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0012627ParaView(No Category)public2011-10-04 05:442016-08-12 09:58
ReporterPeter Potrowl 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
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Target VersionFixed in Version 
ProjectParaViS
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Typefeature
Summary0012627: Add a 'refresh' function
DescriptionFor my research work, I often need to display the result of a simulation while the simulation is running.

To do this, I open a series of .vtu files. The content is displayed in Paraview. A few minutes later, I need to update the view in Paraview.

As far as I know, the only way to do that is to:
* delete the series in "Pipeline browser" (click in "Pipeline browser" plus press [del])
* reopen the series manually (click "Open" plus click on the file)
* click "Apply" in "Properties"
* click "Display"
* select the wanted parameter in "Color by"
* click "Last frame" to display the current status of the simulation

So, that's about eight click/press actions that I need to do every few minutes when using ParaView.

I think this could be done much more efficiently by adding a "Refresh" function that would reopen the open .vtu series, keeping the same parameters as the current ones, and display the last frame of the animation.

I saw there is a "Macros" menu, empty, and I couldn't find a way to create a macro for this. I couldn't find a plugin to do that and searching the wiki didn't help...

I think Paraview worths a builtin function for this...
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-10-04 05:44Peter PotrowlNew Issue
2015-09-09 21:27Alan ScottNote Added: 0035192
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotNote Added: 0038077
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => closed
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-08-12 09:58Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot

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(0035192)
Alan Scott   
2015-09-09 21:27   
Lets add a refresh button to the vtk reader.
(0038077)
Kitware Robot   
2016-08-12 09:58   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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