ParaView/Users Guide/List of writers

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=CSVWriter

Writer to write CSV files from table.<br In parallel, it delivers the table to the root node and then saves the<br CSV. For composite datasets, it saves multiple csv files.<br

'Property

'Description

'Default Value(s)

'Restrictions

File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written

Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file

The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkTable

Write All Time Steps (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader

Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted

=DataSetCSVWriter Writer to write CSV files from any dataset. Set FieldAssociation to<br choose whether cell data/point data needs to be saved.<br In parallel, it delivers the table to the root node and then saves the<br CSV. For composite datasets, it saves multiple csv files.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkDataSet Write All Time Steps (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Field Association (FieldAssociation)' Select the attribute data to pass The value must be one of the following: Points (0), Cells (1), Field Data (2) =DataSetWriter Writer to write any type of data object in a legacy vtk data file. <br Cannot be used for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkDataObject Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted File Type (FileType)' The type for the data file (i.e. ascii or binary) The value must be one of the following: Ascii (1), Binary (2) =EnSightWriter Writer to write unstructured grid data as an EnSight file. Binary files <br written on one system may not be readable on other systems. Be sure to <br specify the endian-ness of the file when reading it into EnSight.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Ghost Level (GhostLevel)' The number of ghost levels to include in the output file(s). Note tha some writers (such as ExodusIIWriter) may not support writing ghos levels The value must be greater than or equal to 0 Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkUnstructuredGrid =ExodusIIWriter Writer to write Exodus II files. Refere to http://endo.sandia.gov/SEACAS/ <br for more information about the Exodus II format.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Ghost Level (GhostLevel)' The number of ghost levels to include in the output file(s). Note tha some writers (such as ExodusIIWriter) may not support writing ghos levels The value must be greater than or equal to 0 Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkCompositeDataSet, vtkDataSet Write All Time Steps (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =MetaImageWriter Writer to write a binary UNC meta image data. This is a fairly simple <br yet powerful format consisting of a text header and a binary data <br section. <br MetaImage headers are expected to have extension: ".mha" or ".mhd"<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkImageData =PDataSetWriter Writer to write any type of data object in a legacy vtk data file. <br This version is used when running in parallel. It gathers data to<br first node and saves 1 file.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkDataObject Write All Time Steps (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted File Type (FileType)' The type for the data file (i.e. ascii or binary) The value must be one of the following: Ascii (1), Binary (2) =PNGWriter Writer to write image data as a PNG file. It supports 1 to 4 component<br data of unsigned char or unsigned short.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkImageData =PPLYWriter Writer to write polygonal data in Stanford University PLY format. The <br data can be written in either binary (little or big endian) or ASCII <br representation. As for PointData and CellData, vtkPLYWriter cannot <br handle normals or vectors. It only handles RGB PointData and CellData. <br This version is used when running in parallel. It gathers data to<br first node and saves 1 file.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkPolyData File Type (FileType)' The type for the data file (i.e. ascii or binary) The value must be one of the following: Ascii (1), Binary (2) =PSTLWriter STLWriter writes stereo lithography (.stl) files in either ASCII or<br binary form. Stereo lithography files only contain triangles. If<br polygons with more than 3 vertices are present, only the first 3<br vertices are written. Use TriangleFilter to convert polygons to<br triangles. This version of the reader is used when running in<br parallel. It gathers all the geometry to first node and saves 1 file.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkPolyData File Type (FileType)' The type for the data file (i.e. ascii or binary) The value must be one of the following: Ascii (1), Binary (2) =XMLHierarchicalBoxDataWriter Writer to write a hierarchical box in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing as well as serial writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkHierarchicalBoxDataSet Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLHyperOctreeWriter Writer to write unstructured grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Cannot be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkHyperOctree Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLImageDataWriter Writer to write image data in a xml-based vtk data file. Cannot be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkImageData Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLMultiBlockDataWriter Writer to write a multiblock dataset in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing as well as serial writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkMultiBlockDataSet Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLPImageDataWriter Writer to write image data in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkImageData Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLPPolyDataWriter Writer to write polydata in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkPolyData Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLPRectilinearGridWriter Writer to write rectilinear grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkRectilinearGrid Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLPStructuredGridWriter Writer to write structured grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkStructuredGrid Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLPUnstructuredGridWriter Writer to write unstructured grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Can be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkUnstructuredGrid Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLPVDWriter Writer to write ParaView data files (pvd). It is used to save all pieces<br of a source/filter to a file with pieces spread across the server<br processes. <br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Ghost Level (GhostLevel)' The number of ghost levels to include in the output file(s). Note tha some writers (such as ExodusIIWriter) may not support writing ghos levels The value must be greater than or equal to 0 Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th files The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkDataSet =XMLPolyDataWriter Writer to write poly data in a xml-based vtk data file. Cannot be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkPolyData Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLRectilinearGridWriter Writer to write rectilinear grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Cannot be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkRectilinearGrid Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLStructuredGridWriter Writer to write structured grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Cannot be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkStructuredGrid Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XMLUnstructuredGridWriter Writer to write unstructured grid in a xml-based vtk data file. Cannot be used<br for parallel writing.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' The name of the file to be written Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkUnstructuredGrid Write all timesteps as file-series (WriteAllTimeSteps)' When WriteAllTimeSteps is turned ON, the writer is execute once for each timestep available from the reader Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted Compressor Type (CompressorType)' The compression algorithm used to compress binary data (appended mode only) The value must be one of the following: None (0), ZLib (1) Data Mode (DataMode)' The mode uses for writing the file's data i.e. ascii, binary, appende binary The value must be one of the following: Ascii (0), Binary (1), Appended (2) Encode Appended Data (EncodeAppendedData)' When EncodeAppendedData is turned ON, the writer uses base64 encodin when writing binary data (only if appended mode is selected) Only the values 0 and 1 are accepted =XdmfWriter Writer to write data in eXtensible Data Model and Format *(XDMF) files.<br 'Property 'Description 'Default Value(s) 'Restrictions File Name (FileName)' Input (Input)' The input filter/source whose output dataset is to written to th file The selected object must be the result of the following: sources (includes readers), filters The selected dataset must be one of the following types (or a subclass of one of them): vtkDataSet