[Paraview] Table to structured grid problem

[Cory Quammen]

Lester,

Yes, in structured grids in VTK the x dimension changes fastest, then y, then z.

Cory

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Think I sorted it by reordering the data:
> sort(z) -> sort(y) -> sort(x) (in Excel)
> Gives the volume rendered properly. So is there a specific ordering
> scheme to follow?
>
> On 22 June 2016 at 10:23, Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As a quick note, each layer is ordered bottom left to top right. The
>> region is defined as:
>> west = 117, East = 128.5, South = -11, North = -6
>>
>> On 22 June 2016 at 06:42, Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Ken,
>>>
>>> The data dimensions are: 116 x 51 x 51 (xyz), so the model extent was set to:
>>> X = 0 - 115, Y = 0 - 50, Z = 0 -50
>>> These extents work fine and no errors assciated with the input, and no
>>> missing nodes. The model comprises 51 layers and each is 116 x 51 and
>>> all have the total 5916.
>>>
>>> Not sure what is going on because loading as points is fine.
>>>
>>> On 21 June 2016 at 17:30, Moreland, Kenneth <kmorel at sandia.gov> wrote:
>>>> Lester,
>>>>
>>>> What are the dimensions of the grid in the table? Are they 116x51x51 or 115x50x50?
>>>>
>>>> The extent that you set in the TableToStructuredGrid filter uses inclusive indices. That means they should go from 0 to one less than the size of the dimension. So if your grid is 115x50x50, then the extent should be set as
>>>> X = 0 - 114
>>>> Y = 0 - 49
>>>> Z = 0 - 49
>>>>
>>>> -Ken
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: ParaView [mailto:paraview-bounces at paraview.org] On Behalf Of Lester Anderson
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 9:03 AM
>>>> To: paraview at paraview.org
>>>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Paraview] Table to structured grid problem
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have tried to generate a structured grid from a csv file comprising
>>>> 51 layers with X and Y as Long and Lat respectively.
>>>>
>>>> (1) Load CSV file
>>>> (2) Filter -> TableToStructuredGrid
>>>> set dimensions:
>>>> x = 0 - 115
>>>> y = 0 - 50
>>>> z = 0 - 50
>>>>
>>>> This all works fine, but the plot is skewed oddly in the gridding, as in the outline view does not show a nice regular shaped outline but rather a jagged edge, almost like it is trying to join points on the front and back faces (see test picture).
>>>>
>>>> TableTo Points worked fine and all points were placed correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Paraview 5.0.0 64-bit Windows
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas what might be going on? I never had this problem before and the CSV file is fine.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Lester
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Cory Quammen
R&D Engineer
Kitware, Inc.