[Paraview] Load series of VTK files

[Samuel Key]

Ian,

If the *.vtu files are using the XML-based format, the you can use a 
*.vtd "mother file" (or meta file) that references the *.vtu files. An 
example of a *.pvd file is attached, however, the 'name=...' item is 
ignored (not used) by PV's Extract Block filter.

Sam

On 3/6/2015 6:13 AM, Ian Krukow wrote:
> Yes, that would work. I could write me a script for renaming the 
> files. But I would rather avoid that, as I get the result files from a 
> project partner with the simulation time in the filename. So, they are 
> named something like
> file_t=0.0012.vtu
> file_t=0.0024.vtu
> ...
> As soon as t passes 1, ParaView sees a new series. In addition, the 
> first timestep has a different filename, because it is a steady-state 
> solution. I could remove the dots in the time values and rename the 
> steady-state solution, but I would have to do it every time I get a 
> new file series. Therefore, I have been looking for another solution.
>
> Kind regards
> Ian
>
>
>
> Am 06.03.2015 um 11:56 schrieb dkxls23 at gmail.com:
>> Have you tried to name the files like this:
>> fileName.0000.vtu
>> fileName.0001.vtu
>> fileName.0002.vtu
>> ...
>>
>> ParaView should recognize them as a time series.
>>
>> That typically worked for me (cannot test it though at the moment).
>>
>> -Armin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri Mar 6 12:36:01 2015 GMT+0200, Ian Krukow wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I want to load a series of VTU files, which are all stored in one
>>> directory, but not numbered in a way that ParaView recognises them as
>>> one series. In a python script, I can do it like this:
>>>
>>> import glob
>>> import paraview.simple as pv
>>> pattern = 'directory/*.vtu'
>>> files = glob.glob(pattern)
>>> reader = pv.XMLUnstructuredGridReader( FileName=files )
>>>
>>> The directory may be an input parameter to the script.
>>> How can I transfer this into the GUI with the directory as a parameter?
>>>
>>> I have looked at python macros, but obviously it is not possible to
>>> define any parameters there.
>>> Is it possible to run a script from the python shell with a parameter?
>>> I also took a look at the Programmable Source. It should be a possible
>>> solution, but I have not found much explanation of what to do.
>>>
>>> Any ideas are welcome.
>>> Kind regards
>>> Ian
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