[Paraview] SOLVED: Another paraview x3d export question: pale pale colors output -- how do I hack the x3d exporter?

[Cook, Rich]

Sure, absolutely.  
How can I get it to you?  It's a bit large.  

On Nov 25, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
 wrote:

> Is that data shareable? Can you send it to  me? I can see if there's
> something that could be done. If you can send me the data in VTK
> format so I don't need to your reader code and I think that should
> work too.
> 
> Utkarsh
> 
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Cook, Rich <cook47 at llnl.gov> wrote:
>> Cool, now I have to figure out how to get rid of the cracks in my images and
>> I'll be all set.
>> 
>> On Nov 25, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Ah! I think the problem boils down to X3D exporter not exporting cell-data
>> correctly. I've reported a bug: http://paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=14423
>> 
>> Thanks for figuring this out :).
>> Utkarsh
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Cook, Rich <cook47 at llnl.gov> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It seems as though in the "bad x3d export" case with garbled colors, I had
>>> selected the "pressure as zones" coloring method:
>>> 
>>> <ParaViewScreenSnapz002.jpg>
>>> 
>>> This does not play well with point data apparently.  Here is what I get in
>>> blender (in paraview it looks fine):
>>> 
>>> <BlenderScreenSnapz002.jpg>
>>> 
>>> When I changed this to "color by pressure as nodes":
>>> 
>>> <ParaViewScreenSnapz001.jpg>
>>> 
>>> The export looks coherent and properly colored in blender:
>>> 
>>> <BlenderScreenSnapz001.jpg>
>>> 
>>> Although I know I should not color nodal data by zones for optimal
>>> behavior, if the GUI is going to let me do this, I would argue that all hell
>>> should not break loose.  :-)
>>> 
>>> Anyhow, workaround found, problem solved, etc.
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:18 AM, "Cook, Rich" <cook47 at llnl.gov>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> "interpolate colors before mapping" is turned on for all objects.
>>> Hmm -- I just got a good image -- hold on while I figure out what I did.
>>> I went into the advanced settings and changed a couple things.  Let's see if
>>> I can figure out when it works and when it doesn't.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I don't see any such option.  I'm attaching a screen shot of all the
>>> contour properties.  I also don't see that in the Preferences anywhere.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rich, the properties panels provides a "search box" on the top of the
>>> panel. It's generally easy to simply use that to find the properties.
>>> The panel has a "advanced" view and a "default" view and hence not all
>>> available properties are shown in the panel. However, if you search,
>>> all properties are searched irrespective of whether the panel is in
>>> advanced or simple view. So just type  "interpolate " in the "Search"
>>> box and you'll see the attached image:
>>> 
>>> For more details on the design on the properties panel, here's a post:
>>> http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/491
>>> 
>>> I tried to reproduce the issue using a wavelet source instead, but my
>>> blender skills are limited and I can't seem to get any color rendered.
>>> I'll wait till I get your response about what happens for you with the
>>> simple sphere case to continue.
>>> 
>>> Utkarsh
>>> <Screen Shot 2013-11-24 at 7.10.16 PM.png>
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
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>>> ✐Richard Cook
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> ✐Richard Cook
>> ✇ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>> Bldg-453 Rm-4024, Mail Stop L-557
>> 7000 East Avenue,  Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
>> ☎ (office) (925) 423-9605
>> ☎ (fax) (925) 423-6961
>> ---
>> Information Management & Graphics Grp., Services & Development Div.,
>> Integrated Computing & Communications Dept.
>> (opinions expressed herein are mine and not those of LLNL)
>> 
>> 
>> 

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✐Richard Cook   
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7000 East Avenue,  Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
☎ (office) (925) 423-9605    
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