[General] Basic Paraview question

jhapk · June 7, 2013, 02:58

Hello,

how should I store the coordinates of a particle so that paraview can read it and I can do visualize some particles in a 3D cube of 512x512x512.

Pradeep

wyldckat · June 9, 2013, 17:30

Greetings Pradeep,

The simplest is to save the list of points of the centre of the particles into a CSV file and then import it into ParaView.

Best regards,
Bruno

edit: I saw your other thread related to this - http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/par...iew-movie.html - but unfortunately I don't know the answer to that one.

jhapk · June 10, 2013, 00:23

But your solution sounds for plotting many particles at one time instant. How do I input a time varying solution? Can you please give me a brief example?

wyldckat · June 10, 2013, 08:37

Hi Pradeep,

A few months ago, I explained how ParaView handles files in a temporal way. Start reading here: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/par...tml#post405668 post #4

Best regards,
Bruno

jhapk · June 11, 2013, 08:57

Thank you very much. It works just as I wanted now. I have another question. I specify the coordinates in each file, for example:

contents of fileXXX.csv
z*,y*,z*

I have 100 files like these. But These files correspond to times 0, 6, 12, ...600 and not 0,1,2,..100.

I am plotting these particles with another data set for which the times are mentioned clearly in the xmf file. So when I plot these two together, while I want both of them to move in sync, PV plots six csv files for every time interval of the other data set. So these two data sets are not in sync. How can I specify the time in the csv files?

wyldckat · June 15, 2013, 09:53

Hi Pradeep,

Have you tried the following?

Code:

file000.csv
file006.csv
file012.csv
...
file600.csv

Best regards,
Bruno

June 7, 2013, 02:58	Basic Paraview question	#1
jhapk New Member jha Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 16	Hello, how should I store the coordinates of a particle so that paraview can read it and I can do visualize some particles in a 3D cube of 512x512x512. Pradeep

June 9, 2013, 17:30		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Pradeep, The simplest is to save the list of points of the centre of the particles into a CSV file and then import it into ParaView. Best regards, Bruno edit: I saw your other thread related to this - http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/par...iew-movie.html - but unfortunately I don't know the answer to that one. __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM Last edited by wyldckat; June 9, 2013 at 17:31. Reason: see "edit:"

June 15, 2013, 09:53		#6
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Pradeep, Have you tried the following? Code: file000.csv file006.csv file012.csv ... file600.csv Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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June 10, 2013, 00:23		#3
jhapk New Member jha Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 16	But your solution sounds for plotting many particles at one time instant. How do I input a time varying solution? Can you please give me a brief example?

June 10, 2013, 08:37		#4
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Pradeep, A few months ago, I explained how ParaView handles files in a temporal way. Start reading here: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/par...tml#post405668 post #4 Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

June 11, 2013, 08:57		#5
jhapk New Member jha Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 16	Thank you very much. It works just as I wanted now. I have another question. I specify the coordinates in each file, for example: contents of fileXXX.csv z,y,z* I have 100 files like these. But These files correspond to times 0, 6, 12, ...600 and not 0,1,2,..100. I am plotting these particles with another data set for which the times are mentioned clearly in the xmf file. So when I plot these two together, while I want both of them to move in sync, PV plots six csv files for every time interval of the other data set. So these two data sets are not in sync. How can I specify the time in the csv files?