[Syarko]

Hello,

I'm quite new in Paraview, and I try to create a vector field using 3 VTK file ( where each of them represent values in each axis : the first is for X axis, the second Y axis and the last Z axis). So the first step is to "combine" these tree files, and I don't know how. I tried Append Attributes and Append Datasets, because I found it on a other forum.
After that, they said to use a Calculator filters, and specify the formula by making iHat*array1+jHat*array2+kHat*array3.
The problem is, that i have only one data array. I think it's because each array of the 3 files have the same name.

So, does anyone know the different steps about how to create a vector field using 3 VTK file ?

Thank you for your help !

[Flowkersma]

Hi,

You could first use calculator to rename the arrays and then append the datasets and finally create the vector with calculator.

Regards,
Mikko

[Syarko]

I must create a calculator for each loaded files ? If I do that, which formula do I put ? I tried to do that, I create 3 calculator, I put in the formula just the data array name and in result a specific name. After that, I create a "Append Dataset" filter with each calculator. But when I create another calcultor for the AppenDataset, even if I put the different name I gave, it do nothing. And in the data information of Append DataSet, I only have the default array name that I have before.

[Flowkersma]

Hi,

Sounds right what you were doing. Following script does the same and it is working for me. You can do exactly the same from ParaView GUI.

Just modify the file names and the array names and then launch the script inside ParaView from Tools->Python Shell->Run Script

import paraview.simple as pv

# The three files which each has the one component of the vector
filenames=['file1.vtk','file2.vtk','file3.vtk']

# The name of the input scalar arrays
scalarArrayName='k'

# The name of the resulting vector array
vectorArrayName='U'

# Read each file separately and change the name of the array 

r1=pv.OpenDataFile(filenames[0])
c1=Calculator(r1)
c1.ResultArrayName='v1'
c1.Function=scalarArrayName

r2=pv.OpenDataFile(filenames[1])
c2=Calculator(r2)
c2.ResultArrayName='v2'
c2.Function=scalarArrayName

r3=pv.OpenDataFile(filenames[2])
c3=Calculator(r3)
c3.ResultArrayName='v3'
c3.Function=scalarArrayName

# Append the arrays and use calculator to create a vector
aa=pv.AppendAttributes(Input=[c1,c2,c3])
c3=Calculator(aa)
c3.ResultArrayName=vectorArrayName
c3.Function='v1*iHat+v2*jHat+v3*kHat'

Show(c3)

# Pass arrays filter could be used to delete the unnecessary arrays.

Regards,
Mikko