Well, I exactly took the one printed on<br><a href="http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Enable_Existing_VTK_Class" target="_blank">http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Enable_Existing_VTK_Class</a><br>
<br>Here it is.<br><br>Thanks in advance for your help!<br><br>Pierre<br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/12/18 Berk Geveci <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:berk.geveci@kitware.com">berk.geveci@kitware.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Can you post your xml file?<br>
<br>
-berk<br>
<br>
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:08 AM, Pierre JUILLARD<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><<a href="mailto:pierre.juillard@gmail.com">pierre.juillard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I'm really sorry, I miss a key on my keyboard, and there was it, the mail<br>
> already left...<br>
><br>
> So, I wanted first pointing out a possible interesting feature: having two<br>
> buttons when dealing with plug-ins:<br>
><br>
> - "select" having the functionality of the current "load" one: selection of<br>
> an XML file<br>
> - a "load" or "apply" button to confirm the selection of the XML file and<br>
> maybe achieving some controls:<br>
> - is the file empty?<br>
> - does it start with the <ServerManagerConfiguration><br>
> tag?<br>
> - and so on... (well, the standard controls that<br>
> allow the use of an XML file I guess...)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Then, here is my main question: I'm not sure at all the loading worked<br>
> correctly:<br>
> Where am I supposed to find the loaded filter to apply it on an example?<br>
><br>
> I went in the Filter tab and I couldn't see it anywhere...<br>
><br>
> (see attached picture)<br>
><br>
> I am of course not interest in the vtkCellDerivatives lcass: I know that it<br>
> is availabe with the filter "Compute Derivatives".<br>
> It is just a test.<br>
><br>
> Could you point me out where is the mistake?<br>
><br>
> I have to say that I didn't use any GUI XML, as it is said being "optional"<br>
> in the page:<br>
> <a href="http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK" target="_blank">http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> In addition, just for information: where does the name displayed in the<br>
> Filter tab comes from?<br>
> Is it the value of the "SourceProxy" tag \"name" attribute?<br>
> In this case, are we forced to prepend "vtk" from the vtk class name to<br>
> obtain it?<br>
> It would indeed mean that we cannot have blank in the name.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Concerning the wiki, I have also few questions.<br>
><br>
> - First, once I have this working for HyperStreamLine, I guess that it may<br>
> interest other users.<br>
> Wouldn't it be interesting to have a section in the wiki where users could<br>
> drop validated server manager configuration files for VTK classes that could<br>
> then be downloaded by others?<br>
><br>
> - Finally, I found the old page:<br>
> <a href="http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Enable_Existing_VTK_Class" target="_blank">http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Enable_Existing_VTK_Class</a><br>
> more detailed than the new one.<br>
> Shouldn't they be merged?<br>
><br>
> Tell me if I can help on this topic.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
><br>
> Pierre<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> 2008/12/18 Pierre JUILLARD <<a href="mailto:pierre.juillard@gmail.com">pierre.juillard@gmail.com</a>><br>
>><br>
>> Hi all!<br>
>><br>
>> I had a look on the wiki, and indeed, one can find information at the page<br>
>> you pointed me:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK" target="_blank">http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK</a><br>
>> but also at that one:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Enable_Existing_VTK_Class" target="_blank">http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Enable_Existing_VTK_Class</a><br>
>><br>
>> Very interesting information are given, however, I think I am missing<br>
>> something.<br>
>><br>
>> Just to try out, I copy/past the given Server Manager Configuration file<br>
>> in a xml, naming it "vtkCellDerivatives.xml".<br>
>><br>
>> I loaded it as it is indicated (using the Plugins Manager), as shown on<br>
>> the following picture.<br>
>><br>
>> (By the way, I'm surprised that there is no confirmation of the correct<br>
>> loading. It may be intersting to have two buttons:<br>
>> - "select" having thefunctionality of the current "load" one: selection of<br>
>> an XML file<br>
>> - "load" or "apply" confirming the selection of the XL file and may<br>
>> achieveing some control:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> 2008/12/9 David E DeMarle <<a href="mailto:dave.demarle@kitware.com">dave.demarle@kitware.com</a>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Pierre JUILLARD<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:pierre.juillard@gmail.com">pierre.juillard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Hi ParaView user,<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Having stress tensor in VTK file, I would like to visualize them.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Different solutions may exist:<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > 1). For instance, evaluate the principal components (vectors) from<br>
>>> > stress<br>
>>> > tensor and use the 'stream tracer' filter to visualize each principal<br>
>>> > component individually. However, in the 'Calculator' filter, I see<br>
>>> > neither<br>
>>> > 'extract principal component' function, nor the possibility to interact<br>
>>> > with<br>
>>> > tensor at all: only the access to scalars and vectors is allowed.<br>
>>> > Could you confirm me this?<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > 2). Another actually much more interesting way would be to use the<br>
>>> > Hyperstreamline method available in the VTK library<br>
>>> > (<a href="http://www.vtk.org/doc/release/5.2/html/a00565.html" target="_blank">http://www.vtk.org/doc/release/5.2/html/a00565.html</a>). Nonetheless, I<br>
>>> > don't<br>
>>> > see the equivalent filter in ParaView.<br>
>>> > Is there a way to 'activate' it simply in ParaView?<br>
>>> > Or should an external filter be developped (based on the existing VTK<br>
>>> > class)?<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > I thank youfor your help!<br>
>>> > Regards<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Pierre<br>
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>>> ><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I recommend solution 2.<br>
>>> See<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK" target="_blank">http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Plugin_HowTo#Enabling_a_filter_in_VTK</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> David E DeMarle<br>
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