David, Sure, this is possible. To view pathlines, you'll need to either write a kind of file reader, probably a python Programmable Source, or convert your file into a format ParaView can read, such as an XML polydata file. The pathlines can be stored as vtkPolyLine cells in a vtkPolyData.
If you just want to view the particles, you can likely read the file directly using the CSV reader. Assuming your data is in the format x y z t the file will be read as a table. You'll need to convert the table to points using the Table to Points filter. Choose the X, Y, and Z columns for your data. The time column will be added as a variable associated with the point. HTH, Cory On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 5:26 PM, David Larsson <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Paraview community, > > > in an external program, I've traced particles inside a 3D(+time) flow field > and extracted each particles spatial position (x,y,z) in time. > > > I have this data saved in an ascii-output where each particle position (with > time) is simply written out. > > > Now to my question: is there any convenient way of visualizing these > pathlines in paraview? Can I load and look at that kind of data in a direct > way? Or can you even visualize how the particle progresses in space over > time? > > > Thanks for your help. > > > /David > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview > -- Cory Quammen R&D Engineer Kitware, Inc. _______________________________________________ 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 Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview
