[Paraview] default representation?

[Moreland, Kenneth]

The default representation is based more on the data type than the filter
setup. I forget all the rules, but I believe that structured data types
(like uniform and non-uniform rectilinear grids and curvilinear grids)
default to outline. Unstructured data types (like poly data or
unstructured grids) default to surface unless the size is larger than some
threshold (which can be changed in settings). Multiblock data sets default
to whatever is appropriate for the data type in the blocks.


The rational for this behavior is that an unstructured data type likely
represents some geometry of importance whereas a regular grid more likely
represents some region in space where the relevant structure is internal.

-Ken

On 10/2/14, 7:53 AM, "B.W.H. van Beest" <bwvb at xs4all.nl> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I noticed that sources like a box, sphere etc., are always displayed
>initially with a surface representation, after which ione can set it
>manually to something else, e.g. a wireframe. Where is this preference
>being set? I cannot find it in the sources.xml file or in any of the
>other xml files, but maybe I don't recognise it.
>
>Background of this is that I would like to change this default
>behaviour, in particular for some new sources I'm creating in a plugin.
>(The sources that are derived from the standard ones.)
>
>Kind Regards,
>Bertwim
> 
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