[Paraview] Object rendering problem on Windows 7 with Paraview 5.2

[Cory Quammen]

Hi Bill,

It sounds like the rendering backend isn't fully supported on your
graphics card/driver combo. What kind of card is it? Are you getting
any error messages?

Thanks,
Cory

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Bill Greene <w.h.greene at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been using Paraview 4 on my windows 7 computer for quite a while
> now but wanted to upgrade to Paraview 5.
>
> Installation appeared to work fine but when I display a model I am seeing
> a rendering problem that I don't see in Paraview 4. If Representation=Surface
> and Coloring=Solid Color, the object is black regardless of how the
> color is defined. If Rep=Surface with Edges, the edges do appear over the
> black object. If I select one of the results vectors under Coloring, the
> color bar is displayed and looks correct; but the object remains black.
>
> I know that the graphics card in the computer is somewhat old ( the drivers
> are the latest for the device) but have no idea if that is related to
> the problem
> I'm seeing.
>
> I'm wondering if others have encountered this problem or if there is
> some setting I
> can change to avoid it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Greene
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Cory Quammen
Staff R&D Engineer
Kitware, Inc.