[Paraview] default representation?

[B.W.H. van Beest]

But how can I set the default, especially for a new source?


Regards,
Bertwim

On 10/02/2014 04:55 PM, Moreland, Kenneth wrote:
> 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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