[Paraview] Animation using CGNS files.

Robert Maynard robert.maynard at kitware.com
Mon Jan 30 14:54:15 EST 2012


Hi Kenneth,

The current CGNS reader doesn't support time varying geometry just
time varying variables. You will have to use a different file format
like VTK, XDMF or Exodus.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Robert Maynard
<robert.maynard at kitware.com> wrote:
> Hi Kenneth,
>
> Do you have a file that you can provide that replicates the problem?
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Kenneth Hall <kenneth.c.hall at duke.edu>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am new to the list, hope you can help. Does anyone have experience using
>> CGNS files with Paraview animation, especially with moving grids.  I can get
>> Paraview to animate the *solution* using
>>
>> ZoneIterativeData -> FlowSolutionPointers.
>>
>> But my moving grids won't move.  I have tried storing the grid location at
>> each time levels and using
>>
>> ZoneIterativeData -> GridCoordinatesPointers
>>
>> to point to the data. I have also tried defining multiple RigidGridMotion
>> nodes, and then using
>>
>> ZoneIterativeData -> RigidGridMotionPointers.
>>
>> to point to the data.  In both cases, the flow solution correctly
>> animates, but the grid does not move.   Has anyone else had success in
>> animating grid motion with CGNS files and Paraview?
>>
>> Kenneth
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