[Paraview] problem using 'stream tracer with custom source' filter

[Hang Deng]

Thank you Joe and Paul so much for your reply!

Got it working now~

Best,

Hang

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Joe Borġ <mail at jdborg.com> wrote:

> Hi Hang,
>
> I had the same issue, try using the Tetrahedralize filter before the
> extracts.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Joseph David Borġ
> http://www.jdborg.com
>
>
> On 23 October 2012 21:21, Hang Deng <denghang2008 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I was trying to plot streamlines in paraview (3.10.1 64bit) for my
>> openfoam cases. What I did is to import the inlet and internalmesh
>> separately, apply 'mask point' on the inlet, and use filter 'stream tracer
>> with custom source', with mask point as source and internalmesh as the
>> input. At some point, I got a satisfactory streamline plot, everything
>> looks nice. However, I could not duplicate the plot. I went back and did
>> everything the same, the resultant streamlines became extremely short, only
>> 1/10 of length of the flow pathway. And tuning the parameters didn't give
>> me better results either.
>>
>> Anyone has any idea on why this happens or how to make a streamline in
>> paraview correctly?
>>
>> I truly appreciate your help.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Hang
>>
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Hang Deng
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
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