[Paraview] Merging vtkXMLStructuredGrid Files for viewing in Paraview

[Steve Hudson]

I have created the given pvd file which allows me to view the separate files 
together. Thanks Berk!Now I'm wondering whether its possible to merge the 
boundaries. At the moment, the points at the boundaries are repeated (so the 
whole problem has extra points), but the same number of cells.
Can this be done?

Steve



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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