Hi, I’m having problem to visualize a mesh data (car.stl) with streamline filter or streamline tracer (fluid flow) which I created it by using 3D Cad software.
I managed to import it, but I can’t choose streamline filter or stream tracer.
I would like to know how I can generate streamlines as photo below with a stl data which created by using 3D Cad software.
I would also like to know how I can add a vector data to .stl data.
I’m really seeking for help and really appreciate your kindness and would like to receive your advice.
A stl file is just a surface mesh with “no data”. So when looking at a STL inside ParaView, you can only see the surface defined from the file (car, bike, …).
Thank you very much for your information.
It seems like there is no way to use A STL file inside paraview, is there any way to solve this problem like modifiying the stl file by adding data?
ParaView is fine with STL, the issue is the information the STL contains. It is not enough for what you aim to do with it.
What you want/need is a mesh with 3D cells containing the fields to compute streamlines via ParaView. But what you have is a mesh with 2D cells and no data to integrate over.
Thank you for the useful advice you gave me, I finally know what I should do and how to solve my problem. Without your advice I don’t think I’ll be able solve this issue. Really thanks alot and much appreciated.
