[OpenFOAM] ParaView OSPray

Navman · December 28, 2018, 22:33

Hi all,

I recently compiled OF v1812 & ParaView 5.6.0 on Ubuntu 18.06. I'd like to use the OSPray plugin, but I see no mention of it in ParaView, so I assume it doesn't come prepackaged and I have to jump through some additional hoops. Does anyone have any insight as to how to install the OSPray plugin in PV on Ubuntu? I haven't been able to find any instructions.

When I install PV 5.6.0 on my windows machine, it is automatically configured and I can use it out of the box, so I'm not sure why there's a difference between the operating systems.

wyldckat · January 1, 2019, 09:39

Quick answer:

The pre-built version of ParaView that is provided by ParaView.org comes already with everything on it, or at least it does.
You can try getting the prebuilt version from ParaView.org for Linux and try it out, to see if it has it or not.
Report this issue at https://develop.openfoam.com - so that they can sort this as soon as they can!

PS: Happy New Year

olesen · January 1, 2019, 12:46

Getting all the pieces together to build OSPray from source is indeed somewhat challenging. If the prebuilt paraview binaries from kitware have OSPray, then just that. For most regular uses of OpenFOAM, you are well served by the VTK builtin reader.

December 28, 2018, 22:33	ParaView OSPray	#1
Navman New Member Nav Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi all, I recently compiled OF v1812 & ParaView 5.6.0 on Ubuntu 18.06. I'd like to use the OSPray plugin, but I see no mention of it in ParaView, so I assume it doesn't come prepackaged and I have to jump through some additional hoops. Does anyone have any insight as to how to install the OSPray plugin in PV on Ubuntu? I haven't been able to find any instructions. When I install PV 5.6.0 on my windows machine, it is automatically configured and I can use it out of the box, so I'm not sure why there's a difference between the operating systems.

January 1, 2019, 09:39		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Quick answer: The pre-built version of ParaView that is provided by ParaView.org comes already with everything on it, or at least it does. You can try getting the prebuilt version from ParaView.org for Linux and try it out, to see if it has it or not. Report this issue at https://develop.openfoam.com - so that they can sort this as soon as they can! PS: Happy New Year __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

January 1, 2019, 12:46		#3
olesen Senior Member Mark Olesen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: https://olesenm.github.io/ Posts: 1,685 Rep Power: 40	Getting all the pieces together to build OSPray from source is indeed somewhat challenging. If the prebuilt paraview binaries from kitware have OSPray, then just that. For most regular uses of OpenFOAM, you are well served by the VTK builtin reader. wyldckat likes this.

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