[petsc-users] Output cell data related to DMDA

[Matthew Knepley]

On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:18 PM Denis Davydov <davydden at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would like to output cell data (eg conductivity coefficient) in VTK for
> DMDA setup.
>
> Given that I know how many elements/cells are owned locally, I hoped that
> PetscViewerVTKAddField with PETSC_VTK_CELL_FIELD would do the job.
> However I am not sure whether provided vector should be fully distributed
> (no ghosts)? If not, can I get the required ghosts from DMDA created with
> DMDACreate3D ?
>

I believe that it outputs global vectors, meaning that there are no ghosts.

  Thanks,

     Matt


> Ps. I saw just one relevant discussion on the mailing list.
>
> Sincerely,
> Denis



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