[Paraview] Ensight Particle data visualization

Zhanping Liu zhanping.liu at kitware.com
Wed May 6 09:50:02 EDT 2009


Hi Sandeep:

  If possible and convenient, would you please report the problem via the
Mantis (http://paraview.org/Bug/my_view_page.php) by describing the
procedure used to re-produce the problem and the data files involved?

  I will look into it.

  Thanks.

  -Zhanping
-- 
Zhanping Liu, PhD
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On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Sandeep Rana <rana41671 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Dr. Liu,
>
> I tried to install development version paraview3.5.0, but it also gave me
> the same error message:
>
> ERROR: In /home/srana2/opt/ParaView3/VTK/IO/vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader.cxx,
> line 3977
> vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader (0x1c35400): Read failed
>
> Could you please throw some more light on how to visualize particle data.
> What my understanding says is, glyph adds sphere at every node point and
> scales them with the data in particle file for example diameter of particles
> in *.DP file when we select the scale mode as scalar. Though I am not sure
> how particle coordinate file comes in to the picture.
> I don't have more than 5000 particles in my simulation but information tab
> shows as ~169750 number of points. Also the development version doesn't
> shows the option to color the particles with particle data.
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Regards,
> Sandeep
>
> P.S : Attached is the new particle image file  for reference
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Zhanping Liu <zhanping.liu at kitware.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Sandeep:
> >
> >    Would you please try your EnSight Gold data files using the latest
> version of ParaView? If the problem still exists, I will be glad to fix it.
> I mean there has been much difference between ParaView3.4 (that you are
> using) and the latest version regarding EnSight Gold files.
> >
> >    Thanks.
> >
> >    -Zhanping
> >
> > --
> > Zhanping Liu, PhD
> > Kitware, Inc.
> > 28 Corporate Drive
> > Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
> > Phone: 518-371-3971 x 138
> > http://www.zhanpingliu.org
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Sandeep Rana <rana41671 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am trying to visualize particle data files, written in Ensight Gold
> format. I checked the case file with ens_checker82 and it seems okay to me.
> >>
> >> FORMAT
> >> type: ensight gold
> >> GEOMETRY
> >> model: 1 DF.000000.ens.coor
> >> measured: 2 lsp2.******.ens.coor
> >> VARIABLE
> >> vector per node: 1 U ./DF.******.ens.U
> >> vector per measured node: 2 UP ./lsp2.******.ens.UP
> >> scalar per measured node: 2 TP ./lsp2.******.ens.TP
> >> scalar per measured node: 2 MP ./lsp2.******.ens.MP
> >> TIME
> >> time set: 1
> >> number of steps: 2
> >> filename start number: 1
> >> filename increment: 1
> >> time values:
> >> 1.00E-002
> >> 2.00E-002
> >> time set: 2
> >> number of steps: 2
> >> filename start number: 1
> >> filename increment: 1
> >> time values:
> >> 1.00E-002
> >> 2.00E-002
> >>
> >> While trying to read it in Paraview3.4, I am getting following error
> messages:
> >>
> >> ERROR: In /tmp/Kitware/ParaView3/VTK/IO/vtkEnSightReader.cxx, line 1950
> >> vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader (0xba8b610): Block already has a vtkDataSet
> assigned to it.
> >>
> >>
> >> ERROR: In /tmp/Kitware/ParaView3/VTK/IO/vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader.cxx,
> line 3957
> >> vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader (0xba8b610): Read failed
> >>
> >>
> >> ERROR: In /tmp/Kitware/ParaView3/VTK/IO/vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader.cxx,
> line 3957
> >> vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader (0xba8b610): Read failed
> >>
> >>
> >> ERROR: In /tmp/Kitware/ParaView3/VTK/IO/vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader.cxx,
> line 3957
> >> vtkEnSightGoldBinaryReader (0xba8b610): Read failed
> >>
> >> I am able to visualize particles by using Glyph filter as mentioned in
> the earlier posts but the particle size doesn't look physical to me. I
> should have all my particles with dia 6e-5m but Paraview displays them with
> different sizes. In the Scalars section I have selected MP, and Vector as U.
> I changed the default radius of 0.5 to 0.05 and Scale mode is set to vector.
> Also, the number of points in information section is way too more than what
> I have in my files. I would really appreciate any help in understanding
> Paraview particle visualization.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Sandeep
> >>
> >> P.S : I have the particle image attached for reference.
> >>
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