[Paraview] How to label cell or point by variable value in Paraview 4.0?

[Benjamin Spencer]

Yes, I'm positive that I've loaded the variables.  I don't know if it makes
any difference, but I'm using a Mac 64 bit executable for both 3.x and 4.x.
 I'll directly send you a small example dataset off the list.  Thanks for
looking into this.

-Ben

On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <
utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:

> I just tried with 4.0.1 linux-64bit binaries and I cannot reproduce
> the problem. Are you sure you're loading all the variables you're
> interested in from the "Properties" panel for the Exodus reader? Do
> you have a sample dataset to reproduce this problem?
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Benjamin Spencer
> <benjamin.spencer at inl.gov> wrote:
> > There is a difference in the behavior after 4.0 in visualizing Exodus
> files.
> > In the old version (3.14.1), the "Label Mode" pull-down list under the
> > "Point Label" tab in the Selection Inspector contained a full list of
> all of
> > the nodal variables that were loaded in, while in the new version
> (4.0.1),
> > the only options are PointIDs, GlobalNodeId, and PedigreeNodeId.  Same
> deal
> > for cell labels.
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Ben,
> >>
> >> That hasn't changed in 3.x or 4.0. You go to the "Selection Inspector"
> >> panel to do that. In the upcoming 4.1 there's a new panel that makes
> >> this even easier  -- just FYI.
> >>
> >> Utkarsh
> >>
> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Benjamin Spencer
> >> <benjamin.spencer at inl.gov> wrote:
> >> > Earlier versions of Paraview (3.x) had the extremely useful option to
> >> > use
> >> > the value of any variable as the label for selected points or cells.
> >> > That
> >> > feature seems to be missing in version 4.0 and newer.  Has this been
> >> > removed
> >> > completely, or is there just a different way of doing that in the new
> >> > version?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Ben
> >> >
> >> > Benjamin Spencer
> >> > Fuels Modeling and Simulation
> >> > Idaho National Laboratory
> >> >
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