[Paraview] Scalar bar ranges jump around

[Cory Quammen]

Quick update:

A bug has been filed for this problem:

http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=16000

Best,
Cory

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 6:00 PM, Bob Flandard <bflandard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Cory,
>
> Thanks for confirming that you too can see this behavior, and for your
> efforts investigating it.
>
> Regards, Bob
>
> On 5 January 2016 at 21:57, Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> Thank you for reporting this issue. I don't know the underlying reason
>> for this behavior, but I can confirm it and will be looking into it.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Cory
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Bob Flandard <bflandard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello Utkarsh and Cory,
>> >
>> > This issue is not exclusive to "Automatic Annotations". It also exists
>> > with
>> > the default "Labels" type annotations with or without the "Automatic
>> > Label
>> > Format" selected.
>> >
>> > Thanks for investigating, Bob
>> >
>> > On 30 December 2015 at 21:53, Utkarsh Ayachit
>> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Ah, the issue seems to be with "Automatic Annotations". Cory, can you
>> >> check this out when you get the chance? I am not entirely sure how
>> >> automatic annotations should work here, if at all.
>> >>
>> >> Utkarsh
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Bob Flandard <bflandard at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hello Utkarsh,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you for the suggestion. The plot I sent has already implicitly
>> >> > disabled "automatic label format" by only using the "Draw
>> >> > Annotations"
>> >> > and
>> >> > "Automatic Annotation" options, with the options in the "Labels"
>> >> > section
>> >> > unchecked. I tried explicitly unchecking the "Automatic Label Format"
>> >> > as
>> >> > you
>> >> > suggested, but it has no effect in this instance (as expected).
>> >> >
>> >> > Are you able to reproduce the effect from the attached state file?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for your help, Bob
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 29 December 2015 at 21:44, Utkarsh Ayachit
>> >> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Can you try unchecking the "Automatic Label Format" checkbox on the
>> >> >> "Edit Color Legend Parameters" dialog accessible from the "Color Map
>> >> >> Editor" panel? I think it's the label formatting that's causing the
>> >> >> issue.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Utkarsh
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Bob Flandard <bflandard at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hello Ken,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Maybe you are seeing something different to what I see when
>> >> >> > playing
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > different time steps. I see the relative size of each of the
>> >> >> > discrete
>> >> >> > colours in the scalar bar, changing in a random way. The ticks
>> >> >> > don't
>> >> >> > move
>> >> >> > and the numbers change appropriately, but the length of each
>> >> >> > colour
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > constant. I've attached an image that shows the scalar bar from
>> >> >> > three
>> >> >> > time
>> >> >> > step of the data set in the state file I posted yesterday. One
>> >> >> > (t=96)
>> >> >> > has a
>> >> >> > good scalar bar and the other two are wrong.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for your help, Bob
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 29 December 2015 at 17:49, Moreland, Kenneth
>> >> >> > <kmorel at sandia.gov>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Bob,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I am confused. The "clamp and update every timestep" feature is
>> >> >> >> what
>> >> >> >> turns
>> >> >> >> on the behavior of changing the scale of every timestep. Just
>> >> >> >> turn
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> off.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> -Ken
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad so blame autocorrect.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > On Dec 28, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Bob Flandard <bflandard at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Hello,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Sorry if this is old news.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > The colour ranges on the scalar bar should remain equally
>> >> >> >> > spaced,
>> >> >> >> > but
>> >> >> >> > with the transfer function reset mode set to "clamp and update
>> >> >> >> > every
>> >> >> >> > timestep", they jump about during a time series animation.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Attached is a state file that demonstrates the issue (created
>> >> >> >> > with
>> >> >> >> > PV
>> >> >> >> > v5.0 RC3). Please load it and click the play button, or
>> >> >> >> > manually
>> >> >> >> > click
>> >> >> >> > through time steps.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thanks, Bob
>> >> >> >> > <ScalarBarIssue.zip>
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