[Paraview] Orient created vectors

[Aymeric NAZE]

Hi Cory,

I've tried what you suggested and it works. Something has certainly been
wrong with my state file.

Thank you

Regards,

Aymeric

2015-07-16 20:55 GMT+02:00 Aymeric NAZE <aymeric.naze at gmail.com>:

> Thanks Cory for the time spent on my issue.
>
> I'll try this on monday and post feedback right after.
>
> Regards,
>
> Aymeric
>
> Le 16 juil. 2015 à 19:38, Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com> a
> écrit :
>
> Hi Aymeric,
>
> Sorry, I have been swamped.
>
> I just looked at your data. The state file you sent invoked an error in
> the Output Window. Indeed, I could see the arrows aligned only with the X
> axis.
>
> If I load just your data, I have more success. Here's what I did:
>
> - load Test_Set.tp
> - Calculator filter
> -- Result array name = Velocity
> -- express = U*iHat + V*jHat + W*kHat
> - Glyph filter
> -- Glyph Type = Arrow
> -- Vectors = Velocity
> -- Glyph Mode = Every Nth Point
> -- Stride 300
> - color by "GlyphVector"
>
> I get the attached image when doing this.
>
> My suspicion is that an error that occurred somewhere along the way during
> your interaction with ParaView, and it has crept into the state file and is
> causing a problem with the glyph display. I recommend starting fresh, like
> I did, and see if you can get the vectors to point the right way.
>
> Best regards,
> Cory
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 3:41 AM, Aymeric NAZE <aymeric.naze at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Cory,
>>
>> Did you have the time to take a look at my dataset ?
>>
>> 2015-07-09 17:03 GMT+02:00 Aymeric NAZE <aymeric.naze at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Thank you for your reactivity.
>>>
>>> You will find below a dropbox link to 2 files :
>>>
>>>    - the dataset : 27.8 Mo
>>>    - the state file (ontaining the calculators and glyph) : 261 ko
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fu8mji13ov79crb/AAAFcFvCKccEu-qcP5YZtguPa?dl=0
>>>
>>>
>>> 2015-07-09 16:12 GMT+02:00 Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hmm, well it does indeed have non-zero Y and Z components. Could you
>>>> share this dataset?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Cory
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Aymeric NAZE <aymeric.naze at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Information regarding my Result vector field in Data Arrays (under
>>>>> "Information" tab in the calculator filter) :
>>>>>
>>>>>    - *Data Type* : double
>>>>>    - *Data Ranges* : [-1.26, 0.01], [-0.01, 0.76], [-0.16, 0.27]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2015-07-09 15:03 GMT+02:00 Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you verify that the second and third components of your Result
>>>>>> vector field have a range outside [0, 0]? You can get this information
>>>>>> under the Information tab in the Data Arrays table.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 7:56 AM, Aymeric NAZE <aymeric.naze at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for considering my problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, in the Glyph Filter I have the following *Active Attributes* :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    - *Scalars *: FF wich is the magnitude in the (x,y) plane
>>>>>>>    (calculated with another "calculator" filter : FF=(U^2+V^2)^0.5) : it's the
>>>>>>>    length of the arrows I want to display.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    - *Vectors *: Result (vectors from the previously described
>>>>>>>    calculator)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2015-07-09 14:29 GMT+02:00 Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Aymeric,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Did you choose the "Result" array as the "Vectors" property in the
>>>>>>>> Properties panel of the Glyph filter?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>>>> Cory
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Aymeric NAZE <
>>>>>>>> aymeric.naze at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm using Paraview 4.3.1 (64-bit) to display data from a tecplot
>>>>>>>>> format file.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Data is points coordinates (x,y,z) and vectors coordinates (u,v,w)
>>>>>>>>> for each point.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    - I have created vectors with "Calculator" filter (Result =
>>>>>>>>>    u*iHat+v*jHat+w*kHat) and it creates vectors with thewanted coordinates (I
>>>>>>>>>    can see that in the spreadsheet view)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    - Then I made a glyph to display these vectors as arrows.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Magnitude is displayed without problem but i did'nt find how to
>>>>>>>>> orient correctly the vectors.
>>>>>>>>> Whether i check or not the "Orient" feature it doesn't change
>>>>>>>>> anything : vectors are always oriented along the x axis...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does anybody can help me on that issue ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks so much in advance.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Aymeric
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Cory Quammen
>>>>>>>> R&D Engineer
>>>>>>>> Kitware, Inc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Cory Quammen
>>>>>> R&D Engineer
>>>>>> Kitware, Inc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cory Quammen
>>>> R&D Engineer
>>>> Kitware, Inc.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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> Cory Quammen
> R&D Engineer
> Kitware, Inc.
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