In the "Load State Options" dialog, you will definitely want to use the option "Search files under specified directory". On Windows, the directory should be
C:\Program Files\ParaView-...\data where the ... depends on the exact version of ParaView you installed. Cory On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 10:53 AM GeorgeP S <[email protected]> wrote: > > No after i select "Use file names from state". Tried the other two options > also, it still crashes. > > Thanks, > Salachoris Georgios Panagiotis > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 4:49 PM, Cory Quammen <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hmm... I created the state file with 5.5.2. Does it crash before you >> see the dialog to change the path to the data file? >> >> Thanks, >> Cory >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 10:47 AM GeorgeP S <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Yes that might be the case! I am trying to open the attached state file to >> > see the example >> > but it seems my version of paraview (5.5.2 Windows) , crashes when >> > loading. >> > I am downloading an earlier version that might work. >> > >> > Thank you, >> > Salachoris Georgios Panagiotis >> > >> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Cory Quammen <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Ah, if you are talking about computing the displacement of bricks from >> >> the first time step to a later timestep, that is doable with something >> >> like: >> >> >> >> * Load data >> >> * Add a "Force Time" filter, setting this to the time of the first >> >> timestep. When you advance in time, this will "freeze" the data set at >> >> the first timestep while the original data set will advanced to the >> >> current time, letting you compare the current timestep with the first. >> >> * Add a "Cell Centers" filter to both the data set and the "Force >> >> Time" filter. (assumes cell centers are a reasonable place to measure >> >> displacement) >> >> * Select both "Cell Centers" filters in the pipeline by clicking the >> >> first and control-clicking the second. >> >> * Add a Python calculator filter. Enter the expression >> >> "inputs[1].Points - inputs[0].Points" and change the "Array Name" to >> >> "Displacements". This will create a point-data array associated with >> >> the cell centers, which gives you the displacements of the brick >> >> centers. >> >> * Add a Glyph filter to visualize the displacements, setting the >> >> Scalars to None, Vectors to "Displacements", and "Scale Mode" to >> >> "vector". >> >> >> >> Attached is an example using the can.ex2 data set that ships with >> >> ParaView in the Examples (File -> Open, look for the Examples >> >> directory on the left of the dialog). >> >> >> >> HTH, >> >> Cory >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 9:57 AM GeorgeP S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Thank you for the reply, >> >> > i immagine there is also no way to calculate or filter the amount of >> >> > "bricks" outside their initial position >> >> > with a certain tolerance then? >> >> > >> >> > Salachoris Georgios Panagiotis >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Cory Quammen >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks for clarifying. I cannot think of a filter or pipeline of >> >> >> filters that I can think of in ParaView to do this. >> >> >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> Cory >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 9:49 AM GeorgeP S <[email protected]> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hello, >> >> >> > >> >> >> > at the image attached there is a model made of blocks (bricks). >> >> >> > I would like to calculate the displacements between these "bricks". >> >> >> > I hope i have cleared the situation a little. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Thank you, >> >> >> > Salachoris Georgios Panagiotis >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Cory Quammen >> >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm not sure I understand this: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > i want to calculate the displacement for each block and his next >> >> >> >> > one >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Could you elaborate? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Cory >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> p.s. For future questions, please use our forum at >> >> >> >> https://discourse.paraview.org/ >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 6:42 AM GeorgeP S <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Hello all, >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > i would like to know how to calculate the displacement between >> >> >> >> > many bodies in contact.For example, lets say i have a wall and >> >> >> >> > each brick on the wall has a displacement, i want to calculate >> >> >> >> > the displacement for each block and his next one. Should i think >> >> >> >> > to write a python filter or is there already a filter that can do >> >> >> >> > this? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Thank you in advance, >> >> >> >> > Salachoris Georgios Panagiotis. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> > Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > ParaView discussion is moving! 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