[vtkusers] Why could not I run the .vtk example in the VTKData package?

[Renaissance1975 - Gmail]

Thank you David for you reply.

So, is there any example I can run directly in the VTKData package 5.4.2?

Renaissance


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Doria" <daviddoria+vtk at gmail.com>
To: "Renaissance1975 - Gmail" <renaissance1975 at gmail.com>
Cc: <vtkusers at vtk.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Why could not I run the .vtk example in the VTKData 
package?


> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Renaissance1975 - Gmail
> <renaissance1975 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi There:
>>
>> I just installed the VTK 5.4.2 on my PC (Window XP).
>> I also download the data package and unzip it to the following path.
>> C:\Program Files\VTK 5.4\VTKData
>>
>> Then I try to run the following script in the command window
>> vtk blow.vtk
>>
>> There is something wrong about the result with a pop-up dialog saying
>> "Error in startup script
>>
>> Invalid command name "Plastic" while executing
>> "Plastic blow molding of car bumper"
>> (file "blow.vtk" line 2)
>> "
>>
>> I also tried several other .vtk files and I have similar problem. Could 
>> you
>> give me a hint about this issue?
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>> Renaissance.
>>
>
> The .vtk file extension indicates that the file contains data in the
> legacy data format. ".vtk" has been replaced with ".vtp", ".vtu",
> ".vts", etc. You cannot run these files - they are not scripts.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David