[Paraview] display boundaries of 2D geometry

[Zenker, Dr. Matthias]

Hi Cory,

thank you for the hint.
However, I don't know how to make a mesh generated by Salomé a multi-block dataset. Could you tell me more or give me a pointer on where I can find that out?

Thanks,

Matthias

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Cory Quammen [mailto:cory.quammen at kitware.com]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 14. Juni 2016 14:27
> An: Zenker, Dr. Matthias
> Cc: paraview at paraview.org
> Betreff: Re: [Paraview] display boundaries of 2D geometry
>
> Hi Matthais,
>
> People typically use multi-block data sets for this purpose. ParaView has a
> multi-block inspector that enables you change the visibility of the blocks in a
> data set. If you make each surface a block, then you can show/hide each at
> will.
>
> HTH,
> Cory
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 1:11 PM, Zenker, Dr. Matthias
> <Matthias.Zenker at erbe-med.com> wrote:
> > Hi Cory,
> >
> > this helped indeed, thank you.
> > I  load the mesh.vtu file and apply the Threshold filter on the GeometryID,
> and display that together with my simulation results. That works fine.
> > If I want to display several parts selectively, I can use several Thresholds,
> which is a bit clumsy.
> > It would be nice to be able to get a list of all GeometryIDs, and to check
> those which I want displayed. Do you know if there is a way to do that? Or on
> a more general basis: are there other, more elegant ways to display a
> geometry in ParaView?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Matthias
> >
> >
> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >> Von: Cory Quammen [mailto:cory.quammen at kitware.com]
> >> Gesendet: Montag, 13. Juni 2016 22:28
> >> An: Zenker, Dr. Matthias
> >> Cc: paraview at paraview.org
> >> Betreff: Re: [Paraview] display boundaries of 2D geometry
> >>
> >> Matthias,
> >>
> >> I'm not sure I fully understand exactly what you are trying to do,
> >> but I will try to make a suggestion anyway. If the edges have a cell
> >> data array giving the ID, you should be able to use the Threshold
> >> filter to extract the edges associated with a particular body ID.
> >> Just set the threshold values to the ID you want to see.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps,
> >> Cory
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Zenker, Dr. Matthias
> >> <Matthias.Zenker at erbe-med.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > is there a way to display the boundaries (edges) of a 2D geometry?
> >> > I have converted my mesh to vtu using Elmergrid, so I have the IDs
> >> > of bodies (=surfaces in 2D) and boundaries (edges) in a vtu file.
> >> > Can I just display the edges having the same ID? The extract edges filter
> does not help.
> >> What
> >> > else could I try?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for a helpful hint,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Matthias
> >> >
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