Release Testing

This page contains instructions on how to test ParaView before a release. We focus on real use cases, as opposed to small toy tests for the dashboard.

Test setup

• Either Linux or Windows client.
• Remote server, at least 8 pvservers.
• Server uses Mesa.

Exodus testing

• Open 32 file Whipple Shield. All variables on. Apply.
• Cell Data to Point Data. Apply.
• Clip/ Scalar/ VOLFRAC2 / 0.5/ Apply.
• Clip/ Y Normal/ Inside Out/ Show Plane off/ Apply.
• Pipeline browser, select CellDataToPointData.
• Contour/ VOLFRAC1/ 0.1/ Apply.
• Color by pressure.
• Color legend on. Move to bottom, then left, then top, then right side. Make sure all numbers show up.
• Sources/ Text. Use "1234567890", " 1234567890", "iii", " iii", " Harry Potter." Move this text to other places. Make sure all parts of the text show up.
• Sources/ Annotate time filter. Apply. Move this text up about an inch.
• Filters/ Alphabetical/ Annotate time filter. Apply.
• Set time step to 40.
• Rescale to Data Range.
• Set time to first frame (using Icon).
• Rubber band select some area to zoom to.
• Reset.
• +X/ -X/ +Y/ -Y/ +Z/ -Z/ -Y
• Turn Orientation Axis off, then back on.
• Turn show center off, then back on.
• Reset center (the icon next to show center).
• Rotate object, make sure it rotates around center.
• Pick center on edge of object, make sure it rotates around center.
• Reset, -Y
• Last time frame, first timeframe, next frame (5 times), previous frame, play.
• Pipeline browser, select last Clip.
• Outline, points, surface with edges, wireframe.
• Display tab - change opacity to 0.1. Change back to 1.0.
• Display tab - show cube axis.
• Volume
• Surface, change color to Solid Color.
• Change pipeline browser to Contour.
• Color editor.
  • Choose Preset - run through all of the presets.
  • Log scale on. Notice the color scale. Log scale off.
  • Click "Rescale to Temporal Range".
  • Turn off Automatically Rescale to Fit Data Range.
  • Rescale range - change Min to 0, Max to 2.0e+10
• Play
• Back to first frame.