[Paraview] Rendering large datasets using offscreen rendering...

[Berk Geveci]

What are you using for rendering? The system OpenGL or Mesa? If it is
Mesa, is it the very latest version? Also, what happens when you try
something simple on 2 processors? Can you get a stack trace?

-berk

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Renato N. Elias <rnelias at nacad.ufrj.br> wrote:
>
> Folks, I need some tips for rendering a large dataset using offscreen
> rendering in a SGI Altix-ICE.
>
> Basically, I have a 40 million tetrahedra mesh partitioned in 128 cpus. The
> result is stored in Xdmf format (15 time steps) and I can successfully load
> the datasets in ParaView 3.4.0 and do basic things  like plot the result in
> isosurfaces or colorize the model with a scalar field. The problem begins to
> happen when I try to change the model opacity. PV takes forever before
> crashing MPI.
>
> I guess that the problem with opacity is due to the compositing order but I
> can't figure out a way to use it. I already tried to disable ordered
> compositing but it hasn't helped so much.
>
> Any idea would be appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Renato.
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