[Paraview] Animating vtp files

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

I am confused, I thought you were using ParaView 3.6 after you
downloaded the latest binaries. The title bar still says it's ParaView
3.3. Are you sure you running the right executable?
ParaView 3.3 does not support loading a vtp file series.

Utkarsh

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Utkarsh,
> Hopefully the attached snapshots shows the problem.
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Utkarsh
> Ayachit<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>> Alex,
>>
>> I am not sure how to resolve this. Do you think you can try to give me
>> a screencapture? I believe screentoaster.com supports linux as well.
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Utkarsh,
>>> Thanks for the output.
>>> Now I see the problem : Even if  I select the root file when opening,
>>> the only file opened is the
>>> *000.vtp. If I check the time caption in the Information tab : Index
>>> and Value are blank.
>>> Any suggestion for a solution would be helpful.
>>> Alex
>>> P.S. sorry for my ugly english (I am a non-native speaker).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Utkarsh
>>> Ayachit<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>> I am not sure what's the problem. I've attached a link with a screen
>>>> capture of opening a vtp file series.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stVEtVS0RIR11WSV5cX1lbUVVX
>>>>
>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> I just downloaded and installed paraview-3.6.1-Linux64-x86.tar.gz
>>>>> I selected the root group of the file, pressed apply and pressed play
>>>>> : no animation produced.
>>>>> There are something I missed ?
>>>>> Alex
>>>>> P.S. When I select the root group of the *.vtp files and apply only
>>>>> the first vtp file is showed in the tree.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Utkarsh
>>>>> Ayachit<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I won;t be surprised if that version doesn't support loading of file
>>>>>> series. You may want to upgrade to 3.6.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Utkarsh,
>>>>>>> Paraview 3.3.0
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Utkarsh
>>>>>>> Ayachit<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> What version of ParaView are you using?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi Utkarsh,
>>>>>>>>> I just followed your clue. Unfortunatelly no sphere changing.
>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Utkarsh
>>>>>>>>> Ayachit<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Alex,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Attached is a zip file with a bunch of vtp files. Try loading this
>>>>>>>>>> dataset. When opening the data file, select the root of the group i.e.
>>>>>>>>>> singleSphereAnimation_source93T..vtp
>>>>>>>>>> Hit "Apply" and then hit play. Doe you see the sphere changing?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for bothering you again. Are you just loading the  *1.vtp file,
>>>>>>>>>>> aplying the glyph and pressing the play button ?
>>>>>>>>>>> In case not, could you please tell me exact command
>>>>>>>>>>> sequence/adjustment for generating the animation ?
>>>>>>>>>>> I am really not a Paraview seasoned user.
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>>>> P.S.  Regarding the another approach : File -> Save Animation
>>>>>>>>>>> should then save each step into a separate image file that you can
>>>>>>>>>>> then concatenate into a video if necessary.
>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way of automating the image saving at each time step (I
>>>>>>>>>>> have dozens of sequential vtp files).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:25 PM, David Doria<daviddoria at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Alexandre Souza <costamfix at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your output.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In attach is some vtp files.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> One thing I forgot to mention after load the vtp file I apply the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Filters->Glyph with the following settings :
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Display Tab -> Color By Diameter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>   Reescale to Data Range
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Properties Tab ->
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scalars - diameter
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Radius - 0.001.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vector - Velocity
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Glyph type - sphere
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scale mode - off
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scale factor - 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. As I mentioned  it displays the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  first file  but I don't know how to get to the next file in this
>>>>>>>>>>>>> structure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not exactly sure what it wrong with it, but there is something in the
>>>>>>>>>>>> 00000.vtp file that is breaking it. Try opening that file by itself and
>>>>>>>>>>>> using the glyph filter - I am not seeing anything when I do that. However,
>>>>>>>>>>>> if I remove that file and use 00001 to 00006, the animation works properly!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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