[Paraview] setting a point data array

[Moreland, Kenneth]

Did you set the name for new_scalars?  If the array has no name, it probably
won't show up in ParaView.  Use the SetName method in vtkDoubleArray.

-Ken


On 10/3/08 5:06 AM, "Natalie Happenhofer" <nataliehapp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
> I´m having trouble setting a point data array in my filter:
>
> As I have to retrieve the point data with
> input -> GetPointData() -> GetArray(0) -> GetData(0,numOfTuples,1,1,scalars);
>
> I need something similiar to set the output data of my filter. I tried
> output -> GetPointData() -> AddArray(new_scalars);
> where new_scalars is a vtkDoubleArray, but this does not work, i.e the
> assignment fails and I get an error because there is no point Data for the
> output - how do I set the output correctly?
>
> thx,
> NH
>
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