Volume Rendering uses opacity to let you see through and inside the data. Surface just shows the outermost surface. Volume rendering is more compute intensive and thus often slower to render.
The two usually look very different. I would have to have more details, like a stack trace or at least error output to hazard as guess as to why it might be segfaulting for you. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Natalie Happenhofer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > When I load 3D data into Paraview, I first get shown the outline, then I > change this to "surface" to see the associated attribute data. What´s the > difference between "surface" and "volume"? It looks the same to me - just > that I get an segmentation fault when I apply the gradient filter to the > data and then want to be shown the "Volume" - why is this? > > thx, > Natalie > > ________________________________ > Casi 50 razones para tener el nuevo Messenger. ¡Conócelas aquí y bájate el > nuevo! > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > > -- David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
