[Paraview] Defining new Variables

[David E DeMarle]

And make sure the subsequent filters start from the calculator filter,
otherwise they, just like the calculator itself, will take in the output of
the upstream source. (i.e. you've made a branching fan out pipeline)


David E DeMarle
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On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Moreland, Kenneth <kmorel at sandia.gov>
wrote:

>   The variable should be available for use by subsequent filters. I've
> never had a problem with that. Perhaps the calculator was not giving the
> variable the name you were expecting? (The default name is "Result".)
>
>  -Ken
>
>   From: <Rinehart>, "Inc.]" <richard.d.rinehart at nasa.gov>
> Date: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM
> To: "paraview at paraview.org" <paraview at paraview.org>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Paraview] Defining new Variables
>
>   Thanks!  Ahh….  Filters.  But the variable did not seem available for
> use by subsequent filters after the filter application.  That’s confusing
> me.  But I’ll try again.
>
> -rich
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Moreland, Kenneth [mailto:kmorel at sandia.gov <kmorel at sandia.gov>]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 12:06 PM
> *To:* Rinehart, Richard D. (GRC-VG00)[DB Consulting Group, Inc.];
> paraview at paraview.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Paraview] Defining new Variables
>
>
>
> Richard,
>
>
>
> Did you click the "Apply" button after entering the expression in the
> calculator filter? After you click the Apply button ParaView will evaluate
> your expression on all elements of your data.
>
>
>
> The new variable becomes part of the newly generated data set labeled as
> "Calculator1" or something similar in the pipeline browser (at the left of
> the GUI). The variable is available when showing that data in the view or
> adding subsequent filters to that.
>
>
>
> If this talk of filters is confusing, I suggest taking a look at the
> ParaView tutorial (http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/The_ParaView_Tutorial)
> and/or the ParaView guide as Utkarsh suggested earlier to learn the
> fundamental concepts of ParaView.
>
>
>
> -Ken
>
>
>
> *From: *<Rinehart>, "Inc.]" <richard.d.rinehart at nasa.gov>
> *Date: *Monday, February 9, 2015 at 8:51 AM
> *To: *"paraview at paraview.org" <paraview at paraview.org>
> *Subject: *[EXTERNAL] [Paraview] Defining new Variables
>
>
>
> Greetings!
>
> A relative newbie Paraview question[image:
> http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/images/smilies/smile.gif]. In Ensight I
> use the calculator to define essentially a new variable, such as degrees F
> as computed from K. I've done that in Paraview but it doesn't seem to then
> be available to use. ?
>
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