[Paraview] plot contour in ParaView

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Yifei,

Contouring as an operation doesn't make much sense for point clouds.
The question would be what is your end goal? What information do you
want to extract from the point could? Maybe I can suggestion
alternative operations that can help you achieve that.

Utkarsh

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Yifei <yma74 at gatech.edu> wrote:
> It is point cloud. What data type could the contour filter apply to? Is it possible to convert dump files from LAMMPS to this type of data?
>
> Thanks for your kindly help.
> Yifei
>
>> On Apr 8, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am correct that your dataset is just a point-cloud or am I missing
>> something? If it is a point cloud, how are you contouring it, in the
>> first place? The contour filter cannot be applied to a point cloud.
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Yifei <yma74 at gatech.edu> wrote:
>>> Please find the dataset in the attachment.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Yifei
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 7, 2015, at 4:28 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If you can share a sample dataset to illustrate the problem, it may help.
>>>>
>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Yifei <yma74 at gatech.edu> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just double checked. I did check the "Compute Scalars" option.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Yifei
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 7, 2015, at 3:44 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How can I use damage or velocity as the coloring options?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Make sure you have "Compute Scalars" option checked on the
>>>>>> "Properties" panel for the Contour filter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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