Can't open XDMF files with Paraview

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Hi everyone, I am following along with Task 8 in the examples, and I am trying to open the .xdmf files in ParaView. When I click to load the file, I am given three options to open it with: XDMF Reader, Xdmf3ReaderS, Xdmf3ReaderT. The second two crash ParaView and the first loads the file, but then no data displays, and I get the following error below. I suspect I am just missing something simple as I am new to both ParaView and FESTIM. Thanks!

ERROR: In vtkXdmfReader.cxx, line 487
vtkXdmfReader (0000019EB9AEB080): Failed to read data.

ERROR: In vtkExecutive.cxx, line 741
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (0000019EB9B0D570): Algorithm vtkFileSeriesReader (0000019EB98EE710) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (0000019EB957FA10)
Debug: Off
Modified Time: 418490
Reference Count: 1
Registered Events: (none)
Request: REQUEST_DATA
FORWARD_DIRECTION: 0
ALGORITHM_AFTER_FORWARD: 1
FROM_OUTPUT_PORT: 0

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This is resolved. I needed to have the corresponding .h5 file in the same directory and it worked fine.

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I’ve put the .h5 file in the same directory, why do I still get an error?

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Hi @yien-sudo!

Would you mind clarifying the issue? Is it the same error or another? How do you export your XDMF-files?

Please see this post for a few tips to help get your question answered.

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files
files1150×541 125 KB

paraview
paraview1615×442 145 KB

Thank you for your reply. It’s the same error.When I open the T.xdmf file in the paraview and select XDMF Reader, I get an error, and using Xdmf3 ReaderS/T is a direct crash.

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Hi @yien-sudo

Have you manually modified the name of the files by any chance?

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Also I see that your XDMF files are in WSL. Is paraview installed in Windows or in WSL?

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First of all, thank you very much. I did install the paraview to the D drive. According to your reminder, I moved the XDMF_files to the E drive and opened it successfully. I found a CFD solver vanDANA in GitHub and installed and ran it under Ubuntu wsl, how do you see such an error?

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I’m not sure I’m following. You fixed the issue of opening the XDMF file in paraview correct?

I don’t understand what your issue with vanDANA is.