[Paraview] visualizing vorticity

[David E DeMarle]

Apply "Cell Data to Point Data" or turn on auto-convert properties in
the preferences/setting to tell paraview to do that for you as needed.

David E DeMarle
Kitware, Inc.
R&D Engineer
21 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-881-4909


On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Nico Schlömer <nico.schloemer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to visualize the vorticity of a given vector field using ParaView.
> I've just discovered the ComputeDerivatives filter (choosing
> "Vorticity" as "Output Vector Type"). I would now like to have the
> result of this calculation displayed as vector field (with arrows) or,
> even better, in terms of field lines. (I'm actually describing a
> magnetic field here.)
> When I choose the glyphs filter, I can choose the original vector
> field as input, but not "Vorticity".
> Any hints?
>
> Cheers,
> Nico
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