[Paraview] netCDF grids and Paraview 3.3.0

Tue May 27 08:01:27 EDT 2008

Hi John

Thanks for the info. It looks like the code would be useful: do you have a version compiled for windows? I notice that Paraview loads plugins, so that would be useful (if a .dll file or such like exists). I have a combined fortran95/C++/C# compiler (Silverfrost FTN95) but not sure if this would do the trick with compling or the procedure.

I guess the simplest option is just to get a compatible plugin to read netCDF grids.

Failing that I suppose it is a case of dumping out the data from the netCDG(GMT) grids and building the vtk-style format. Does Paraview understand XYZ data? (or XYZt data.)

Lester> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 09:08:49 +0200> From: biddisco at cscs.ch> To: domi at vision.ee.ethz.ch> CC: lester_anderson1963 at hotmail.com; paraview at paraview.org> Subject: Re: [Paraview] netCDF grids and Paraview 3.3.0> > I replied off list, but in case anyone on list is looking for a netCDF > reader for paraview> > http://www.cscs.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=132> > it's state is currently a bit flaky as I have not updated it in a while, > but some users inform me it is still working fine for them.> > JB> > > Perhaps this?> >> > http://mexcdf.sourceforge.net/> >> > You still need some little compilation with Matlab's mex, but that is > > normally handled by non-techies.> >> > If you are in an academic area the solution would be to get a student > > to do the job for you as a semester project or so. If you are in a > > commercial environment the right way is to hire somebody to write such > > a reader. Depends how big are your datasets, but converting to legacy > > VTK files has very short legs on the longer run.> >> > -- Dominik> >> > Lester Anderson wrote:> >> Hello> >> > >> Thanks for the response.> >> > >> I am sure it is easy to prepare a reader for the netCDF format, but > >> alas I am not a programmer, and nor do I compile the source code to > >> make Paraview: I just use the executable version.> >> > >> I realise that the GMT grid format (netCDF) is a generic format, and > >> is widely used in the geophysics community, so it would be useful to > >> have this format, or a way of getting it into vtk/paraview directly. > >> Is there a windows program that could convert netCDF (GMT grids) to > >> VTK: at present all I have seen is code that needs to be compiled and > >> built to make a custom version of Paraview.> >> > >> The only other option I have is to make the grids as CSV format and > >> hope that Paraview can understand this now in the developer version > >> (3.3.0). I primarily work with Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) for my > >> work, grid processing and manipulation: it can load XYZ data and > >> build regular grids.> >> > >> Thanks> >> > >> Lester> >>> >> > Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:21:46 +0200> >> > From: domi at vision.ee.ethz.ch> >> > To: lester_anderson1963 at hotmail.com> >> > CC: paraview at paraview.org> >> > Subject: Re: [Paraview] netCDF grids and Paraview 3.3.0> >> >> >> > Do you have to store your data in netCDF? I mean, is this a 3rd party> >> > code that forces you to use the format? There are more flexible> >> > solutions than that, in case it is about your own code.> >> >> >> > In any case you are right, converting the files externally to vtk > >> is no> >> > fun. You need to write a plugin reader and that is less difficult > >> than> >> > it appears.> >> >> >> > --Dominik> >> >> >> > Lester Anderson wrote:> >> > > Hello> >> > >> >> > > Just a quick request for the next stable release of Paraview.> >> > >> >> > > I know there are modules for loading/converting netCDF to vtk > >> formats,> >> > > but I would like to see a full implementation of the import in > >> Paraview,> >> > > i.e. we can just read in GMT grids in native netCDF format > >> without any> >> > > reformatting externally.> >> > >> >> > > It would appear that this should be a straightforward option to > >> add -> >> > > hope this gets on the list!> >> > >> >> > > How do others deal with netCDF grids and getting them into > >> Paraview for> >> > > modelling?> >> > >> >> > > Thanks> >> > >> >> > > Lester> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > Miss your Messenger buddies when on-the-go? Get Messenger on your> >> > > Mobile! > >> <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/>> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > >> >> > > _______________________________________________> >> > > ParaView mailing list> >> > > ParaView at paraview.org> >> > > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview> >> >> >> > --> >> > Dominik Szczerba, Ph.D.> >> > Biomedical Simulation Group> >> > Computer Vision Lab CH-8092 Zurich> >> > http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/~domi> >>> >>> >> Messenger's gone Mobile! Get it now! > >> <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/>> >> > > -- > John Biddiscombe, email:biddisco @ cscs.ch> http://www.cscs.ch/about/BJohn.php> CSCS, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre | Tel: +41 (91) 610.82.07> Via Cantonale, 6928 Manno, Switzerland | Fax: +41 (91) 610.82.82> > 
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