[petsc-users] VTK format?

[Jed Brown]

I'd have deleted the legacy vtk many years ago, but Matt says he uses it.

On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, at 9:45 AM, Barry Smith wrote:
> 
>   Shouldn't this, "just work". PETSc should not be dumping unreadable garbage into any files, does the broken PETSc code need to be removed, or error out until it can be fixed?
> 
>   Barry
> 
> 
>> On Sep 3, 2020, at 9:53 AM, Jed Brown <jed at jedbrown.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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