[CIG-SHORT] pylith.meshio.DataWriterHDF5Ext

[Charles Williams]

Dear Huihui,

It is still possible to view HDF5Ext files with Paraview, as long as PyLith generated the appropriate .xmf files.  The only tricky part is dealing with the fact that these files internally use relative pathnames.  If you are using Linux, it is easy to start Paraview in a directory that will make things work correctly.  For example, if you generated your output files in a subdirectory of where you ran PyLith, start Paraview in a directory one level above your output directory.  If your output is in a directory at the same level as your output, start Paraview in a similar directory.  In general, if you start Paraview in the same directory as your output, you will get an error.

Just make sure you open the .xmf file, since that is what Paraview needs.

Cheers,
Charles


> On 5/10/2017, at 9:36 PM, Huihui Weng <qfkq7850 at mail.ustc.edu.cn> wrote:
> 
> Hi Aagaard,
> 
> I have tried to install PyLith under cluster. But I find I need to use the external storage instead of the regular one to make it run, i.e., "writer = pylith.meshio.DataWriterHDF5Ext" rather than "writer = pylith.meshio.DataWriterHDF5". But the format of the output is unknown (as shown in the attached JPG). How can I convert these files to the regular HDF5 files? How can I illustrate these files using 3D visualization software, such as Paraview? It does seems they cannot be open by Paraview. Thanks very much!
> 
> Best regards,
> Huihui Weng
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