[Paraview] VisitBridge - GMV Reader

[Robert Maynard]

The easiest solution will be to expand the visit_readers.xml file to have a
second base visit reader base class. This
second base class would be a file series reader and would be used for all
single time database readers.

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Terry Jordan <Terry.Jordan at netl.doe.gov>wrote:

> I can submit a bug, but I am not sure I should.  It possible this is an
> issue the Visit reader is causing.  It may not be a problem with the STMD
> class, it may just be an oversight on my part.
>
> >>> "Robert Maynard" <robert.maynard at kitware.com> 4/27/2012 10:47 AM >>>
>
> This is an oversight on my part. Can you please submit a bug that STMD
> files don't support file series properly.
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Terry Jordan <Terry.Jordan at netl.doe.gov>wrote:
>
>>  Thanks for the reply.
>>  It uses vtkAvtSTMDFileFormatAlgorithm. As for the number of cycles that
>> is not known by the file format or the user. Each time step is an
>> individual file, similar to how the vtu file series behaves. In the file
>> open dialog ParaView picks up all the files and groups them as a series.
>> However when I try to animate using "snap to timesteps" (or either of the
>> two animations options), it doesn't animate.
>>  Also I am implementing this reader using the VisitBridge. I see no
>> entries in the vtkVisitGMVReader.h or cxx (which is generated I believe
>> from the Visit avt file) of the function GetTimes().
>>
>> >>> "Robert Maynard" <robert.maynard at kitware.com> 4/27/2012 9:35 AM >>>
>>   Hi Terry,
>>
>> Make sure the VISIT_READER_TYPE in your CMakeLists is either STMD or MTMD.
>> Secondly we expect the reader to return the correct number of of time
>> steps or cycles when we call GetCycles or GetTimes. If this isn't how your
>> reader behaves can you explain
>> to me where you are storing the time and cycle information and I will add
>> a bug report.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Terry Jordan <Terry.Jordan at netl.doe.gov>wrote:
>>
>>>  I have ported the GMV reader from VisIt into ParaView using the
>>> VisitBridge. It works properly for a single time step. However it will not
>>> support my transient data. GMV's file format has a file per timestep. Is
>>> there something I need to do to the reader to enable this feature?
>>>  Thanks in advance.
>>>
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