[Paraview] Changing the default volume mapper in Paraview?
Biao She
shebiao at gmail.com
Fri Feb 20 14:25:38 EST 2009
Yes, I have. But it doesn't work.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit <
utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> Have you tried just removing the property
> "LockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing" from the XML?
>
> Utkarsh
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Biao She <shebiao at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks very much for your help, Utkarsh.
> > The "OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D" works right now.
> > Just for future reference, here are instructions to make a volume mapper
> > available in paraview:
> > 1. open the rendering.xml file at the
> > "/$Paraveiw-Source-Directory/Servers/ServerManager/
> > Resources" directory.
> > 2. copy the SourceProxy definition of "FixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper",
> paste
> > it after the definition and made the following changes: (the bold ones
> are
> > the places where I made changes )
> > <SourceProxy name="OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D"
> > class="vtkOpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D">
> > <InputProperty
> > name="Input"
> > command="SetInputConnection">
> > <DataTypeDomain name="input_type">
> > <DataType value="vtkImageData"/>
> > </DataTypeDomain>
> > </InputProperty>
> > <StringVectorProperty
> > name="SelectScalarArray"
> > command="SelectScalarArray"
> > number_of_elements="1"
> > animateable="0">
> > <ArrayListDomain name="array_list" attribute_type="Scalars">
> > <RequiredProperties>
> > <Property name="Input" function="Input"/>
> > </RequiredProperties>
> > </ArrayListDomain>
> > </StringVectorProperty>
> > <IntVectorProperty
> > name="ScalarMode"
> > command="SetScalarMode"
> > default_values="3"
> > number_of_elements="1"
> > animateable="0">
> > <EnumerationDomain name="enum">
> > <Entry value="0" text="Default"/>
> > <Entry value="1" text="PointData"/>
> > <Entry value="2" text="CellData"/>
> > <Entry value="3" text="PointFieldData"/>
> > <Entry value="4" text="CellFieldData"/>
> > </EnumerationDomain>
> > </IntVectorProperty>
> > <IntVectorProperty
> > name="LockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing"
> > command="SetLockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing"
> > default_values="1"
> > number_of_elements="1"
> > animateable="0">
> > <BooleanDomain name="bool" />
> > </IntVectorProperty>
> > <!-- End of FixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper -->
> > </SourceProxy>
> > 3. find the SubProxy of VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper, make the following
> > change (bold):
> > <SubProxy>
> > <Proxy name="VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper"
> > proxygroup="mappers"
> > proxyname="OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D">
> > </Proxy>
> > <ExposedProperties>
> > <Property name="LockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing" />
> > </ExposedProperties>
> > </SubProxy>
> > 4. find the header file of vtkOpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D at the
> > "/$Paraveiw-Source-Directory/VTK/VolumeRendering/" directory.
> > add "vtkSetClampMacro( LockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing, int, 0, 1 );" as
> > public method,
> > add "int LockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing;" as a protected variable.
> > 5. compile your program and go.
> >
> > I understand that "vtkOpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D" mapper doesn't need a
> > property of "LockSampleDistanceToInputSpacing", but this is the fastest
> way
> > for me to make the mapper works.
> > Any clue about how to get rid of the variable?
> > Thanks again for all the helps!
> >
> > Biao
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> No, unless you changed the name for the subproxy which is the "name"
> >> in <SubProxy><Proxy name=".." /></SubProxy>. I'll leave that as is so
> >> the vtkSMUniformGridVolumeRepresentationProxy will just work.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Biao She <shebiao at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Sorry, please ignore the first question. I know what you mean right
> now.
> >> > But, please look at the second question:
> >> > "Also, I notice that in the vtkSMUniformGridVolumeRepresen
> >> > tationProxy.cxx file (Servers/ServerManager/), between line 100~117,
> >> > there
> >> > are some code specifically related to VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper,
> do
> >> > I
> >> > need to change these codes too?"
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Biao
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Biao She <shebiao at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I didn't add a new proxy definition for
> "OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D".
> >> >> Instead, I change the definition for "VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper"
> to
> >> >> something like that:
> >> >> <SubProxy>
> >> >> <Proxy name="VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper"
> >> >> proxygroup="mappers"
> >> >> proxyname="OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D">
> >> >> </Proxy>
> >> >> </SubProxy>
> >> >> It didn't work.
> >> >> By now, I have tried to add a new proxy definition for
> >> >> "OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D", but I got the same error message. The
> >> >> following is the XML proxy I wrote:
> >> >> <SubProxy>
> >> >> <Proxy name="VolumeOpenGLTexture3DMapper"
> >> >> proxygroup="mappers"
> >> >> proxyname="OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D">
> >> >> </Proxy>
> >> >> <ExposedProperties>
> >> >> <Property name="SampleDistance" />
> >> >> </ExposedProperties>
> >> >> </SubProxy>
> >> >> I am wondering if I understand you incorrect.
> >> >> Also, I notice that in the
> >> >> vtkSMUniformGridVolumeRepresentationProxy.cxx
> >> >> file (Servers/ServerManager/), between line 100~117, there are some
> >> >> code
> >> >> specifically related to VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper, do I need to
> >> >> change
> >> >> these codes too?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks very much for your help.
> >> >>
> >> >> Biao
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> >> >> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Did you add a new proxy definition for the
> >> >>> "OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D" proxy? Look at the definition for
> >> >>> "VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper" (it's further down in the file).
> >> >>> You'll need to add a similar one for the
> "OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D"
> >> >>> proxy.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Biao She <shebiao at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>> > Thanks for your help.
> >> >>> > I have tried to change "FixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper to something
> >> >>> > else" in
> >> >>> > the XML file. However, it still didn't work.
> >> >>> > I am pretty new to these XML files. To the best of my knowledge, I
> >> >>> > changed
> >> >>> > the XML file to:
> >> >>> > <SubProxy>
> >> >>> > <Proxy name="VolumeFixedPointRayCastMapper"
> >> >>> > proxygroup="mappers"
> >> >>> > proxyname="OpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3D">
> >> >>> > </Proxy>
> >> >>> > </SubProxy>
> >> >>> > I simply delete the "ExposedProperties" part for this mapper,
> >> >>> > because I
> >> >>> > don't know how to decide which property should be exposed.
> >> >>> > After those changes, I opened the iron_protein.vtk data with
> >> >>> > paraview.
> >> >>> > Here
> >> >>> > is the error message I got:
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Unhandled exception at 0x0519e423(vtkPVServerManager.dll) in
> >> >>> > paraview.exe:
> >> >>> > 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Is that because the proxyname is wrong? Or do
> >> >>> > I ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｅｘｐｏｓｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓ？
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Ｂｉａｏ
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> >> >>> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> The combo-box is only for unstructured volume rendering (and
> works
> >> >>> >> perfectly fine for that). I believe Biao is taking about image
> data
> >> >>> >> volume rendering.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Utkarsh
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:06 AM, pat marion
> >> >>> >> <pat.marion at kitware.com>
> >> >>> >> wrote:
> >> >>> >> > There is a combo box in the Display tab that allows you to
> select
> >> >>> >> > the
> >> >>> >> > volume mapper, but it looks like that combo box is not working.
> >> >>> >> > I
> >> >>> >> > know it used to work, does anyone know what happened?
> >> >>> >> >
> >> >>> >> > Pat
> >> >>> >> >
> >> >>> >> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> >> >>> >> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >> >>> >> >> I know it's kind of hacky, but you can simply edit the XML
> file
> >> >>> >> >> and
> >> >>> >> >> change the mapper used. Look at
> >> >>> >> >> Servers/ServerManager/Resources/rendering.xml. In the XML for
> >> >>> >> >> "UniformGridVolumeRepresentation"
> >> >>> >> >> change FixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper to something else. Then
> >> >>> >> >> after
> >> >>> >> >> the
> >> >>> >> >> definition for FixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper, add a new
> >> >>> >> >> definition
> >> >>> >> >> for
> >> >>> >> >> the VolumeTextureMapper3D and use that in the
> >> >>> >> >> "UniformGridVolumeRepresentation". I am not sure it's going to
> >> >>> >> >> work
> >> >>> >> >> out of the box. But work a try.
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> Utkarsh
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Biao She <shebiao at gmail.com>
> >> >>> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>> >> >>> Hi everyone.
> >> >>> >> >>> I have debugged paraview for days. The reason is that I want
> to
> >> >>> >> >>> use
> >> >>> >> >>> vtkOpenGLVolumeTextureMapper3d mapper instead of the default
> >> >>> >> >>> volume
> >> >>> >> >>> mapper
> >> >>> >> >>> vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper in Paraview.
> >> >>> >> >>> Till now, I haven't figured out how to do that. Has anyone
> done
> >> >>> >> >>> this
> >> >>> >> >>> before?
> >> >>> >> >>> Any hint and help is greatly appreciated.
> >> >>> >> >>> Thanks,
> >> >>> >> >>>
> >> >>> >> >>> Aaron
> >> >>> >> >>>
> >> >>> >> >>>
> >> >>> >> >>>
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> >> >> --
> >> >> She, Biao
> >> >> Department of Computing Science,
> >> >> University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > She, Biao
> >> > Department of Computing Science,
> >> > University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > She, Biao
> > Department of Computing Science,
> > University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
> >
>
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She, Biao
Department of Computing Science,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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