plot out the volume of each cell in a mesh using paraview

hz283 · April 21, 2013, 08:38

Dear All,

Is it possible to plot out the volume of each cell in the whole computational domain using paraview 3.98.1? Because when I present my results from Openfoam, I need to also show the gird resolutions for my mesh. Please give me some suggestions about how to do this. I check the filters but did not find a good way to do that. Thank you in advance!

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berk · April 21, 2013, 20:56

Yes. You can use the Python Calculator for this. Set the "Array Association" to "Cell Data" and the expression to "volume(inputs[0])". Right now, this works only with hexs and tets. I will fix it soon.

hz283 · April 22, 2013, 05:00

Hi Berk, Thank you very much!

Quote:

Originally Posted by berk

Yes. You can use the Python Calculator for this. Set the "Array Association" to "Cell Data" and the expression to "volume(inputs[0])". Right now, this works only with hexs and tets. I will fix it soon.

April 21, 2013, 08:38	plot out the volume of each cell in a mesh using paraview	#1
hz283 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 137 Rep Power: 2	Dear All, Is it possible to plot out the volume of each cell in the whole computational domain using paraview 3.98.1? Because when I present my results from Openfoam, I need to also show the gird resolutions for my mesh. Please give me some suggestions about how to do this. I check the filters but did not find a good way to do that. Thank you in advance! best H

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April 21, 2013, 20:56		#2
berk New Member Berk Geveci Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 2	Yes. You can use the Python Calculator for this. Set the "Array Association" to "Cell Data" and the expression to "volume(inputs[0])". Right now, this works only with hexs and tets. I will fix it soon.