Hmm, I'm not sure you have access to the element attribute or block properties within ParaView. ParaView is really optimized for reading results data.
Dave, do you know if there is a way to get at this information from an Exodus file? -Ken On 8/26/13 12:24 PM, "KASSBOHM" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi again, Ken, > >sorry, maybe I hit the "send"-key a bit too early... In regards to my >previous >question: > >In Paraview: I still can't find a handle to the properties or attributes >of my >exo-BEAM-blocks. Where do I have access to properties/attributes? > >I tried to find an answer in your "The ParaView Tutorial" and also in the >PV-Wiki - but haven't found any answer yet. > >Do I have access to properties or attributes defined via exodusii-API at >all? I >mean: In Paraview? > >Cheers, >Sven > > > > > > >On Mon, 26 Aug 2013, Moreland, Kenneth wrote: > >> There is a filter called "Tube" that you can use to turn lines into >>tubes. >> The tube filter also has the ability to vary the radius of the tubes >>based >> on a scalar. The Tube filter expects poly data not unstructured data, so >> you will have to pass your data through the Extract Surface filter >>first. >> >> -Ken >> >> >> >> On 8/26/13 7:59 AM, "KASSBOHM" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am using exodusii and Paraview. >>> >>> In my exo-file, I store blocks of type BEAM. Each BEAM-block has its >>>own >>> "attributes" - such as area, orientation etc. . >>> >>> In Paraview: I see those beams as "lines". But I would like to see them >>> in 3D, >>> i.e. as tubes or so. >>> >>> How can I use the "attributes" of the beams to generate 3D tubes or so >>>in >>> Paraview? >>> >>> What options do I have? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Sven >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
