[snip] > Some of the following questions have probably ever been asked, but: > > What is the best format to create a result file readable by Paraview, > especially for huge file? after some readings, VTK XML format seems to be > the most interesting (parallelization capabilities) compared to the legacy > VTK one, am I right or do ou have any other suggestion?
You are right, the VTK XML file formats are quite capable; I would avoid the legacy formats. > I’m still trying to figure out if xdmf and/or hdf5 format are relevant, and > if they are relevant for my application: any feedback on it? > Personally, having worked with writing to both types of data sets, I would choose VTK XML over XDMF. > > The workflow I’m imaginating sounds like: > > > Intermediate calculations > ^ > | > > Raw data (ascii file) from my solver --> intermediate file in xdmf or hdf5 > format --> Paraview input file (depending on the reader) If you choose to ultimately write out to VTK XML files, I would skip the intermediate file writing step. HTH, Cory > > Any feedback, advice and suggestion will be highly appreciated > > (I’m quite new with Paraview) > > > Regards > > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: > https://paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > -- Cory Quammen Staff 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: https://paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview