[Paraview] plot point over time - how to use it?

[David E DeMarle]

Is the data associated with the points or the cells? It may be the
case that your data is cell centered, so when you plot a point over
time there is nothing to plot.

Look at the arrays on the information tab of the object inspector. A
cube icon means the array is associated with the cells, a circle means
the array is associated with the points.

2009/3/19 Pei-Ying Hsieh <phsieh2005 at yahoo.com>:
> Hi, Ken,
>
> Now I am able to plot selection over time, but, only if I select "cell", not
> point.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pei
>
> ________________________________
> From: Pei-Ying Hsieh <phsieh2005 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Moreland, Kenneth" <kmorel at sandia.gov>
> Cc: paraview <paraview at paraview.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:57:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Paraview] plot point over time - how to use it?
>
> Hi, Ken,
>
> Thanks for the reply.  Now I can select the point.  But, I then select "plot
> selection over time" filter, I did not get any plot.  The spread sheet view
> showed that there is no point in the "plot selection over time" row.  I am
> not sure why that is.  Also, PV did not ask why field variable I am
> ploting.  I am missing something.
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> Pei
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Moreland, Kenneth" <kmorel at sandia.gov>
> To: Pei-Ying Hsieh <phsieh2005 at yahoo.com>; paraview <paraview at paraview.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:32:34 AM
> Subject: RE: [Paraview] plot point over time - how to use it?
>
> All of the select mechanisms work the same with the plot over time filter.
> Simply do a "select points on" selection (the toolbar icon has a triangle
> with red points surrounded by a dotted box and a mouse cursor on it) and
> apply it to the plot filter in the same way you used the other selection.
>
> Alternatively you could open the spreadsheet view, view the point data,
> click the row corresponding to the point you want to plot over time (this
> will select that point), and add the filter as you normally would.
>
> -Ken
> ________________________________________
> From: paraview-bounces at paraview.org [paraview-bounces at paraview.org] On
> Behalf Of Pei-Ying Hsieh [phsieh2005 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:51 AM
> To: paraview
> Subject: [Paraview] plot point over time - how to use it?
>
> Dear PV experts:
>
> I loaded a transient dataset into paraview (3.4.0).  This is 3D unstrucutred
> mesh.
>
> Is there any tutorial that shows how to "select a point using a mouse"?
> Then, plot that point over time?
>
> I know how to select a whole bunch of cells ("select cell through
> selection"), but, never know how to select just a point using the mouse.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pei
>
>
>
>
>
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