Did the tag ever go on? 
--
Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net>

On Mar 10, 2011, at 10:20 AM, David Partyka wrote:

> 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.
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