[Paraview] Loading data PV2.x versus PV3

[Jose Renteria (Cont, ARL/CISD)]

Is this also true for Xdmf files, I am seeing similar behavior?

Berk Geveci wrote:
>> If I load ParaViewData3.2 test data
>> "singleSphereAnimation_source93T0000.vtp" with Paraview 3.2.1 the data
>> is loaded and when I hit the start animation button nothing happens. It
>> seems like Paraview 3.2.1 does not recognize/link the other vtp files
>> (0-10).  Is this expected behavior for Paraview 3.2.1?
>>     
>
> Yes. Because XML-based VTK files support time natively and through pvd
> files, we decided to no longer support file series of XML-based VTK
> files. File series work for legacy VTK files as well as some other
> formats that have no time support. If you have a series of vtp files,
> you need to write a pvd file that points to them with the appropriate
> time values to load them as a series.
>
> -berk
>
>
> On 1/18/08, Jose Renteria (Cont, ARL/CISD) <jrenteria at arl.army.mil> wrote:
>   
>> I build ParaView 3.2.1 on my redhat4 64 linux machine and it looks like
>> the animation or the way data is loaded is no longer working or has
>> changed since Paraview 2.x.
>>
>> If I load ParaViewData3.2 test data
>> "singleSphereAnimation_source93T0000.vtp" with Paraview 2.x the data is
>> loaded and when I hit the start animation button Paraview loops through
>> each of the vtp files (0-10).
>>
>> If I load ParaViewData3.2 test data
>> "singleSphereAnimation_source93T0000.vtp" with Paraview 3.2.1 the data
>> is loaded and when I hit the start animation button nothing happens. It
>> seems like Paraview 3.2.1 does not recognize/link the other vtp files
>> (0-10).  Is this expected behavior for Paraview 3.2.1?
>>
>>
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