[Paraview] netcdf-4

Matthias Wiesenberger Matthias.Wiesenberger at uibk.ac.at
Wed Aug 6 05:03:10 EDT 2014


Hi David,

that helped a lot, thanks very much. I downloaded v4.1 from the paraview 
site and it opens netcdf-4 as you describe.

thanks again
Matthias

On 08/05/2014 08:32 PM, David E DeMarle wrote:
> In a fresh build of paraview master on a mac, I can read this file
> without a problem. When I go to open the file I'm given a choice of "CAM
> NetCDF (Unstructured)" or "NetCDF files generic and CF conventions".
> Choose netcdf cf and, accept defaults and hit apply and I see the data,
> curvilinear with 72/91 cells and points and two cell aligned float
> arrays, pressure and temperature.
>
> It is possible to turn OFF support for netcdf4 if VTK_USE_SYSTEM_HDF5 on
> and HDF5_HL is off that will happen. I am guessing that is what is going
> on here in ubuntu's ParaView package.
>
> You can:
>   try a nightly build from the kitware download site
>   ask the ubuntu packager to turn it on in the future
>   build paraview yourself from source
>
> hth
>
>
>
> David E DeMarle
> Kitware, Inc.
> R&D Engineer
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> Phone: 518-881-4909
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>
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Matthias Wiesenberger
> <Matthias.Wiesenberger at uibk.ac.at
> <mailto:Matthias.Wiesenberger at uibk.ac.at>> wrote:
>
>     Hi, my paraview is version 4.01 64-bit. I attached a sample file for
>     you. It's generated from one of the netcdf example codes modified
>     only by the additional creation flag NC_NETCDF4.
>     Matthias
>
>
>
>     On 08/04/2014 05:21 PM, Aashish Chaudhary wrote:
>
>         also, it will help if you can share your data (sample one) with us.
>
>         - Aashish
>
>
>         On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:10 AM, David E DeMarle
>         <dave.demarle at kitware.com <mailto:dave.demarle at kitware.com>
>         <mailto:dave.demarle at kitware.__com
>         <mailto:dave.demarle at kitware.com>>> wrote:
>
>              Which version of ParaView does ubuntu provide?
>
>              True netcdf4 support first appeared in 3.98 as I recall.
>
>
>
>
>              David E DeMarle
>              Kitware, Inc.
>              R&D Engineer
>              21 Corporate Drive
>              Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>              Phone: 518-881-4909 <tel:518-881-4909> <tel:518-881-4909
>         <tel:518-881-4909>>
>
>
>
>              On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Wiesenberger, Matthias
>              <Matthias.Wiesenberger at uibk.__ac.at
>         <mailto:Matthias.Wiesenberger at uibk.ac.at>
>              <mailto:Matthias.Wiesenberger at __uibk.ac.at
>         <mailto:Matthias.Wiesenberger at uibk.ac.at>>> wrote:
>
>                  Hi,
>                  I downloaded and installed paraview via my ubuntu package
>                  manager.  I then generated some data with my code using a
>                  freshly installed netcdf library. Paraview can read and
>                  visualize that data without complaints. However, I now
>         want to
>                  make use of the parallel I/O features that the new netcdf-4
>                  (enhanced) data model (sometimes called Common Data Model)
>                  proviedes. The thing is that paraview obviously can't
>         read the
>                  new file format. Every time I want to read data in the new
>                  netcdf4/HDF5 data model I get to a list of readers to
>         choose
>                  from. I've been trying to find a solution for that for some
>                  while now, but I'm at a total loss, is there a hidden
>         option
>                  somewhere? Should I reinstall paraview? I can also
>         promise not
>                  to use any nasty HDF5 features in my files like groups
>         or new
>                  fancy datatypes (there is creation flag for this
>                  NC_CLASSIC_MODEL) i.e. use the old data model but the
>         new format
>                  if that helps.
>                  Can you help me with this?
>                  Best
>                  Matthias
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