[Paraview] texture dropdown disabled, can't set texture on polygonal mesh

[Ryan Abernathey]

Thanks so much! It works!

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 11:16 AM, David E DeMarle <dave.demarle at kitware.com>
wrote:

> uncheck "Prevent seam" on the T2S filter.
>
> note: cc'ing paraview list back in so all can contribute/benefit from the
> discussion.
>
> David E DeMarle
> Kitware, Inc.
> R&D Engineer
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> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Ryan Abernathey <
> ryan.abernathey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the tip David!
>>
>> I used the "Texture Map To Sphere" filter, which kind of worked. However,
>> the texture mapping is not happening correctly, as you can see from the
>> attached screenshot. The image is mangled.
>>
>> Here is the image I am using:
>>
>> http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57730/land_ocean_ice_2048.png
>>
>> I also tried one with the coordinates shifted, as in this tutorial (
>> http://www.earthmodels.org/data-and-tools/topography/paraview-topography-by-texture-mapping),
>> but it didn't make a difference, still mangled.
>>
>> http://www.earthmodels.org/data-and-tools/topography/texture_land_ocean_ice_8192.png
>>
>> Do you have any suggestions on how to overcome this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>
>> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:52 AM, David E DeMarle <
>> dave.demarle at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Check the Information tab for a "Texture Coordinates" point aligned
>>> array. If not present it would explain why you can't apply a Texture.
>>> In that case, try the "Texture to Sphere" filter to generate some.
>>>
>>>
>>> David E DeMarle
>>> Kitware, Inc.
>>> R&D Engineer
>>> 21 Corporate Drive
>>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>>> Phone: 518-881-4909
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Ryan Abernathey <
>>> ryan.abernathey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to put a texture (png file) onto the surface of a polygonal
>>>> mesh.
>>>>
>>>> I go to the properties tab, enabled Advanced, go to Miscellaneous...
>>>>
>>>> Right after "pickable" is the texture dropdown. But it is disabled. I
>>>> can't figure out how to load my texture. See attached screenshot.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>>
>>>> -Ryan
>>>>
>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>
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