[Paraview] Different VTK XML files for data and geometry

[Manu GV]

Thanks for the help Bert!!


Cheers

On 01/26/2012 04:41 PM, Berk Geveci wrote:
> Unfortunately, this can't be done with the VTK files currently. I
> believe that it can be done with Xdmf however. I am not an Xdmf expert
> so I am hoping that someone else will explain how to do it in Xdmf.
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Manu GV <manu.gvm at gmail.com
> <mailto:manu.gvm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Dear all,
>
>     I have a foo.vts structured grid vtk xml file which consists of
>     geometry and the one scalar cell center variable. I am animating the
>     scalar variable with time and the geometry remains constant.
>     For animation, every file(foo_n.vts) consists of same geometry which
>     I want to avoid.
>
>     I am trying to find a way where I can write geometry in a separate
>     file and in main files(foo_n.vts) I just link it. So that I don't
>     waste storage space to write geometry in all main files.
>
>     Can this be done using vtk file formats and still be readable in
>     Paraview? If yes how can this be done?
>
>
>     Thanks in advance,
>
>     Best Regards
>     Manu
>
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