This directory contains various tools for reading and visualizing data in Paraview.

Topic 1: Albany normally names the solution output field "solution_" Paraview will apply displacements if this output field is called "displacement_" To rename the field in Albany, please add the line to the Exodus block in the input yaml file:

	Exodus Solution Name: displacement

Also note that the tractions are called "residual_" You can also rename these:

	Exodus Residual Name: tractions

Note that you can manually apply displacements by using "Warp Vector" operating on the "solution_" field.

Topic 2: Visualize Maximum Cauchy Stress in LCM problems:

1. Load up LCM dataset as usual.
2. Apply any filters as usual (warp vector for displacements, etc.)
3. Load the Filters->Alphabetical->MergeBlocks filter
4. Go to Filters->Alphabetical->Programmable Filters
5. Copy the contents of the file - MaxStressProgrammableFilter.py - into the "Script" window in the ProgrammableFilter window.
6. Hit Apply.
7. Select "Cauchy_Stress_Max" in view menu.

Topic 3: Note that you can change this from an element field to a node field by applying the:

Filters->Alphabetical->CellDataToPointData

filter.

Topic 4: View nodesets:

1. Please see file Nodesets.txt

Topic 5: Plot load vs. displacement

Cameron Smith developed a nice Paraview python utility to plot load vs. displacement curves on LCM problems.