[MOAB-dev] Mesh partitioning question(s)

[Tim Tautges]

Dmitry Karpeev wrote:
> A couple of questions (any clues appreciated):
> 
> 1) What are the appropriate mesh file formats that support partial file read-in?
> For example, when I try to read in a .cub mesh, I can't have each
> process just read
> its appropriate piece in.  In terms of parallel/mbparallelcomm_test, I
> can't use
> readpar_option == -2.  I have meshes in the VTK format here, as well
> as some .h5m
> and .smf mesh files.
> 

If you're referring to the parallel read option, only h5m, I believe.  When you try other file formats, do they fail or 
just not behave as advertised?  That should be logged in a ticket...

> 2) In absence of GEOM_DIMENSION tag, what is the appropriate tag to define
> a parallel mesh partition?

I've used MATERIAL_SET in the past, as well as PARALLEL_PARTITION (which is the tag used by mbzoltan to write the 
partition).

- tim

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dmitry.
> 

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