[Paraview] Simple Visualization

Thu Oct 30 13:07:04 EDT 2008

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Lorenzo Isella
<lorenzo.isella at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Sorry for coming back to this topic again.
> I applied your suggestion to the example case and, as far as I can
> say, it works.
> However, when applied to another case (this time with 5000 particles),
> the result is far from correct (I see a lot of coalescing sphere,
> whereas Povray visualizes them as almost-in-touch objects, none of
> them overlapping).

Can you post images? It would help diagnose what is happening.

> Hence my question: does Paraview apply any sort of automatic rescaling
> of distances between the spheres to improve visualization?

No.

> I attach the text file which is giving me a hard time.
> Many thanks
>
> Lorenzo
>
> P.S.: I see that paraview is an application having a scripting
> language of its own (probably Python). It would be extremely useful to
> me to know more about that in order to automate some tasks.
> Where can I find more about it?
>

Python is a general purpose programming language. There are many books
and online resources about it.

About using Python to control paraview, take a look at the paraview
wiki, there are pages about python scripting paraview some recent
excellent tutorials there about what can be done with scripting.

cheers,
Dave

> 2008/10/30 David E DeMarle <dave.demarle at kitware.com>:
>> Or, try out the example of a python programmable reader that I've just
>> posted to the wiki.
>> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Here_are_some_more_examples_of_simple_ParaView_3_python_filters.
>>
>> To use it, open up Source->Programmable Source, set the output type to
>> Poly Data, paste in the text, correct the filename, and in your case
>> change the separator from "," to " ".
>>
>> Then apply the glyph filter. As Ken suggested.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Moreland, Kenneth <kmorel at sandia.gov> wrote:
>>> To be honest, ParaView doesn't make loading in a simple list of coordinates
>>> as easy as it should.  It's something we will be working on in the near
>>> future (e.g. bug #5016, http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=5016).
>>> However, it is still possible to do what you want, it just takes a few more
>>> steps than it should.
>>>
>>> I think the easiest way to get your data into ParaView is to convert it to a
>>> legacy VTK file.  From what you attached below, all you need to do is add
>>> some header in front of it.  Below I have included a modified form of your
>>> data that conforms to the legacy VTK file format (hopefully line endings are
>>> preserved again, because they matter in the header).  Copy the data into a
>>> file with a .vtk extension and you will be able to load it into ParaView.
>>>
>>> When you first load this into ParaView, you will not actually see anything
>>> drawn.  This is because I was too lazy to add cells to the data.  However,
>>> you can use the Glyph filter to add the exact geometry you described (a
>>> sphere of radius 0.5).  After loading the data (don't forget to hit the
>>> Apply button), add the Glyph filter (there is a convenient toolbar button
>>> with an image of a large sphere covered by smaller green spheres).  Change
>>> the "Glyph Type" to "Sphere".  The default radius happens to be 0.5, so you
>>> are good to hit the Apply button and you should see your particles.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps.
>>>
>>> -Ken
>>>
>>> # vtk DataFile Version 2.0
>>> Some example 50 particles.
>>> ASCII
>>> DATASET POLYDATA
>>> POINTS 50 double
>>> 5.488638491049999857e+01 4.533285539199999903e+01 5.990067340830000120e+01
>>> 5.507634645640000315e+01 4.690055020359999816e+01 6.205816942250000068e+01
>>> 5.611924302530000119e+01 4.584485860769999732e+01 6.292926739199999986e+01
>>> 5.641759022880000174e+01 4.340893347419999770e+01 5.895382539940000299e+01
>>> 5.693618177649999978e+01 4.489218829629999874e+01 6.410368616600000280e+01
>>> 5.555939302830000059e+01 4.362780979029999884e+01 5.951328359800000101e+01
>>> 5.554350617000000057e+01 4.188482518459999682e+01 5.878381606479999988e+01
>>> 5.604427505559999645e+01 4.649609805720000111e+01 6.210705354470000117e+01
>>> 5.530048293149999949e+01 4.624494566079999913e+01 5.959863344469999902e+01
>>> 5.467705995490995718e+01 4.355678678950000204e+01 5.875568285069999774e+01
>>> 5.621869458380000140e+01 4.439583221640000232e+01 5.924903889080000141e+01
>>> 5.561998122079999973e+01 4.394605972949999995e+01 5.851489735050000007e+01
>>> 5.690921858690000334e+01 4.582500510620000256e+01 6.362092096509999806e+01
>>> 5.475098914309999998e+01 4.619126324740000200e+01 6.049120611730000263e+01
>>> 5.641635311080000292e+01 4.243341419539999748e+01 5.854919389150000342e+01
>>> 5.621830122240000094e+01 3.991548769199999924e+01 5.863887904930000161e+01
>>> 5.719361166030000021e+01 4.174063668590000020e+01 5.835930649010000337e+01
>>> 5.616689354599999717e+01 4.325470363480000202e+01 5.795258720969999899e+01
>>> 5.579069489220000122e+01 4.498163925800000129e+01 5.848915900779999788e+01
>>> 5.481830772069999824e+01 4.707179765050000242e+01 6.105822532359999855e+01
>>> 5.564110346620000058e+01 3.912246424140000300e+01 5.901021183169999773e+01
>>> 5.621457283520000203e+01 4.152797633419999812e+01 5.806957834979999689e+01
>>> 5.719488688780000274e+01 3.994124700609999934e+01 5.900162063970000048e+01
>>> 5.665532662689999910e+01 4.495426231879999790e+01 6.309290282119999915e+01
>>> 5.580952576610000193e+01 4.721484517420000060e+01 6.137584942670000032e+01
>>> 5.561332834329999741e+01 4.679007541709999884e+01 6.043663970149999898e+01
>>> 5.518545746840000277e+01 4.457136614680000264e+01 5.923679874550000335e+01
>>> 5.647997341979999675e+01 4.154384547210000278e+01 5.909534597060000038e+01
>>> 5.765199147479999908e+01 4.512795159830000102e+01 6.337497765989999721e+01
>>> 5.584302705049999815e+01 4.535378866500000328e+01 5.946951471839999925e+01
>>> 5.562396915850000312e+01 4.236937535799999921e+01 5.785716254439999773e+01
>>> 5.551942573040000184e+01 4.293100157170000131e+01 5.873180053770000342e+01
>>> 5.536439253620000045e+01 4.586432050150000350e+01 6.446544382109999560e+01
>>> 5.601580874620000117e+01 4.532177775110000084e+01 6.383980378760995222e+01
>>> 5.522183270229999863e+01 4.591330843859999788e+01 6.239036235070000203e+01
>>> 5.552475736130995188e+01 4.671884746799999988e+01 6.299182048400000156e+01
>>> 5.569300298889999823e+01 4.574124821929999740e+01 6.043186792259999862e+01
>>> 5.505789659319999885e+01 4.672642824350000268e+01 6.394446345749999949e+01
>>> 5.647888952489999781e+01 4.055610006399999889e+01 5.944827188789999894e+01
>>> 5.512435615700000113e+01 4.330096744890000338e+01 5.784002608130000311e+01
>>> 5.587834371390000143e+01 4.749533078369999828e+01 6.238585686929999952e+01
>>> 5.554561466909999723e+01 4.008492034519999692e+01 5.941969696160000325e+01
>>> 5.513332295810000261e+01 4.791230244629999646e+01 6.177737797679999687e+01
>>> 5.680377349180000124e+01 4.076690689720000194e+01 5.847625241530000295e+01
>>> 5.520251321359999963e+01 4.582912735579999719e+01 6.343219189789999746e+01
>>> 5.499600962339999910e+01 4.554144637859999989e+01 5.888039144079999687e+01
>>> 5.577575750479999783e+01 4.085686345740000291e+01 5.873738147630000128e+01
>>> 5.603135377430000119e+01 4.636511701490000092e+01 6.383143826789999764e+01
>>> 5.642135364429999811e+01 3.952228659610000250e+01 5.958435845870000236e+01
>>> 5.541103635689999862e+01 4.624251213800000215e+01 6.131094504189999839e+01
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/30/08 5:47 AM, "Lorenzo Isella" <lorenzo.isella at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> I am a complete newbie in visualization, so an apology in advance is
>>>> what I ask will sound trivial.
>>>> I am browsing several Paraview tutorials, but I am missing out what I
>>>> really need.
>>>> Right now, I do NOT need e.g. to plot a temperature field on a metal
>>>> slab with a non-trivial geometry. Rather, I have a set of particles
>>>> (each is a simple sphere) in a 3D-box. The raw data is an ascii file
>>>> of the form:
>>>>
>>>> x_1  y_1  z_1
>>>> x_2  y_2  z_2
>>>> .............
>>>> x_N  y_N  z_N
>>>>
>>>> In each position {x_i,y_i,z_i} there is a sphere having radius 0.5.
>>>> Hence I do not have a grid but only a list of positions of some
>>>> spheres in space.
>>>> How should I deal with that in Paraview? Which format should I convert
>>>> my ascii file to?
>>>> In case it turns out to be useful to fix the ideas, I paste below an
>>>> example case with 50 particles (each line should contain three
>>>> numbers, but I do not know how it will be shown by your email client).
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Lorenzo
>>>>
>>>> 5.488638491049999857e+01 4.533285539199999903e+01 5.990067340830000120e+01
>>>> 5.507634645640000315e+01 4.690055020359999816e+01 6.205816942250000068e+01
>>>> 5.611924302530000119e+01 4.584485860769999732e+01 6.292926739199999986e+01
>>>> 5.641759022880000174e+01 4.340893347419999770e+01 5.895382539940000299e+01
>>>> 5.693618177649999978e+01 4.489218829629999874e+01 6.410368616600000280e+01
>>>> 5.555939302830000059e+01 4.362780979029999884e+01 5.951328359800000101e+01
>>>> 5.554350617000000057e+01 4.188482518459999682e+01 5.878381606479999988e+01
>>>> 5.604427505559999645e+01 4.649609805720000111e+01 6.210705354470000117e+01
>>>> 5.530048293149999949e+01 4.624494566079999913e+01 5.959863344469999902e+01
>>>> 5.467705995490995718e+01 4.355678678950000204e+01 5.875568285069999774e+01
>>>> 5.621869458380000140e+01 4.439583221640000232e+01 5.924903889080000141e+01
>>>> 5.561998122079999973e+01 4.394605972949999995e+01 5.851489735050000007e+01
>>>> 5.690921858690000334e+01 4.582500510620000256e+01 6.362092096509999806e+01
>>>> 5.475098914309999998e+01 4.619126324740000200e+01 6.049120611730000263e+01
>>>> 5.641635311080000292e+01 4.243341419539999748e+01 5.854919389150000342e+01
>>>> 5.621830122240000094e+01 3.991548769199999924e+01 5.863887904930000161e+01
>>>> 5.719361166030000021e+01 4.174063668590000020e+01 5.835930649010000337e+01
>>>> 5.616689354599999717e+01 4.325470363480000202e+01 5.795258720969999899e+01
>>>> 5.579069489220000122e+01 4.498163925800000129e+01 5.848915900779999788e+01
>>>> 5.481830772069999824e+01 4.707179765050000242e+01 6.105822532359999855e+01
>>>> 5.564110346620000058e+01 3.912246424140000300e+01 5.901021183169999773e+01
>>>> 5.621457283520000203e+01 4.152797633419999812e+01 5.806957834979999689e+01
>>>> 5.719488688780000274e+01 3.994124700609999934e+01 5.900162063970000048e+01
>>>> 5.665532662689999910e+01 4.495426231879999790e+01 6.309290282119999915e+01
>>>> 5.580952576610000193e+01 4.721484517420000060e+01 6.137584942670000032e+01
>>>> 5.561332834329999741e+01 4.679007541709999884e+01 6.043663970149999898e+01
>>>> 5.518545746840000277e+01 4.457136614680000264e+01 5.923679874550000335e+01
>>>> 5.647997341979999675e+01 4.154384547210000278e+01 5.909534597060000038e+01
>>>> 5.765199147479999908e+01 4.512795159830000102e+01 6.337497765989999721e+01
>>>> 5.584302705049999815e+01 4.535378866500000328e+01 5.946951471839999925e+01
>>>> 5.562396915850000312e+01 4.236937535799999921e+01 5.785716254439999773e+01
>>>> 5.551942573040000184e+01 4.293100157170000131e+01 5.873180053770000342e+01
>>>> 5.536439253620000045e+01 4.586432050150000350e+01 6.446544382109999560e+01
>>>> 5.601580874620000117e+01 4.532177775110000084e+01 6.383980378760995222e+01
>>>> 5.522183270229999863e+01 4.591330843859999788e+01 6.239036235070000203e+01
>>>> 5.552475736130995188e+01 4.671884746799999988e+01 6.299182048400000156e+01
>>>> 5.569300298889999823e+01 4.574124821929999740e+01 6.043186792259999862e+01
>>>> 5.505789659319999885e+01 4.672642824350000268e+01 6.394446345749999949e+01
>>>> 5.647888952489999781e+01 4.055610006399999889e+01 5.944827188789999894e+01
>>>> 5.512435615700000113e+01 4.330096744890000338e+01 5.784002608130000311e+01
>>>> 5.587834371390000143e+01 4.749533078369999828e+01 6.238585686929999952e+01
>>>> 5.554561466909999723e+01 4.008492034519999692e+01 5.941969696160000325e+01
>>>> 5.513332295810000261e+01 4.791230244629999646e+01 6.177737797679999687e+01
>>>> 5.680377349180000124e+01 4.076690689720000194e+01 5.847625241530000295e+01
>>>> 5.520251321359999963e+01 4.582912735579999719e+01 6.343219189789999746e+01
>>>> 5.499600962339999910e+01 4.554144637859999989e+01 5.888039144079999687e+01
>>>> 5.577575750479999783e+01 4.085686345740000291e+01 5.873738147630000128e+01
>>>> 5.603135377430000119e+01 4.636511701490000092e+01 6.383143826789999764e+01
>>>> 5.642135364429999811e+01 3.952228659610000250e+01 5.958435845870000236e+01
>>>> 5.541103635689999862e+01 4.624251213800000215e+01 6.131094504189999839e+01
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>> David E DeMarle
>> Kitware, Inc.
>> R&D Engineer
>> 28 Corporate Drive
>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>> Phone: 518-371-3971 x109
>>
>
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>
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Kitware, Inc.
R&D Engineer
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-371-3971 x109