[Paraview] Scalar bar ranges jump around

[Cory Quammen]

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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Cory Quammen
R&D Engineer
Kitware, Inc.