[Paraview] Problem with big files

[Berk Geveci]

When you say "the file does not work", do you mean that it fails when
you load the file or after you apply some filter?

-Berk

On 29 Mar 2006 14:14:51 -0000, Christoph Moder <mail at christoph-moder.de> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have problems loading big files with Paraview. I have asked a similar
> question already some weeks ago; but then I have found out that the
> errors I get must have different causes. So I ask again, this time more
> tightly focused.
>
> I have a binary data file (unstructured grid) in different resolutions.
> The smaller versions of the file work well, up to a grid size of 5.5
> million points/10.5 million cells (file size: 400 MB). But the file
> with the highest resolution, with 10.8 million grid points and 21
> million cells (file size: 800 MB), does not work. Paraview fails with
> the following error message:
> ========
> There was a VTK Error in file:
> /home/moder/paraview-3D/paraview-2.4.3-clone2/GUI/Client/vtkPVApplication.cxx
> (1732)
>  vtkPVApplication (0xb4fc208): TclTk error: Uncaught exception:
> St9bad_alloc
>  Uncaught exception: St9bad_alloc
>
>     while executing
> \"vtkTemp2 OpenCallback\"
>     invoked from within
> \".paraview.#paraview#2.#paraview#2#17 invoke active\"
>     (\"uplevel\" body line 1)
>     invoked from within
> \"uplevel #0 [list $w invoke active]\"
>     (procedure \"tk::MenuInvoke\" line 47)
>     invoked from within
> \"tk::MenuInvoke .paraview.#paraview#2.#paraview#2#17 1\"
>     (command bound to event)
> ========
>
> It sounds as if there was not enough memory -- but the computer has 2
> GB RAM plus 3 GB swap space, this should be really enough.
>
> Does anyone know why this does not work? Is there any size limit? How
> big are the data files that you process?
>
> Thanks,
> Christoph
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