[Paraview] [newbie] show grid in paraview - wireframe shows triangles instead of quads...

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

No luck reproducing the problem here (see attached image). Try running
with "-dr" command line option. Wondering is some setting got changed
inadvertently that's causing this problem.

Utkarsh

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:22 AM, newsboost <newsboost at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Ok - my problem was/is related to a 20-node element - please see this simple
> vtk-file and then change to "wireframe" and *pplease* tell me why I cannot
> see the true grid/mesh, but these annoying triangles that make up the
> element...
>
>
> http://www.filedropper.com/omega001
>
>
> Please advice (somebody more clever than me) and perhaps suggest a solution
> so I can see the true mesh/grid for a 20-node element like I uploaded! :-)
>
>
>
>
> On 2011-09-06 21:13, Scott, W Alan wrote:
>>
>> Could you post an example dataset, or show us how to replicate this with a
>> sources/... source?  Also, what version of ParaView?  Local server?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> On Behalf Of newsboost
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:19 AM
>> To: paraview at paraview.org
>> Subject: [Paraview] [newbie] show grid in paraview - wireframe shows
>> triangles instead of quads...
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> [newbie question]: I want to show my mesh/grid in paraview and turn on
>> "wireframe" mode. But this shows triangles instead of quads... I
>> colleague of mine says that on his windows pc the correct quad mesh is
>> shown but on my linux pc, I only see triangles...
>>
>> Please help me understand how to see the true grid instead of the
>> triangles...
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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