[Paraview] Coloring parallel Exodus II meshes by file/Processor ID

[Rao Garimella]

Hmm. I cannot find that property either by searching or by visual
inspection. Perhaps its only in a newer version of Paraview? I am using
4.3.1

Rao

On 02/05/16 12:56, Moreland, Kenneth wrote:
> Rao,
>
> I think you were asking how to get the file ID representing the
> processor holding the piece in the simulation whereas Andy's
> instructions tell you the process ID that the parts got loaded into
> the visualization.
>
> To get the file ID, go to the properties panel for the Exodus reader
> and find the property labeled "Generate File Id Array." (The easiest
> way to find it is to type "generate" in the search bar at the top of
> the properties panel.) Turn on that checkbox and ParaView will
> generate a field named "FileId". Just color by that field and you are
> good to go.
>
> -Ken
>
> From: ParaView <paraview-bounces at paraview.org
> <mailto:paraview-bounces at paraview.org>> on behalf of Andy Bauer
> <andy.bauer at kitware.com <mailto:andy.bauer at kitware.com>>
> Date: Friday, February 5, 2016 at 12:27 PM
> To: "Garimella, Rao Veerabhadra (LANL)" <rao at lanl.gov
> <mailto:rao at lanl.gov>>
> Cc: "paraview at paraview.org <mailto:paraview at paraview.org>"
> <paraview at paraview.org <mailto:paraview at paraview.org>>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Paraview] Coloring parallel Exodus II meshes
> by file/Processor ID
>
> HI Rao,
>
> The Process Id Scalars creates a field that shows the current
> partitioning of the grid for pvserver. That may be what you're looking
> for. If you're looking for the grid partitioning that was used for the
> simulation, this information would need to be communicated in the
> ExodusII file itself. Depending on how things are written out, there
> should be a block ID available though that you give you this
> information for certain simulation outputs.
>
> Please let me know if this isn't what you're looking for and we can
> try and see how to get it.
>
> Best,
> Andy
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Rao Garimella <rao at lanl.gov
> <mailto:rao at lanl.gov>> wrote:
>
>     Hi
>
>     I tried looking for this in the archives but did not find anything
>     relevant.
>
>     After importing a distributed mesh from the Exodus II/Nemesis I format
>     into paraview, how can I ask it to color the elements based on the
>     file/processor ID that they were read in from?
>
>     Thanks
>     Rao
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