scale and/o bias the vertical height. The height will become height*scale bias. Keep in mind that if the positive attribute of th vertical dimension is down, then the height is negated. Th scaling will be adjusted if it results in invalid (negative vertical values

Vertical Scale
(VerticalScale)'

The scale of the vertical component of spherical coordinates. I is common to write the vertical component with respect t something other than the center of the sphere (for example, th surface). In this case, it might be necessary to scale and/o bias the vertical height. The height will become height*scale bias. Keep in mind that if the positive attribute of th vertical dimension is down, then the height is negated. Th scaling will be adjusted if it results in invalid (negative vertical values


=Nrrd Reader

Read raw image files with Nrrd meta data

The Nrrd reader reads raw image data much like the Raw Image Reader<br except that it will also read metadata information in the Nrrd format.<br This means that the reader will automatically set information like file<br dimensions.

<br There are several limitations on what type of nrrd files we can<br read. This reader only supports nrrd files in raw format. Other<br encodings like ascii and hex will result in errors. When reading in<br detached headers, this only supports reading one file that is<br detached.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Data VOI
(DataVOI)'

The data volume of interest (VOI). The VOI is a sub-extent of th data that you want loaded. Setting a VOI is useful when readin from a large data set and you are only interested in a smal portion of the data. If left containing all 0's, then the reade will load in the entire data set

0 0 0 0 0 File Name
(FileName)'

The name of the file to read (or the meta data file that wil point to the actual file)


=OpenFOAMReader

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'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Add dimensional units to array names
(AddDimensionsToArrayNames)'

Read dimensional units from field data and add them to array names as human-readable string

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Cache mesh
(CacheMesh)'

Cache the OpenFOAM mesh between GUI selection changes

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Case Type
(CaseType)'

The property indicates whether decomposed mesh or reconstructed mesh should be rea

The value must be one of the following: Decomposed Case (0), Reconstructed Case (1)


Cell Arrays
(CellArrays)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Create cell-to-point filtered data
(CreateCellToPoint)'

Create point data from cell data. Beware: the filter does not do inverse distance weighting

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Decompose polyhedra
(DecomposePolyhedra)'

Decompose polyhedra into tetrahedra and pyramids

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


File Name
(FileName)'
Lagrangian Arrays
(LagrangianArrays)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


List timesteps according to controlDict
(ListTimeStepsByControlDict)'

List time directories listed according to the settings in controlDict

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Mesh Regions
(MeshRegions)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrays)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Lagrangian positions are in OF 1.3 binary format
(PositionsIsIn13Format)'

Set if Lagrangian positions files are in OpenFOAM 1.3 binary format

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Read zones
(ReadZones)'

Read point/face/cell-Zones

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=PDB Reader

Read PDB molecule files

The PDB reader reads files in the format used by the Protein Data Bank (an archive of experimentally determined three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules). The expected file extension is .pdb. The output datasets are polygonal.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the PDB reader


=PLOT3D Reader

Read ASCII or binary PLOT3D files

PLOT3D is a plotting package developed at NASA. The PLOT3D reader can read both ASCII and binary PLOT3D files. The default file extension for the geometry files is .xyz, and the default file extension for the solution files is .q. The output of this reader is a multi-block dataset containing curvilinear (structured grid) datasets.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Q File Name
(QFileName)'

The list of .q (solution) files for the PLOT3D reader. This can b more than 1. If more that 1 file is specified, the reader will switc to file-series mode in which it will pretend that it can support tim and provide 1 file per time step

Binary File
(BinaryFile)'

This property indicates whether the data files are binary

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Byte Order
(ByteOrder)'

This property specifies the byte order of any binary file(s)

The value must be one of the following: BigEndian (0), LittleEndian (1)


File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the .xyz (geometry) file name for the PLOT3D reader

Force Read
(ForceRead)'

This property indicates whether to attempt to read the file even if it appears corrup

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Functions
(Functions)'

This property lists which functions (point-centered arrays) to compute

The value must be one of the following: Scalar - Pressure (110), Scalar - Temperature (120), Scalar - Enthalpy (130), Scalar - Internal energy (140), Scalar - Kinetic energy (144), Scalar - Velocity magnitude (153), Scalar - Entropy (170), Scalar - Swirl. (184), Vector - Velocity (200), Vector - Vorticity (201), Vector - Pressure gradient (210)


Has Byte Count
(HasByteCount)'

This property indicates whether this file uses Fortran leading-trailing byte counts

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


I Blanking
(IBlanking)'

This property indicates whether this dataset has visibility information

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Multi Grid
(MultiGrid)'

This property indicates whether these files have multiple-block information

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Two Dimensional Geometry
(TwoDimensionalGeometry)'

This property indicates whether the data is two- or three-dimensional

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=PLY Reader

Read files stored in Stanford University's PLY polygonal file format

The PLY reader reads files stored in the PLY polygonal file format developed at Stanford University. The PLY files that ParaView can read must have the elements "vertex" and "face" defined. The "vertex" elements must have the propertys "x", "y", and "z". The "face" elements must have the property "vertex_indices" defined. The default file extension for this reader is .ply.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the PLY reader


=POP Reader

Read data files from the Parallel Ocean Program (POP)

The POP reader reads data files from the Parallel Ocean Program (POP). The expected file extension is .pop. The output of this reader is a structured grid dataset. <br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Clip Extent
(ClipExtent)'

This property indicates the minimum and maximum extent in each dimension of the dataset (X, Y, and Z) to read

-2147483647 2147483647 -2147483647 2147483647 -2147483647 214748364 File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the POP Ocean file reader

Number Of Ghost Levels
(NumberOfGhostLevels)'

This property indicates the number of ghost levels to generate

Radius
(Radius)'

This property specifies the radius of the dataset

6000


=PVD Reader

Load a dataset stored in ParaView's PVD file format

The PVD reader reads data stored in ParaView's PVD file format. The .pvd file is essentially a header file that collects together other data files stored in VTK's XML-based file format.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the PVD reader


=Particles Reader

Read particle data

vtkParticleReader reads either a binary or a text file of particles.<br Each particle can have associated with it an optional scalar value. So<br the format is: x, y, z, scalar (all floats or doubles). The text file<br can consist of a comma delimited set of values. In most cases<br vtkParticleReader can automatically determine whether the file is text<br or binary. The data can be either float or double. Progress updates<br are provided. With respect to binary files, random access into the file<br to read pieces is supported.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader

Byte Order
(ByteOrder)'

Set/Get the byte ordering of the file you are trying to read in

The value must be one of the following: BigEndian (0), LittleEndian (1)


Data Type
(DataType)'

Get/Set the data type. The options are - Float (10) (default) single precision floating point - Double (11) double precision floating point

1

The value must be one of the following: Float (10), Double (11)


File Type
(FileType)'

Set the file type. The options are - Unknown (0) (default) the reader will attempt to determine the fil type. If this fails then you should set the file type yourself - Text (1) the file type is text - Binary (2) the file type is binary

The value must be one of the following: Unknown (0), Text (1), Binary (2)


Has Scalar
(HasScalar)'

Default: 1. If 1 then each particle has a value associated with it

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=Partitioned Legacy VTK Reader

Read files stored in VTK partitioned legacy format

The Partitioned Legacy VTK reader loads files stored in VTK's partitioned legac file format (before VTK 4.2, although still supported). The expected file extension is .pvtk. The type of the dataset may be structured grid, uniform rectilinear grid (image/volume), non-uniform rectilinear grid, unstructured grid, or polygonal.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Partitioned Legacy VTK reader


=Phasta Reader

Read the parallel Phasta meta-file and the underlying Phasta files

This Phasta reader reads files stored in the Phasta (a CFD package) format. The expected file extension is .pht. The output of this reader is a multipiece data set.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Phasta reader


=Restarted Sim Exodus Reader

Read collections of Exodus output files from simulations that were restarted

When a simulation that outputs exodus files is restarted, typically you get a new set of output files. When you read them in your visualization, you often want to string these file sets together as if it was one continuous dump of files. This reader allows you to specify a metadata file that will implicitly string the files together.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This points to a special metadata file that lists the output files for each restart

Use Meta File
(UseMetaFile)'

This hidden property must always be set to 1 for this proxy to work

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Animate Vibrations
(AnimateVibrations)'

If this flag is on and HasModeShapes is also on, then this reade will report a continuous time range [0,1] and animate th displacements in a periodic sinusoid. If this flag is off an HasModeShapes is on, this reader ignores time. This flag has n effect if HasModeShapes is off

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Apply Displacements
(ApplyDisplacements)'

Geometric locations can include displacements. When this option is on, the nodal positions are 'displaced' by the standard exodus displacement vector. If displacements are turned 'off', the user can explicitly add them by applying a warp filter

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Displacement Magnitude
(DisplacementMagnitude)'

When displacements are being applied, they are scaled by this amount. Set to 1 for no scaling

Edge Blocks
(EdgeBlocks)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Map Array Status
(EdgeMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Set Array Status
(EdgeSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Set Result Array Status
(EdgeSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Edge Variables
(EdgeVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Blocks
(ElementBlocks)'
Element Map Array Status
(ElementMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Set Array Status
(ElementSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Set Result Array Status
(ElementSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Element Variables
(ElementVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Exodus Model Metadata
(ExodusModelMetadata)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Face Blocks
(FaceBlocks)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Map Array Status
(FaceMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Set Array Status
(FaceSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Set Result Array Status
(FaceSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Face Variables
(FaceVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Generate Global Element Id Array
(GenerateGlobalElementIdArray)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Global Node Id Array
(GenerateGlobalNodeIdArray)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Object Id Cell Array
(GenerateObjectIdCellArray)'

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Global Variables
(GlobalVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Has Mode Shapes
(HasModeShapes)'

Some simulations overload the Exodus time steps to represent mod shapes. In this case, it does not make sense to iterate over th "time steps", because they are not meant to be played in order Rather, each represents the vibration at a different "mode. Setting the value of this property to 1 changes the semantics of the reader to no report the time steps to downstream filters

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Mode Shape
(ModeShape)'

Specify the current mode shape when HasModeShapes in on

Node Map Array Status
(NodeMapArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Node Set Array Status
(NodeSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Node Set Result Array Status
(NodeSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Variables
(PointVariables)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Side Set Array Status
(SideSetArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Side Set Result Array Status
(SideSetResultArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


XML File Name
(XMLFileName)'

This property specifies the name of an XML file containing part and material descriptions and a mapping to element blocks


=Restarted Sim Spy Plot Reader

Read collections of SPCTH files from simulations that were restarted

When a CTH simulation is restarted, typically you get a new set of output files. When you read them in your visualization, you often want to string these file sets together as if it was one continuous dump of files. This reader allows you to specify a metadata file that will implicitly string the files together.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This points to a special metadata file that lists the output files for each restart

Use Meta File
(UseMetaFile)'

This hidden property must always be set to 1 for this proxy to work

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Distribute Files
(DistributeFiles)'

In parallel mode, if this property is set to 1, the reader will distribute files or blocks

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Down Convert Volume Fraction
(DownConvertVolumeFraction)'

If this property is set to 0, the type of the volume fraction is float; is set to 1, the type is unsigned char

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Active Block Array
(GenerateActiveBlockArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores the active status of a block

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Block Id Array
(GenerateBlockIdArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores a unique blockId for each block

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Level Array
(GenerateLevelArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores the level of each block

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=SESAME Reader

Read SESAME data files, producing rectilinear grids

The SESAME reader reads SESAME data files, and outputs rectilinear grids. The expected file extension is .sesame.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the SESAME reader

Table Id
(TableId)'

This proeprty indicates which table to read

-

The value must be one of the following:



=SLAC Data Reader

A reader for a data format used by Omega3p, Tau3p, and several<br other tools used at the Standford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).<br The underlying format uses netCDF to store arrays, but also imposes<br several conventions to form an unstructured grid of elements.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Mesh File Name
(MeshFileName)'

The name of the mesh file to load

Mode File Name
(ModeFileName)'

The name of the mode files to load. The points in the mode file should be the same as the mesh file

Read External Surface
(ReadExternalSurface)'

If on, read the external surfaces of the data set

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Read Internal Volume
(ReadInternalVolume)'

If on, read the internal volume of the data set

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Read Midpoints
(ReadMidpoints)'

If on, reads midpoint information for external surfaces and build quadratic surface triangles

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=SLAC Particle Data Reader

The SLAC Particle data reader.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

A list of files to be read in a time series


=STL Reader

Read ASCII or binary stereo lithography (STL) files

The STL reader reads ASCII or binary stereo lithography (STL) files. The expected file extension is .stl. The output of this reader is a polygonal dataset. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Names
(FileNames)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step


=Spy Plot Reader

Read files in the SPCTH Spy Plot file format

The Spy Plot reader loads an ASCII meta-file called the "case" file (extension .spcth). The case file lists all the binary files containing the dataset. This reader produces hierarchical datasets.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Distribute Files
(DistributeFiles)'

In parallel mode, if this property is set to 1, the reader will distribute files or blocks

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Down Convert Volume Fraction
(DownConvertVolumeFraction)'

If this property is set to 0, the type of the volume fraction is float; is set to 1, the type is unsigned char

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the Spy Plot reader

Generate Active Block Array
(GenerateActiveBlockArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores the active status of a block

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Block Id Array
(GenerateBlockIdArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores a unique blockId for each block

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Level Array
(GenerateLevelArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores the level of each block

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Generate Tracer Array
(GenerateTracerArray)'

If this property is set to 1, a cell array will be generated that stores the coordinates of any tracers

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted


Merge XYZComponents
(MergeXYZComponents)'

If this property is set to 1, cell arrays named (for example) X velocity, Y velocity and Z velocity will be combined into a single vector array named velocity

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted



=TIFF Reader

Read a TIFF file into an image data

The TIFF reader reads TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files, and the output is a uniform rectilinear (image/volume) dataset. The default file extension is .png.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the TIFF reader


=Tecplot Reader

Read files in the Tecplot ASCII file format

The Tecplot reader extracts multiple zones (blocks) of data from a Tecplot ASCII file, in which a zone is stored in either point packing mode (i.e., tuple-based, with only point data supported) or block packing mode (i.e., component-based, with point data and cell data supported). The output of the reader is a vtkMultiBlockDataset, of which each block is either a vtkStructuredGrid or a vtkUnstructuredGrid. This supports reading a file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Names
(FileNames)'

The list of files to be read by the reader

Data Arrays
(DataArrayStatus)'

This property lists what dataset attribute arrays (point data and cell data) to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=VPIC Reader

Sorry, no help is currently available



'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'
Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Stride
(SetStride)'
1 1

The value must be greater than or equal to 1


X Extent
(XExtent)'
-1 - Y Extent
(YExtent)'
-1 - Z Extent
(ZExtent)'
-1 -


=VRML Reader

Load the geometry from a VRML 2.0 file

The VRML reader loads only the geometry from a VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) 2.0 file. The expected file extension is .wrl. The output of this reader is a polygonal dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the VRML reader


=Wavefront OBJ Reader

Read Wavefront .OBJ files to produce polygonal and line data

The OBJ reader reads data stored in Wavefront .OBJ format.<br The expected file extension is .obj, the datasets resulting<br from reading these files are polygons and lines.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the OBJ reader


=WindBlade reader

Sorry, no help is currently available



'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'
Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XDMF Reader

Read XDMF (eXtensible Data Model and Format) files

The XDMF reader reads files in XDMF format. The expected file extension<br is .xmf. Metadata is stored in the XDMF file using an XML format, and<br large attribute arrays are stored in a corresponding HDF5 file. The<br output may be unstructured grid, structured grid, or rectiliner grid.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which the cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the XDMF reader

Grids
(GridStatus)'
Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which the point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Sets
(SetStatus)'

Select the sets to be loaded from the dataset, if any

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Stride
(Stride)'

If loading structured data, this property indicate the number o indices per dimension (X, Y, or Z) to skip between each point include in this output

1 1

The value must be greater than or equal to (1, 1, 1)



=XML Hierarchical Box Data reader

Read a VTK XML-based data file containing a hierarchical dataset containing vtkUniformGrids

The XML Hierarchical Box Data reader reads VTK's XML-based file format<br containing a vtkHierarchicalBoxDataSet. The expected file extensions is<br either .vthb or .vth.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to b in the VTK XML polygonal dataset format. The standard extension i .vtp. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to fil series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time an provide 1 file per time step


=XML Image Data Reader

Read serial VTK XML image data files

The XML Image Data reader reads the VTK XML image data file format. The standard extension is .vti. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the VTK XML image data format. The standard extension is .vti. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML MultiBlock Data Reader

Read a VTK XML multi-block data file and the serial VTK XML data files to which it points

The XML Multi-Block Data reader reads the VTK XML multi-block data file<br format. XML multi-block data files are meta-files that point to a list of<br serial VTK XML files. When reading in parallel, this reader will<br distribute sub-blocks among processors. The expected file extensions are<br .vtm and .vtmb.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to b in the VTK XML polygonal dataset format. The standard extension i .vtp. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to fil series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time an provide 1 file per time step


=XML Partitioned Image Data Reader

Read the summary file and the associated VTK XML image data files

The XML Partitioned Image Data reader reads the partitioned VTK image data file format. It reads the partitioned format's summary file and then the associated VTK XML image data files. The expected file extension is .pvti. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the partitioned VTK XML image data format. The standard extension is .pvti. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This propert lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Partitioned Polydata Reader

Read the summary file and the assicoated VTK XML polydata files

The XML Partitioned Polydata reader reads the partitioned VTK polydata file format. It reads the partitioned format's summary file and then the associated VTK XML polydata files. The expected file extension is .pvtp. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the partitioned VTK XML polygonal dataset format. The standard extension is .pvtp. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Partitioned Rectilinear Grid Reader

Read the summary file and the associated VTK XML rectilinear grid data files

The XML Partitioned Rectilinear Grid reader reads the partitioned VTK rectilinear grid file format. It reads the partitioned format's summary file and then the associated VTK XML rectilinear grid files. The expected file extension is .pvtr. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the partitioned VTK XML rectilinear grid data format. The standard extension is .pvtr. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Partitioned Structured Grid Reader

Read the summary file and the associated VTK XML structured grid data files

The XML Partitioned Structured Grid reader reads the partitioned VTK structured grid data file format. It reads the partitioned format's summary file and then the associated VTK XML structured grid data files. The expected file extension is .pvts. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the partitioned VTK XML structured grid data format. The standard extension is .pvts. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Partitioned Unstructured Grid Reader

Read the summary file and the associated VTK XML unstructured grid data files

The XML Partitioned Unstructured Grid reader reads the partitioned VTK unstructured grid data file format. It reads the partitioned format's summary file and then the associated VTK XML unstructured grid data files. The expected file extension is .pvtu. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the partitioned VTK XML unstructured grid data format. The standard extension is .pvtu. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML PolyData Reader

Read serial VTK XML polydata files

The XML Polydata reader reads the VTK XML polydata file format. The standard extension is .vtp. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the VTK XML polygonal dataset format. The standard extension is .vtp. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Rectilinear Grid Reader

Read serial VTK XML rectilinear grid data files

The XML Rectilinear Grid reader reads the VTK XML rectilinear grid data file format. The standard extension is .vtr. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the VTK XML rectilinear grid data format. The standard extension is .vtr. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Structured Grid Reader

Read serial VTK XML structured grid data files

The XML Structured Grid reader reads the VTK XML structured grid data file format. The standard extension is .vts. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the VTK XML structured grid data format. The standard extension is .vts. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XML Unstructured Grid Reader

Read serial VTK XML unstructured grid data files

The XML Unstructured Grid reader reads the VTK XML unstructured grid data file format. The standard extension is .vtu. This reader also supports file series.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

The list of files to be read by the reader. Each file is expected to be in the VTK XML unstructured grid data format. The standard extension is .vtu. If more than 1 file is specified, the reader will switch to file series mode in which it will pretend that it can support time and provide 1 file per time step

Cell Arrays
(CellArrayStatus)'

This property lists which cell-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader


Point Arrays
(PointArrayStatus)'

This property lists which point-centered arrays to read

The list of array names is provided by the reader



=XYZ Reader

Read XYZ molecular data files into a polygonal dataset

The XYZ reader reads XYZ molecular data files. The expected file extension is .xyz. The output of this reader is a polygonal dataset.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

This property specifies the file name for the XYZ reader

Time Step
(TimeStep)'

This property specifies the timestep the XYZ reader should load


=proSTAR (STARCD) Reader

Reads geometry in proSTAR (STARCD) file format

ProStarReader creates an unstructured grid dataset.<br It reads .cel/.vrt files stored in proSTAR (STARCD) ASCII format.<br

'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name
(FileName)'

Set the file name for the proSTAR (STARCD) reader

Scale Factor
(ScaleFactor)'

Scaling factor for the point