[Paraview] Everything on graph disappears after choose 'volume' representation

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

You cannot volume render data coming in from a CSV file. If you want
to sned me a sample CSV, I can send you a Programmable Source code
than will produce a volume renderable dataset.


On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 12:21 PM, yufei shen <yzs133 at psu.edu> wrote:
> Good afternoon:
>
> I am just beginning to use Paraview, and I'm using it to plot a 3D current
> scalar field, with x,y,z being the coordinates of a point in space, while
> the forth column value represents the intensity of current passing through
> that point. My input file is .csv.
>
> After I have tetrahedralized my points, the figure show up in the plotting
> window perfectly with surface, point or any other representations except
> VOLUME. I can adjust color together with alpha values, however, as soon as I
> switch to 'volume', everything just disappears. I've also tried the same
> thing on all platforms (Mac, linux, Windows), but the problem is not solved.
>
> I wonder what's causing this problem? Should I used a different input file
> format other than .csv? It seems what I am doing is really simple compared
> with paraview's capability. I have also checked the archives but could not
> find any solution to this...
>
> I really appreciate your help!
>
> Best Regards
> Yufei
>
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