Why am I unable to see the volumetric shape in the XDMF file?

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I’m new to using ParaView and have a question: is it possible to generate the volumetric shape from this XDMF file? I have the corresponding .h5 file, but it’s too large to share here. If it’s necessary to solve the issue, I can find a way to share it. Can anyone help?

Hi @Victor_Ossick

Hi @mwestphal.
Here is the link, Unique Download Link | WeTransfer

Looks like there is a bug with volume rendering of rectilinear a grid:
https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22787

A work around is to save your data as a .vtm, then open the internal .vtr directly:

Sorry, but I’m still unable to replicate the steps, and my file isn’t generating the volume as expected. Could you please explain it in more detail, if possible? This would be really helpful.

  • run ParaView
  • File → Open → mesh.xdmf → Apply
  • File → SaveData → volume.vtm → Save
  • Edit → ResetSession
  • File → Open → volume/volume_0.vtk → Apply
  • Select “Volume” representation

It worked! Thanks for the help!

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