High resolution image with parafoam

Andrea_85 · January 21, 2014, 05:23

Hi all,

i am trying to save high resolution images of my simulation with parafoam but it looks much more complicated than what it should be or maybe i am just missing something.
When i use "save screenshoot" with the default resolution suggested by parafoam everything works fine. Problem rises if i try, for istance, to double the resolution (double pixels each directions). The created image is not really the original one with double resolution but it seems that parafoam just extends the borders, adding more "background" to the image, and making the part of interests smaller.
So what i am missing here? Is it possibile to save high resolution image with parafoam? and if yes, how?

Thanks

andrea

alexeym · January 21, 2014, 08:11

Hi,

What version of paraview do you use? Just tested saving large screenshots with 4.0.1 and it does it right.

Andrea_85 · January 21, 2014, 08:42

Hi,

i am using paraview 3.12.0 which is included in the last avaible version of openFoam.

best
andrea

akidess · January 23, 2014, 05:14

I don't think that was possible in Paraview 3.12. I strongly recommend upgrading to Paraview 4.x, a lot of things have improved. Just download a binary from paraview.org and use the built-in openfoam loader; you will have it running in two minutes.

Andrea_85 · January 23, 2014, 05:35

Thanks

ill try to update it. Are you saying that it is not necessary to re-compile ThirdParty?

best
andrea

akidess · January 23, 2014, 06:39

Unless you absolutely insist on running paraFoam / the OpenCFD plugin instead of what is already built into paraview natively, no, you do not have to recompile ThirdParty.

January 21, 2014, 05:23	High resolution image with parafoam	#1
Andrea_85 Senior Member Andrea Ferrari Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 16	Hi all, i am trying to save high resolution images of my simulation with parafoam but it looks much more complicated than what it should be or maybe i am just missing something. When i use "save screenshoot" with the default resolution suggested by parafoam everything works fine. Problem rises if i try, for istance, to double the resolution (double pixels each directions). The created image is not really the original one with double resolution but it seems that parafoam just extends the borders, adding more "background" to the image, and making the part of interests smaller. So what i am missing here? Is it possibile to save high resolution image with parafoam? and if yes, how? Thanks andrea

January 23, 2014, 05:14		#4
akidess Senior Member Anton Kidess Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 29	I don't think that was possible in Paraview 3.12. I strongly recommend upgrading to Paraview 4.x, a lot of things have improved. Just download a binary from paraview.org and use the built-in openfoam loader; you will have it running in two minutes. __________________ On twitter @akidTwit Spend as much time formulating your questions as you expect people to spend on their answer.

January 23, 2014, 06:39		#6
akidess Senior Member Anton Kidess Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 29	Unless you absolutely insist on running paraFoam / the OpenCFD plugin instead of what is already built into paraview natively, no, you do not have to recompile ThirdParty. __________________ On twitter @akidTwit Spend as much time formulating your questions as you expect people to spend on their answer.

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January 23, 2014, 05:35		#5
Andrea_85 Senior Member Andrea Ferrari Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 16	Thanks ill try to update it. Are you saying that it is not necessary to re-compile ThirdParty? best andrea