> I am still interested in the original question though, is it possible to > package polydata and a texture map in a single file so when it is opened you > see textured mapped geometry, rather than having to import the polydata with > texture coords and then apply a texture through the display tab?
I am afraid not. You can file a feature request at http://paraview.org/Bug but to be honest, this would be a low priority for us. -berk On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:29 AM, James Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > I feel rather stupid for not realising that, thanks for the advice. Ideally > I'd like to turn off this default behaviour open it in a 3D window. > > I am still interested in the original question though, is it possible to > package polydata and a texture map in a single file so when it is opened you > see textured mapped geometry, rather than having to import the polydata with > texture coords and then apply a texture through the display tab? > > On Monday 15 December 2008 22:04:23 Moreland, Kenneth wrote: >> You can view a 2D image in a 3D view by simply selecting the 3D view >> (clicking on it so that the red boarder is around it) and then clicking the >> eyeball next to the image data. You can get rid of the 2D view by clicking >> the X just above and at the right side of the 2D view. >> >> -Ken >> >> >> On 12/14/08 1:24 PM, "James Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the quick reply. I am not quite sure what you mean. >> >> I have written out my image data from a vtkImageData object using >> vtkXMLImageDataWriter to a .vti file. >> >> I have written my polydata out using vtkXMLPolyDataWriter to a .vtp file. >> >> The image data is orientated and locate such that it is a plane through the >> centre of the polydata model (which is a vehicle). >> >> If I open the files in Paraview (v3.4) it opens the image data in a >> separate window to the polydata. The image data cannot by rotated, just >> panned in 2D. I see options for 'slices' but not sure what I can do with >> them to solve this problem. >> >> Hopefully I've explained the problem reasonably well. >> >> <Apologies if this is a duplicate reply, I have had some email problems and >> my last reply doesn't seem to appear on the list> >> >> On Wednesday 10 December 2008 21:08:46 you wrote: >> > In 3.4, if you load a 2D image and show it using the Slice >> > representation, ParaView will use texture map automatically. So you >> > shouldn't need to do anything but load the image data directly. >> > >> > -berk >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 2:34 PM, James Matthews >> > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Hi, I would like some advice regarding displaying a 2D slice of scalar >> > > data on a structured grid in a 3D scene containing polydata using >> > > Paraview. >> > > >> > > I have a 2D slice of data from an FE analysis which with I want to view >> > > in Paraview. I want to view it on a 2D plane within a 3D 'scene' >> > > consisting of 3D polydata. For example I have a vehicle placed in the >> > > center of the scene which is imported from a .vtp file I have created. >> > > I have analysis results on a plane through the centre of the vehicle. >> > > This is scalar data on a 2D structured grid. I want to be able to >> > > import the vehicle model in .vtp format and import the analysis results >> > > in a standard vtk format and view both. >> > > >> > > The analysis data I have in an vtkimagedata object. One solution is to >> > > use the geometry filter and create polydata and write this to a .vtp >> > > file. e.g. (assuming the image data is stored in *id); >> > > >> > > vtkImageDataGeometryFilter *idf = vtkImageDataGeometryFilter::New(); >> > > idf->SetInput(id); >> > > >> > > vtkXMLPolyDataWriter *writer = vtkXMLPolyDataWriter::New(); >> > > writer->SetInput(idf->GetOutput()); >> > > writer->SetFileName(fname.c_str()); >> > > writer->Write(); >> > > >> > > For large data sets the visualisation is slow. What I really want to do >> > > is create a plane and texture map the analysis data onto it. I can >> > > create a plane with texture coords and export this separately as a .vtp >> > > file. I can also export the image data as an image file (png/jpeg >> > > etc.). In paraview I can then open the .vtp file containing the plane >> > > with texture coords and then apply the texture by reading in the image. >> > > >> > > However, can I do this using a single file? Is there a way to have the >> > > texture mapped polydata and texture in one file so that when it is >> > > opened you see the texture mapped polydata? Have I gone about this all >> > > wrong? Any better ideas as to how I do this? >> > > >> > > Many Thanks, >> > > >> > > JM >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > ParaView mailing list >> > > [email protected] >> > > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ParaView mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> >> >> >> **** Kenneth Moreland >> *** Sandia National Laboratories >> *********** >> *** *** *** email: [email protected] >> ** *** ** phone: (505) 844-8919 >> *** web: http://www.cs.unm.edu/~kmorel > > _______________________________________________ > ParaView mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ ParaView mailing list [email protected] http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
