[Paraview] please help do constuct 3d surface chart from csv file

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

If the issue is indeed scale, then you can apply the Transform filter
to scale the points.

Utkarsh

On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Chris Botha <solidstones at gmail.com> wrote:
> Utkarsh/Berk
>
> Thank you both for taking the time to reply to my question.
>
> I have done what you have suggested - and made some progress. I still
> however do not see what I expect.
>
> After making sure that the "table to points" is selected I do see a 3D
> view of something - the points are stretched along the Z axis - very
> close to the axis - and not spread out as I would expect. When I apply
> Delauny 2d it of course draws lines between the stretched out points
> along the Z axis.
>
> I have attached the following for you to see what I mean:
> paraviewdots.png - screen shot of dots along the Z axis
> surface3d.png - what I would like to see - made with another program
> off the same data.
>
> I have also attached the file that contains the data that I am trying
> to see as a 3D surface chart - the file is four.csv. In the
> paraviewdots file I have selected :
> x = posdista
> y = negdista
> z = fitness
>
> I assume that the problem has to do with scale somehow - and have
> tried to find the correct settings to change - but have been unable to
> and would therefore greatly appreciate your help
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Berk Geveci <berk.geveci at kitware.com> wrote:
>> After that, you'll probably need delaunay 2d.
>>
>> -berk
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit
>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>> Once you split and create the 3D view, click on the eyeball next to
>>> the "Table To Points" filter to turn visibility of the data generated
>>> by that filter in the 3D view to ON.
>>>
>>> Utkarsh
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Chris Botha <solidstones at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I want to use Paraview to construct a 3d surface chart from data that
>>>> I have in a csv file.
>>>>
>>>> The data does not need any further manipulation. The file consists of
>>>> 3 columns representing the x,y,z values of the points that I want to
>>>> plot
>>>>
>>>> I have been able to open the file in Paraview  - and applied the
>>>> "table to points" filter. I can see the data in the spreadsheet view
>>>> but do not know how to create a 3d view. When I split the window and
>>>> click the 3d view option nothing is displayed.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Chris
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