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Hello<BR>
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Thanks for the response.<BR>
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I am sure it is easy to prepare a reader for the netCDF format, but alas I am not a programmer, and nor do I compile the source code to make Paraview: I just use the executable version.<BR>
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I realise that the GMT grid format (netCDF) is a generic format, and is widely used in the geophysics community, so it would be useful to have this format, or a way of getting it into vtk/paraview directly. Is there a windows program that could convert netCDF (GMT grids) to VTK: at present all I have seen is code that needs to be compiled and built to make a custom version of Paraview.<BR>
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The only other option I have is to make the grids as CSV format and hope that Paraview can understand this now in the developer version (3.3.0). I primarily work with Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) for my work, grid processing and manipulation: it can load XYZ data and build regular grids.<BR>
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Thanks<BR>
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Lester<BR><BR>> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:21:46 +0200<BR>> From: domi@vision.ee.ethz.ch<BR>> To: lester_anderson1963@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: paraview@paraview.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] netCDF grids and Paraview 3.3.0<BR>> <BR>> Do you have to store your data in netCDF? I mean, is this a 3rd party <BR>> code that forces you to use the format? There are more flexible <BR>> solutions than that, in case it is about your own code.<BR>> <BR>> In any case you are right, converting the files externally to vtk is no <BR>> fun. You need to write a plugin reader and that is less difficult than <BR>> it appears.<BR>> <BR>> --Dominik<BR>> <BR>> Lester Anderson wrote:<BR>> > Hello<BR>> > <BR>> > Just a quick request for the next stable release of Paraview.<BR>> > <BR>> > I know there are modules for loading/converting netCDF to vtk formats, <BR>> > but I would like to see a full implementation of the import in Paraview, <BR>> > i.e. we can just read in GMT grids in native netCDF format without any <BR>> > reformatting externally.<BR>> > <BR>> > It would appear that this should be a straightforward option to add - <BR>> > hope this gets on the list!<BR>> > <BR>> > How do others deal with netCDF grids and getting them into Paraview for <BR>> > modelling?<BR>> > <BR>> > Thanks<BR>> > <BR>> > Lester<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Miss your Messenger buddies when on-the-go? Get Messenger on your <BR>> > Mobile! <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/><BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > ParaView mailing list<BR>> > ParaView@paraview.org<BR>> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Dominik Szczerba, Ph.D.<BR>> Biomedical Simulation Group<BR>> Computer Vision Lab CH-8092 Zurich<BR>> http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/~domi<BR><BR><br /><hr />Messenger's gone Mobile! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/' target='_new'>Get it now!</a></body>
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