[Paraview] default representation?

[Moreland, Kenneth]

As far as I know (and anyone else on the list is welcome to correct me),
you cannot directly change the default representation for the output of a
source/filter. The default representation is automatically chosen based on
the type of the data and the view it is being shown in.


What kind of data is the output from your source?

-Ken

On 10/2/14, 10:37 AM, "B.W.H. van Beest" <bwvb at xs4all.nl> wrote:

>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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