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<DIV>Berk,</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the help.</DIV>
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<DIV>Brian<BR><BR>>>> "Berk Geveci" <berk.geveci@gmail.com> 4/3/2006 12:20 PM >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: #000000">Not all readers provide the information paraview needs for time<BR>annotation. The reader has to provide a<BR>vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::TIME_STEPS() in the output<BR>information during RequestInformation pipeline pass for the time<BR>annotation to work. Look at VTK/Hybrid/vtkExodusReader.cxx to see<BR>what the reader has to do. This information array has to provide the<BR>time value for all steps. If paraview encounters this key, it will<BR>automatically put up the time annotation in the lower right corner.<BR>The annotation can then be edited from 3D view properties -><BR>annotation.<BR><BR>-Berk<BR><BR>On 4/3/06, Brian Dotson <Brian.Dotson@netl.doe.gov> wrote:<BR>><BR>> Dan,<BR>><BR>> Berk can probably explain this better than me.<BR>><BR>> The readers have a similar functionality, but some are transient and some<BR>> are a single time step.<BR>><BR>> I think the reader is going to have to be involved because it will have<BR>> access to the time information within the simulation data.<BR>><BR>> I am glad someone else is interested in this feature.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>><BR>> Brian Dotson<BR>><BR>> >>> "Dan Goldstein" <dan@cora.nwra.com> 4/3/2006 10:53 AM >>><BR>><BR>> I also would be very interested in putting a time annotation on time<BR>> series animations. I am using PV XML format data files. Serial for now,<BR>> but I hope to soon be writing parallel PV XML format data files also, if<BR>> this matters.<BR>><BR>> On a more general note why does the data reader make such a big<BR>> difference on issues like this? My understanding was that all readers<BR>> supported the same functionality. A misunderstanding?<BR>><BR>><BR>> Thanks<BR>><BR>> Dan<BR>><BR>><BR>> Brian Dotson wrote:<BR>> > Hi all,<BR>> ><BR>> > I need to put time information into a corner annotation. The<BR>> > annotation would be updated each step of the animation.<BR>> ><BR>> > Is there a way to do this in paraview?<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks in advance.<BR>> ><BR>> > Brian Dotson<BR>> > National Energy Technology Laboratory<BR>> > Department of Energy<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > ParaView mailing list<BR>> > ParaView@paraview.org<BR>> > <A href="http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview">http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview</A><BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Dan Goldstein<BR>> Research Scientist<BR>> NorthWest Research Associates, Inc.<BR>> Colorado Research Associates Division<BR>> Colorado, U.S.A.<BR>> -----------------------------------------<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> ParaView mailing list<BR>> ParaView@paraview.org<BR>> <A href="http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview">http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview</A><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> ParaView mailing list<BR>> ParaView@paraview.org<BR>> <A href="http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview">http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview</A><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>ParaView mailing list<BR>ParaView@paraview.org<BR><A href="http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview">http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview</A><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>