[petsc-users] VTK format?

Jed Brown jed at jedbrown.org
Thu Sep 3 09:53:55 CDT 2020


Use the xml format (not the legacy format) by naming your file.vtu instead of file.vtk

On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, at 8:17 AM, Berend van Wachem wrote:
> Dear PETSc,
> 
> What is the best way to write data from a DMPLEX vector to file, so it 
> can be viewed with paraview?
> I've found that the standard VTK format works for a serial job, but if 
> there is more than 1 processor, the geometry data gets messed up.
> I've attached a small working example for a cylinder and the visualised 
> geometry with paraview for 1 processors and 4 processors.
> Any pointers or "best practice" very much appreciated.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Berend.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *Attachments:*
>  * visualisemesh-1proc.png
>  * visualisemesh-4proc.png
>  * visualizemesh.c
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