[Paraview] reading MATLAB file

[Berk Geveci]

Is there a Python API to read .mat files? What is the underlying structure?
I kind of remember them using HDF5 for some stuff...

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Heiland, Randy <heiland at iu.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have some matlab files I’d like to get into PV. Initially, the data is
> quite simple: sphere centers, radii, color attribute (a few 100K spheres).
> In the past, I’ve manually converted the files into .vtk formats using
> Python w/ scipy to load/parse the .mat files. But I’d like to avoid
> creating additional files and just read the .mat files directly.
>
> I *think* I’d like to do this w/ Python still (but without creating
> files), if that’s an option. Basically, I’d welcome suggestions for the
> simplest approach, at least initially. I’m not terribly concerned about the
> “slowness” of Python reading/converting the .mat files.
>
> Using PV 5.4.1. And the solution needs to be easily adopted by others who
> will be using PV.
>
> I’m sure there are concerns that I’ve side-stepped, e.g. would I ever want
> to use it in client/server mode, etc.
>
> I’ve seen https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo and I was also
> curious if a “Programmable Source” would be an option.
>
> thanks! (and it’s nice to re-join the community after a long absence)
> -Randy
>
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