Use ‘Select Block’ (shortcut ‘B’) to select blocks in a composite dataset.Adaptive mesh refinement: vtkHierarchicalBoxDataSet.

Group together assemblies: vtkMultiBlockDataSet.Composite datasets are datasets comprising of other datasets.Use ‘Select Points Through’ for selecting points.Selection Inspector has a check button to show the selection frustum.Select all cells intersecting a frustum.Active selection is shown in all view (whenever possible).Selection is linked among all views (whenever possible).Same as selecting cells on surface except use ‘Select Points On’ tool button.With 3D view active, use the ‘Select Cells On’ tool button (shortcut ‘S’) to enter selection mode.Representation should be points / wireframe / surface / surface with edges.Used to select any set of visible cells on the surface of a dataset.What is shown in the view Show only selected items Attribute shown Select block to inspect Display tab provides option to view only selected items.To create: split an existing view and select “Spreadsheet view”.Control how the active selection is shownĬreate new selection Active selection properties Selection type Selected cells ids Selection display Properties/Labeling.Shows the properties of the active selection.Used to create/modify active selection.Accessible through View | Selection Inspector.Transient: cannot be saved in state files, does not respect undo/redo.Creating a new selection results in removing the old one.All views show the same selection if possible.Mechanism to identify subset of a dataset.Selection in ParaView Utkarsh Ayachit Kitware Inc.

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