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

[Rao Garimella]

OK. Thanks. I will try to get the latest one. Appreciate your help!

On 02/05/16 13:07, Moreland, Kenneth wrote:
> It looks like this feature was introduced in ParaView 4.4. I don't see
> it in 4.3.
>
> -Ken
>
> From: Rao Garimella <rao at lanl.gov <mailto:rao at lanl.gov>>
> Date: Friday, February 5, 2016 at 1:03 PM
> To: Kenneth Moreland <kmorel at sandia.gov <mailto:kmorel at sandia.gov>>,
> Andy Bauer <andy.bauer at kitware.com <mailto:andy.bauer at kitware.com>>
> 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
>
> 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> 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" <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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