I'll be putting the tag on shortly. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Michael Jackson < [email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a git tag or branch to go with this release? I just want to be > sure I checkout the proper sources. I guess I could just download the source > tarball from the website. > > Thanks > -- > Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net> > > On Mar 9, 2011, at 2:04 PM, David Partyka wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > The ParaView team is pleased to announce the availability of the ParaView > 3.10.0 final binaries for download on the ParaView download page. > > > > http://paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.html > > > > Release Notes: > > > > ParaView 3.10 > > > > This release features notable developments, including mechanisms to > incorporate advanced rendering techniques, improved support for readers and > several usability enhancements and bug fixes. > > > > For the 3.10 release, we have added 60 new readers. The new readers > include: ANSYS, CGNS, Chombo, Dyna3D, Enzo, Mili, Miranda, Nastran, Pixie, > Samrai, Silo, and Tecplot Binary. A full listing of supported readers can be > found in the ParaView Users Guide. We also added the ability for developers > to create ParaView reader plugins from previously developed VisIt reader > plugins. You can find a full guide on how to do this on the VisIt Database > Bridge: http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/VisIt_Database_Bridge > > > > With this release we have rewritten the ParaView User's Guide and are > making it freely available for the first time. The complete guide can be > obtained in the help system or online at: > > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Users_Guide/Table_Of_Contents. > > > > We have included a Python-based calculator which makes it possible to > write operations using Python. The Python calculator uses NumPy, which lets > you use advanced functions such as gradients, curls, and divergence easily > in expressions. Also the NumPy module is packaged in the ParaView binary and > is importable from the ParaView Python shell. > > > > There should also be a marked performance improvement for users dealing > with large multi-block datasets. We have cleaned up the rendering pipeline > to better handle composite datasets, avoiding the appending of all blocks > into a single dataset as was done previously. > > > > To better utilize multiple cores on modern multi-core machines, by > default ParaView can now run using a parallel server, even for the built-in > mode. This enables the use of all the cores for parallel data processing, > without requiring the user to start a parallel server. ParaView binaries > will also be distributed using an MPI implementation, making this feature > available to users by simply downloading the binaries. Since this is an > experimental feature, it is off by default, but users can turn it on by > checking the Auto-MPI checkbox in the application settings dialog. > > > > Additionally, the 3.10 release includes several usability enhancements. > 3D View now supports smart context menus, accessed by right-clicking on any > object in the 3D View to change its color, representation, color map and > visibility. Left-clicking on an object in the 3D View makes it active in the > pipeline browser. Within the spreadsheet view, sorting is now supported and > an advanced parallel sorting algorithm ensures that none of the benefits of > the spreadsheet view, such as streaming and selection, are sacrificed. > Python tracing and macro controls are no longer hidden on the Python shell > dialog and instead are now easily found on the Tools menu. > > > > For developers interested in adding support for advanced multi-pass > rendering algorithms to ParaView, this release includes a major refactoring > of ParaView's rendering pipeline. View and representations have been > redesigned and users should see improved performance in client-server mode > from reduced interprocess communication during rendering. > > > > LANL's MantaView interactive ray tracing plugin has been restructured to > make it easier to use. Version 2.0 of the plugin is now multi-view capable > and no longer requires ParaView to be run in a client/server configuration. > Similarly both of LANL's streaming aware ParaView derived applications have > been merged into ParaView proper in the form of a new View plugin. The > underlying streaming algorithms have been rewritten to be more usable and > extensible. Both plugins are available in standard binary package for the > first time in this release. > > > > For an exhaustive list of the new features and bug-fixes, please refer to > the change log at: http://www.paraview.org/Bug/changelog_page.php. > > > > As always, we rely on your feedback to make ParaView better. Please use > http://paraview.uservoice.com/ or click on the "Tell us what you think" > link on paraview.org to leave your feedback and vote for new features. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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