Re: [opendx-users] Log color scale

2006-07-11 Thread Kent Eschenberg
How can I get off these OpenDX lists? I've submitted requests to do so a dozen times over the past few months. The email addresses on www.opendx.org are no good - messages cannot be delivered.

Re: [opendx-users] vtk format in opendx

2005-04-05 Thread Kent Eschenberg
, is in the book, The ParaView Guide, from Kitware. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Why did the chicken cross the mobius strip?

Re: [opendx-users] WriteImage and Mpeg

2005-03-31 Thread Kent Eschenberg
to do this directly from DX. And, even if I did, I might not want to slow down my DX session with the MPEG encoding that occurs in step 3. Kent Eschenberg Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Re: [opendx-users] Visualization problem

2005-03-16 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Emmanuelle, That looks like a know DX bug with invalid points (see the DX bug pages). Could that be it? Kent

RE: [opendx-users] Can't install OpenDX on Fedora Core 3

2005-02-26 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Strange. I installed DX 4.3.2 from source a few days ago on FC3 with no problems. --On Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:03:22 AM -0500 Marvin Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. It turns out that I didn't have a file to link to libXp.so.6. The problem appears to be

Re: [opendx-users] Problem with DXAddArrayData()

2004-12-15 Thread Kent Eschenberg
what you mean by {2}. Writing in C, I just have an integer at that location equal to the number of components in the vector, e.g., 2. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Why did the chicken cross

Re: [opendx-users] Problem with DXAddArrayData()

2004-12-15 Thread Kent Eschenberg
. to create 2D vector array instead of using a pointer as parameter like int shape[1]; shape[0]=2; DXNewArray( TYPE_FLOAT, CATEGORY_REAL, 1, shape ); This form of the arguments are for DXNewArrayV. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] 412-268-6829 Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Re: [opendx-users] Increasing width of lines in output

2004-11-07 Thread Kent Eschenberg
--On 11/08/2004 09:14:28 AM +1300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to be able to control the width of lines drawn in a DX application, but can't see how. Use module Options to set line width and up to about 30 other attributes. This module just hangs the attribute on the field for use by other

Re: [opendx-users] animate instantaneous data

2004-10-16 Thread Kent Eschenberg
several of the movies that we've shown at our booth at Supercomputing. I think for Fedora Core 1 mpeg2enc needs a patch; I'll know Monday. Let me know if you have a problem with this. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] 412-268-6829 Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Re: [opendx-users] Visualizing subsurface geologic units

2004-10-08 Thread Kent Eschenberg
for a large grids (the Visible Humans) and may provide a fast and powerful way to see your geological data. Its not based on DX but it is free. The contacts at that site may be able to help adapt it to your data. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] 412-268-6829 Pittsburgh Supercomputing

Re: [opendx-users] Outboard problems in DX 4.1.3

2004-09-21 Thread Kent Eschenberg
My loadable module doesn't spawn threads but it does manage a great many input files unknown to DX. State is saved until, of course, DX exits. The trick is to design the module so it gets the job done within the DX execution model. And, if you have more than one instance of the module, to be

Re: [opendx-users] Display a field with gaps

2004-08-04 Thread Kent Eschenberg
--On August 04, 2004 05:28:35 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to display field of data which has a circle like shape in the center without data points. For points within your circle, set their data value (what you call Z) to a value out of the range of your other data (e.g., -1).

Re: [opendx-users] Compiling Only DX lib in MS Windows

2004-07-29 Thread Kent Eschenberg
--On July 29, 2004 12:33:03 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You did'nt understand me. I don't want to use Cygwin. I have C++Builder for windows, I want to compile dx lib only to use them as dll in my programs. Is it possible? I *think* the problem with that is that it is almost impossible to

Re: [opendx-users] Compiling Only DX lib in MS Windows

2004-07-28 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Is it possible to compile dx library in MS Windows? www.opendx.org = Downloads (Windows Cygwin 1.3.22)

[opendx-users] Changing Fonts and Colors

2004-07-23 Thread Kent Eschenberg
that affect the widgets are not currently set by DX at all. There is no guarantee that things will work well if you change parameters. However, the supplied examples of the *-ad files seem to work fine with 4.3.2 under Redhat Fedora. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829

Re: [opendx-users] OpenDX in a cave?

2004-06-17 Thread Kent Eschenberg
--On June 17, 2004 12:49:43 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone used OpenDX in a cave envronment? We had no trouble running DX through Chromium but haven't gone beyond a simple test. Kent -

Re: [opendx-users] connection-dependent to position-dependent MODFLOW data

2004-06-04 Thread Kent Eschenberg
of the original grid but the improved accuracy in, say, isosurfaces can be amazing. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] 412-268-6829 Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Re: [opendx-users] Building loadable modules under Mac OSX

2004-06-03 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Norm, DX cannot find the entry point DXEntry in the module. Using gcc on Redhat Linux 9.0 and Fedora,the link for my loadable module has -e DXEntry while yours has -e _DXEntry. Is the additional underscore correct? Tjhe actual name of the routine is just DXEntry. Kent - - - Kent

[opendx-users] Is Diffuse Backwards?

2004-06-03 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Using the Options module to set the diffuse light level seems to work backwards: values below about 0.5 produce very bright light while higher values produce less light. Ambient and specular light levels seem to work as expected. OpenDX 4.3.2 Redhat Linux Fedora (Intel) Python UI using DXLink

Re: [opendx-users] Building loadable modules under Mac OSX

2004-06-03 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Hi Norm, My loadable has several parts so I start by compiliing each with gcc 3.3.2 and no -e. This produces a bunch of object files, extension .o. Using nm on these, I find the symbol DXEntry without the underscore in the appropriate file. Then, all the pieces are combined into a shared

Re: [opendx-users] IBM Visualization Data Explorer

2004-05-31 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Marilyn, I need of book IBM Visualization Data Explorer Programmer's Reference. Go to www.opendx.org and select Support from the menu on the left. All the guides are there. Kent

Re: [opendx-users] cell-based data

2004-05-26 Thread Kent Eschenberg
result with only a small performance penalty. Also look into Include to clip away whole cells, letting you see inside the mesh. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center There are 10 types of people

[opendx-dev] Freeing String Used with DXMakeString

2004-02-04 Thread Kent Eschenberg
After using DXMakeString can the string used as its argument be immediately freed? Thanks! Kent

[opendx-users] Announcing py2dx

2003-09-25 Thread Kent Eschenberg
excellent system for DX callbacks. It has been used with DX 4.3.3 on Intel systems under Redhat Linux 9 and on our terascale system under Tru64 Unix. A user guide and downloads are available at http://www.psc.edu/~eschenbe Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scientific Visualization Specialist

Re: [opendx-users] Unresolved Ref to _dxfHWload

2003-09-16 Thread Kent Eschenberg
The only reference in libDX.a to _dxfHWload is as an unresolved reference. (a U flag from nm). In libDXcallm.a, nm finds _dxfHWload twice: with a U and with a T flag. I think the T flag means that it found the actual code. Some changes were needed for a successful compile under True64; could

[opendx-users] Unresolved Ref to _dxfHWload

2003-09-11 Thread Kent Eschenberg
_dxfHWload is returned as an unresolved reference when linking only to libDX.a for DX 4.3.3 on aTrue64 (alpha) system. However, it works. Adding libDXcallm.a to the link resolves the reference but adds many multiply defined references; and the resulting shared object does not work. Neither

Re: [opendx-users] OpenDX module on python

2003-07-31 Thread Kent Eschenberg
it publicly available in a few weeks. I could send what I have to specific persons now if needed. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary

Re: [opendx-users] dxlink

2003-07-28 Thread Kent Eschenberg
You might add a call to DXLSync after the execute request to ensure that the execution has completed before you change the file name. Using DX 4.3 under Linux 9.0 from the Python interface, I have no problem reading any number of files. However, my files aren't changed quickly. That's where

Re: [opendx-users] 4.3 Socket Problem

2003-07-22 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Thanks, David. In /usr/local/dx/bin/dx, around line 464, the script already reads as you suggest (below). Do I have the wrong version? As a test, I commented out the code you show below and dx ran with no errors. Then I repeated the test but with DX_SOCKET_BUFSIZE set to 50; then, the

Re: [opendx-users] 4.3 Socket Problem

2003-07-22 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Phone : (406)756-7472 - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Re: [opendx-users] 4.3 Socket Problem

2003-07-22 Thread Kent Eschenberg
It seems the warning is needed only when a socket smaller than that requested is created. Then, the Linux oddity would not be apparent. Kent --On July 22, 2003 02:28:42 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a Linux oddity. If you look at

[opendx-users] 4.3 Socket Problem

2003-07-21 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Running recently downloaded 4.3.0 under Linux 9.0 with sample scripts works but displays the message SOCKET bufsize mismatch: send buffer (262144 131070). Advice? Kent

Re: [opendx-users] 4.3 Socket Problem

2003-07-21 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Thanks for the advice. I increased the system limit and set the DX env variable as suggested but still see two errors of the form SOCKET bufsize mismatch: xxx buffer (yyy zzz) where xxx is rcv or send, and the various values of yyy zzz depend upon the env variable as follows:

Re: [opendx-users] using multiple mdf files

2003-04-23 Thread Kent Eschenberg
--On April 23, 2003 02:54:55 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there anyway I can use 2 or more modules at the same time? Yes. Describe all the modules in a single MDF file (see example below). I also link all of the code so it forms a single shared object; multiple link objects might also

Re: [opendx-users] Xm.h path and building on readhat 8.0 (Newbie)

2003-04-17 Thread Kent Eschenberg
- On 2003-04-17 at 04:39, Niels L.Ellegaard wrote: I am trying to build opendx on a machine with Redhat 8.0, but I have a On our Redhat 8.0 system, OpenDX's configure only needed to be told to look in /usr/X11R6/include and lib; everything was already there. Kent

Re: [opendx-users] DX functions

2003-03-03 Thread Kent Eschenberg
an appropriate path. Cheers! Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA There are only 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't. = Example

Re: [opendx-users] What tool or software can help me to generate moviefile from OpenDX animation?

2003-02-24 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Hi Rob, The DX WriteImage module can create a MIFF file quickly because it does no compression. The ImageMagick convert program can convert the MIFF file to, say, an MPEG file. It can run overnight and take as much time as is needed. If the compression was done by WriteImage, it would get

Re: [opendx-users] What tool or software can help me to generate moviefile from OpenDX animation?

2003-02-23 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Rob, I've had good results using OpenDX to create a single MIFF file instead of separate image files. You still have to use ImageMagick to convert the MIFF file to something else but that also worked well though it took hours. Kent

Re: [opendx-users] Human body vizualization

2003-02-12 Thread Kent Eschenberg
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Visible Human site has a lot of information and a free, non-DX volume viewer: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/research/VH/PVB/ Kent --On February 12, 2003 10:39:40 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all! Does anyone help me with the vizualization of human

[opendx-users] Displaying Regions

2003-01-22 Thread Kent Eschenberg
a retangular glyph at the locations with the desired value produces the right external surface but draws a great number of interior glyphs that are not seen and not used. Thanks in advance for you suggestions. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization

Re: [opendx-users] New User.. IsoSurface from scattered points

2002-11-29 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Just guessing: most isosurface algorithms look for places where the values in the data field *cross* the isovalue. Since all your data values are 1, there are no crossings. Since you have connections, why not just draw your field directly? That is, connect your reader to the Display or Image

[opendx-users] DX64

2002-11-15 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Any reason DX should not compile on a 64 bit machine? We're having some problems getting it to run on Alphas under Tru64 Unix. Thanks in advance for any advice. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU (412)268-6829 (office)

Re: [opendx-users] Re: feeding sequential file names to Import

2002-07-03 Thread Kent Eschenberg
--On Wednesday, July 03, 2002 08:15:17 AM -0400 Randall Hopper wrote: ForEachN( 0, 47 ) --- Format( s%.2d.general ) --- Import() A minor point: should the format be %s%02d.general?

Re: [opendx-users] Question about Modules on Linux

2002-06-24 Thread Kent Eschenberg
the .so extension since that seems the best way to identify it. Hollor if you have questions! Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA --- snip --- snip --- snip --- snip --- snip

[opendx-users] Linux Driver for Wildcat 5110

2002-06-17 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Does anyone know of a Linux driver for a Wildcat 5110 graphics card? We'd like to switch this system to Linux to make running OpenDX a little simpler. Thanks! Kent

Re: [opendx-users] Lights

2002-06-02 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Using the default lights, the output from Slab is lit from the wrong side. Adding 4 directional lights pointing in +/- X and +/- Z helps. Putting in an ambient light, at any brightness, seems to make no difference. I use only hardware rendering on a Dell Pentium 4 with an Nvidia card. I

[opendx-users] Lights

2002-06-02 Thread Kent Eschenberg
Do lights work? I have a simple drawing produced by 3 instances of Slab that is only lit from one side; the other side is always black. Adding Light, AmbientLight, and using Options to set the ambient and diffuse light levels makes virtually no difference. Adding FaceNormals makes no

Re: [opendx-users] DX in CAVE Under W2K

2002-05-30 Thread Kent Eschenberg
in favor of the parameters send by the tracking process. Of course, there are many other details. Does the above basic plan make sense? Regards, Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA

[opendx-users] DX in CAVE Under W2K

2002-05-29 Thread Kent Eschenberg
something like this? Where in the DX code would be a good place to alter the camera and display update? Can DX be run with *no* X support at all? We are using it from Python via DXLink. Thanks in advance for advice, pointers and comments! Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scientific

Re: [opendx-users] ResetServer from script?

2002-05-15 Thread Kent Eschenberg
the file. Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA

Re: [opendx-users] Mixed cell types

2002-04-18 Thread Kent Eschenberg
the same type of cells (pages 99, 100). Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA

Re: [opendx-users] Mixed cell types

2002-04-18 Thread Kent Eschenberg
must have the same type of data and the same type of connection in the Programmer's Reference Manual, page 99? Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA

[opendx-users] Reexecution w/DXLink

2002-03-27 Thread Kent Eschenberg
, Sep 18 2001). The OS is Redhat Linux 7.1 and I am using DXLink from Python. Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Kent - - - Kent Eschenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (412)268-6829 Scientific Visualization Specialist Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA