I think that Sean is on the right track and suggest that a Python Animation cue is the way to go.
Attached is a state file to demonstrate. Load the state file in ParaView, open Views->Animation View and double click on the existing Python track to see the script that gets the pipeline time and feeds it into a text source for display. I've left the parts about reading the file and mapping the Animation time into the corresponding simulation time as an exercise to the reader. Note: many time varying file formats produce the data time for you so this translation is unnecessary and the Annotate Time filter will do what you want it to. David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 21 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-881-4909 On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Phil Amburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > > > Can we talk? I’m not smart enough to understand your suggestion (hate it > when that happens). > > > > If I get something worked out, even a hack, I’ll post the solution back to > this list. > > > > Thanks! > > Phil > > > > *From:* ParaView [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of * > [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 08, 2014 3:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [Paraview] [EXTERNAL] displaying simulation time rather > than time step > > > > Hey Phil, > You *might* be able to hack it with a combination of a Programmable Filter > and a Python Annotation Filter. Use the Programmable Filter to add a > FieldData value to each time step that is a string with the appropriate > date. Then use the Python Annotation Filter to display the date as an > annotation. > > The first part is the hard one. The Programmable Filter could either (1) > read the file once to get all the dates, or (2) compute the dates using the > starting date, the time step value, and Python's datetime module. > > Thanks, > Sean > ------------------------------ > > *From:* ParaView [[email protected]] on behalf of Scott, W > Alan [[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 08, 2014 5:17 PM > *To:* Phil Amburn; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Paraview] [EXTERNAL] displaying simulation time rather > than time step > > Phil, > > I have no idea how to put out what you are asking for, but it is a really > good idea. If you don’t get an answer, be sure to write up a bug report/ > feature request. > > > > Alan > > > > *From:* ParaView [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Phil Amburn > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 08, 2014 3:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [Paraview] displaying simulation time rather than > time step > > > > I would like to do something similar to the Annotate Time filter, but > rather than displaying the time step number, I need to display simulation > date and time. > > > > I have a text file with the actual simulation date and time associated > with each time step. Here are the first few lines of that file > > > > Time step Time step output, Actual time > > 0 0.00, 4/1/2013 15:00 > > 1 65.83, 4/1/2013 15:01 > > 2 125.88, 4/1/2013 15:02 > > 3 201.00, 4/1/2013 15:03 > > 4 268.65, 4/1/2013 15:04 > > 5 328.83, 4/1/2013 15:05 > > 6 366.46, 4/1/2013 15:06 > > > > … > > > > So, rather than Time: 0 at the bottom of the 3D window, I’d like to have > 4/1/2013 15:00 > > > > Any thoughts / recommendations on how to accomplish this task will be > greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Phil > > _______________________________________________ > 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://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview > >
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