<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have some matlab files I’d like to get into PV. Initially, the data is quite simple: sphere centers, radii, color attribute (a few 100K spheres). In the past, I’ve manually converted the files into .vtk formats using Python w/ scipy to load/parse the .mat files. But I’d like to avoid creating additional files and just read the .mat files directly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I *think* I’d like to do this w/ Python still (but without creating files), if that’s an option. Basically, I’d welcome suggestions for the simplest approach, at least initially. I’m not terribly concerned about the “slowness†of Python reading/converting the .mat files.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Using PV 5.4.1. And the solution needs to be easily adopted by others who will be using PV.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m sure there are concerns that I’ve side-stepped, e.g. would I ever want to use it in client/server mode, etc.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’ve seen <a href="https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo" class="">https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo</a> and I was also curious if a “Programmable Source†would be an option. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">thanks! (and it’s nice to re-join the community after a long absence)</div><div class="">-Randy</div></body></html>