Come join us in the next Kitware free webinar about FEM (Finite Element Method) 
post-processing and analysis in ParaView !
We will discuss Yield criteria computation, time-dependent deformation, stress directions visualization and more 
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It will happen very soon on October 19th, 10am CET, register here
: https://www.kitware.com/webinars/finite-element-method-fem-simulation-post-processing-with-paraview/
We will have some time at the end of the presentation to answer your questions 
The recording is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAj9FPRI2kM
I missed the webinar so thanks for sharing that video.
What was the name of the HDF5 format that was recommended for reading FEA data into Paraview please? How does it compare to MED? Are they equivalent or is one a subset of the other?
Also is it possible to show bars or lines, instead of arrows with cone heads, in the glyph view and superimpose 2 or 3 eigenvectors in the same visualisation? Thanks.
VTKHDF. It’s the recommended format for anything that go into ParaView, not only FEM.
How does it compare to MED?
Way better in terms of performance and integration in ParaView.
Are they equivalent or is one a subset of the other?
I’d say there are some difference, especially because MEDReader as some modal operation built-in that you need to emulate with filters in ParaView if you need them.
to show bars or lines, instead of arrows with cone heads,
Yes, change the glyph type
in the glyph view and superimpose 2 or 3 eigenvectors in the same visualisation? Thanks.
Yes, use PassArrays filter to duplicate the source and show it multiple times using 3d glyphs representation