Release Testing

This page contains instructions on how to test ParaView before a release. We focus on real use cases, as opposed to small toy tests for the dashboard.

Test setup

• Either Linux or Windows client.
• Remote server, at least 8 pvservers.
• Server uses Mesa.

Exodus testing

• Open 32 file Whipple Shield. All variables on. Apply.
• Cell Data to Point Data. Apply.
• Clip/ Scalar/ VOLFRAC2 / 0.5/ Apply.
• Clip/ Y Normal/ Inside Out/ Show Plane off/ Apply.
• Pipeline browser, select CellDataToPointData.
• Contour/ VOLFRAC1/ 0.1/ Apply.
• Color by pressure.
• Color legend on. Move to bottom, then left, then top, then right side. Make sure all numbers show up.
• Sources/ Text. Use "1234567890", " 1234567890", "iii", " iii", " Harry Potter." Move this text to other places. Make sure all parts of the text show up. (numerous bugs here)
• Sources/ Annotate time filter. Apply. Move this text up about an inch.
• Filters/ Alphabetical/ Annotate time filter. Apply.
• Set time step to 40.
• Rescale to Data Range.
• Set time to first frame (using Icon).
• Rubber band select some area to zoom to.
• Reset.
• +X/ -X/ +Y/ -Y/ +Z/ -Z/ -Y
• Turn Orientation Axis off, then back on.
• Turn show center off, then back on.
• Reset center (the icon next to show center).
• Rotate object, make sure it rotates around center.
• Pick center on edge of object, make sure it rotates around center.
• Reset, -Y
• Last time frame, first timeframe, next frame (5 times), previous frame, play.
• Pipeline browser, select last Clip.
• Outline, points, surface with edges, wireframe.
• Display tab - change opacity to 0.1. Change back to 1.0.
• Display tab - show cube axis. (bug here)
• Volume
• Surface, change color to Solid Color.
• Change pipeline browser to Contour.
• Color editor.
  • Choose Preset - run through all of the presets.
  • Log scale on. Notice the color scale. Log scale off. (bug here)
  • Click "Rescale to Temporal Range".
  • Turn off Automatically Rescale to Fit Data Range.
  • Rescale range - change Min to 0, Max to 2.0e+10
• Play
• Back to first frame.
• Pipeline browser, choose last clip.
  • Plot Over Line filter.
  • Select upper right part of plate, P, then lower left of sphere. Apply. (bug here. Line goes through space, but 2d doesn't show this.)
  • (May need to highlight the 2d viewport
  • Display tab, toggle all variables on, then off. Then, turn on Density, Temperature, Pressure.
  • Highlight Density.
    • Chart Axes, run through all options, then finally Bottom-Right.
    • Line thickness 5, then back to 2. Color to black, back to green.
    • Line style - run through all of them.
    • Marker style - run through all of them.
  • Open 2d View Settings.
    • Title "Harry Potter."
    • Color - change to red. Back to black. (bug here, randomly changes)
    • Change font. Return to normal.
    • Chart Legend locations - try all
    • Left Axis - Title - "Fred."
    • Left Axis - Layout - try all options.
      • (bug here, when Specify Range, 0, 2500. Density line is bad.)
      • (bug here, Specify Each of the Axis Labels doesn't work, use 1,11,111,1111,11111)
  • Close 2d window, delete PlotOverLine filter.
  • Select Cell on - some cell.
  • Plot Selection Over Time. Display tab, use vtkOriginalIndicies.
  • Close 2d window, delete PlotSelection filter.
  • Select point on, rubber band select a cell. Plot selection over time.
• File/Save Screenshot - 2d window - Save only selected view ON.
• File/Save Screenshot - 3d window - Save only selected view ON.
• File/Save Screenshot - Save only selected view OFF.
• File/Save Animation - .avi.
• File/Save Animation - .png.

• Surface with edges.
• Select cell on.
• Select some cell.