[Paraview] Ensight Particle data visualization

Zhanping Liu zhanping.liu at kitware.com
Sun May 10 23:55:14 EDT 2009


Hi Sandeep:

    I have been waiting for the data files referenced in your CASE file.
Would you please send me or post them via Mantis so that I can debug the
problem?

    Thanks.

    -Zhanping

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Zhanping Liu <zhanping.liu at kitware.com>wrote:

> 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
> Kitware, Inc.
> 28 Corporate Drive
> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
> Phone: 518-371-3971 x 138
> http://www.zhanpingliu.org
>   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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Zhanping Liu, PhD
Kitware, Inc.
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-371-3971 x 138
http://www.zhanpingliu.org
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