[Paraview] Merging vtkXMLStructuredGrid Files for viewing in Paraview

[Berk Geveci]

You have to create a simple meta-file that points to the other files.
The meta-file (.pvd extension, for ParaView data) is also in xml format
and should look like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<VTKFile type="Collection" version="0.1" byte_order="LittleEndian"
         compressor="vtkZLibDataCompressor">
  <Collection>
    <DataSet part="0" file="multiblock/multiblock_0.vts"/>
    <DataSet part="1" file="multiblock/multiblock_1.vts"/>
    <DataSet part="2" file="multiblock/multiblock_2.vts"/>
    <DataSet part="3" file="multiblock/multiblock_3.vts"/>
    <DataSet part="4" file="multiblock/multiblock_4.vts"/>
  </Collection>
</VTKFile>

If you then open the pvd file, ParaView should load all the parts.

-Berk

 
On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 12:52, Steve Hudson wrote:
> I am using a parallel application where  different files are output for each 
> processor (representing different regions of the problem). I have made it 
> write them in vtkXMLStructuredGrid format. I would like to use Paraview 
> (v1.2.1) to view the whole problem, but am only able to view one file at a 
> time. What do I need to do to merge the files.
> 
> If I have the multiple files in one directory, and load in the first, it 
> gives me a time line, which can be used to view the other files, but not all 
> at once.
> 
> I have also tried creating a PStructuredGrid file and loading it in, but it 
> only seems to give me the first file. Should this do it? Do I need to try 
> this again?
> 
> I have found the documentation on this a little unclear.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Steve
> 
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