On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Pierre JUILLARD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi ParaView user, > > > Having stress tensor in VTK file, I would like to visualize them. > > Different solutions may exist: > > > 1). For instance, evaluate the principal components (vectors) from stress > tensor and use the 'stream tracer' filter to visualize each principal > component individually. However, in the 'Calculator' filter, I see neither > 'extract principal component' function, nor the possibility to interact with > tensor at all: only the access to scalars and vectors is allowed. > Could you confirm me this? > > > 2). Another actually much more interesting way would be to use the > Hyperstreamline method available in the VTK library > (http://www.vtk.org/doc/release/5.2/html/a00565.html). Nonetheless, I don't > see the equivalent filter in ParaView. > Is there a way to 'activate' it simply in ParaView? > Or should an external filter be developped (based on the existing VTK > class)? > > > I thank youfor your help! > Regards > > > Pierre > _______________________________________________ > ParaView mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > >
I recommend solution 2. See http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK -- David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 _______________________________________________ ParaView mailing list [email protected] http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
