Can MayaVi visualize 3D functions in an unstructured grid ?

[A. Novruzi]

Hi,

I am looking for a free 3D visualization software, running in Linux,
and able to visualize 3D functions in nonstructured mesh (basically,
my mesh is a set of thetraheders used for some 3D FE computations).

Can anyone confirm that indeed MayaVi can visualize 3D functions in
nonstructured mesh? I went through the manuals but I didn't find that
MayVi can do so.

Thank you,
Arian Novruzi

 

[David M. Cooke]

Hi,

I am looking for a free 3D visualization software, running in Linux,
and able to visualize 3D functions in nonstructured mesh (basically,
my mesh is a set of thetraheders used for some 3D FE computations).

Can anyone confirm that indeed MayaVi can visualize 3D functions in
nonstructured mesh? I went through the manuals but I didn't find that
MayVi can do so.

It should. You'll have to write your function to a file, in VTK data
format, which supports unstructured grid data.
http://mayavi.sourceforge.net/docs/guide/x404.html

 

[Robert Ferrell]

I can't answer about MayaVi. However, I use Paraview (paraview.org).
I use it on windows, but it's available for Linux. It is open source.
Works great for me. I use it on unstructured FE meshes, among other
things.

-robert