[Paraview-developers] FW: ParaView 5.3.0 release

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Thanks for sharing, Alan. Always nice to hear :).

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov> wrote:
> Congratulations from a user.  Good job team.
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> Alan
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> From: Manktelow, Kevin Lee
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:12 AM
> To: Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov>
> Subject: Re: ParaView 5.3.0 release
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> Thanks for getting this rolled out to us Alan.  I've been using 5.3.0 and
> once I resolved my white font issue it's been a real pleasure to use.  It
> feels a lot more polished -- even some of the defaults lighting and
> rendering settings seem a bit "prettier" (I'm sure the color map gurus
> loathe that).
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> Definitely a lot of noticeable and useful improvements here.
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> Please feel free to pass the message onto the rest of the team.
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> -Kevin
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> From: Scott, W Alan
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 12:11 PM
> To: <<Snip>>
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> Subject: ParaView 5.3.0 release
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> ParaView 5.3.0 has been released by Kitware and is now installed and the
> default here at Sandia on the SRN and SCN LANs. ParaView is a scientific
> visualization application installed at Sandia.
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> Standalone installs for, Windows, OS X and Linux are being worked on, and
> will be available for download within a week at computing.sandia.gov
> (https://computing.sandia.gov/paraview/getting_paraview).
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> ParaView 5.3.0 is medium level upgrade, with the following enhancements that
> stand out to me.
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> The CGNS reader now works correctly for single input files.  This includes
> CGNS datasets with missing or incorrect ZoneIterativeData_t.  Future work
> will make the CGNS reader work correctly in parallel.
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> OSPRay, a built in ray tracer, is now available in ParaView from the
> Properties tab.  This feature is a work in progress, and I would say the
> featureset is alpha quality.
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> Anti-aliasing for lines has been implemented and turned on by default.
> Settings are Edit/ Settings/  Render View / Use FXAA.  This works local and
> remote server.
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> Enhancements from the 5.2.0 release (that I did not release here at Sandia).
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> Sources/ Ruler has been enhanced, allowing users to measure distances
> between points or cells.  Try turning on Auto Apply, and the ruler will
> automatically update.  Also, hitting the number 1 sets the beginning
> placement for the ruler, 2 sets the ending point for the ruler.  There are
> also many improvements still to come with this tool.
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> A generic Edit/ Reload Files menu option has been added.  This works on all
> readers.
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> Hidden line removal has been enhanced and is now available.  Find this at
> the bottom of the Properties tab – Hidden Line Removal.  Test with Sources/
> Wavelet, then render with Wireframe.  This fails on large data, remote
> server, which is why it is turned off by default.
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> Kitware’s release notes for 5.2.0 are located here:
> https://blog.kitware.com/paraview-5-2-0-release-notes/, and the release
> notes for 5.3.0 are located here:
> https://blog.kitware.com/paraview-5-3-0-release-notes/, as well as through
> the ParaView help menu.
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> If you have any questions or issues, please send an e-mail to
> paraview-help at sandia.gov.
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> Thanks,
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> Alan
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> W. Alan Scott
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> ParaView Support Manager
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