[Paraview] parallel and transparency

[Burlen Loring]

thanks!

This is looking like a very flaky bug (perhaps osmesa perhaps PV I can't 
say without more digging). At least I was able to get some decent 
looking renders by fidling various parameters ...

the broken depth peeling controls may be a separate issue...

On 05/02/2014 10:35 PM, Takuya OSHIMA wrote:
> I forgot to mention that you need to restart ParaView after the
> setting change. Also, I attached my case comparing the setting on
> (on.jpg) and off (off.jpg).
>
> Takuya OSHIMA, Ph.D.
> Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
> 8050 Ikarashi-Ninocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, JAPAN
>
> From: Takuya OSHIMA <oshima at eng.niigata-u.ac.jp>
> Subject: Re: [Paraview] parallel and transparency
> Date: Sat, 03 May 2014 12:28:01 +0900 (?? (???))
>
>> I am not sure if exactly same, but had a very similar rendering
>> problem with multiple overlapped opacity-mapped surfaces on
>> 4.1.0. Turning on Use Immediate Mode Rendering in the Render View
>> settings solved the problem on my Mac. Now, I checked on a Windows to
>> make sure that it was a cross-platform workaround but it didn't
>> work. Anyway, you might give it a try if you still have not.
>>
>> Takuya OSHIMA, Ph.D.
>> Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
>> 8050 Ikarashi-Ninocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, JAPAN
>>
>> From: Burlen Loring <burlen.loring at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Paraview] parallel and transparency
>> Date: Fri, 02 May 2014 10:24:26 -0700
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Transparency doesn't seem to be working correctly in parallel w/
>>> multiple actors(see attached image, bad.png). The check box to enable
>>> depth peeling and slider to set the number of peels don't seem to be
>>> working either. the slider shows 4 and is disabled. disabling depth
>>> peeling doesn't change the image at all.  I see similar problems with
>>> volume rendering w/ multiple actors. With only one transparent actor
>>> things look potentially OK. Is this a known issue? Are there other
>>> settings?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Burlen
>>>
>>
>>
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