Installation Instructions#
Download the Omniverse Connector plugin for your version of ParaView from the table below:
After downloading the ParaView Connector plugin via the links above, perform the following steps:
Windows Installation#
Unzip the installer package to a location of choice.
Run
ParaViewOmniSetup.bat.A dialog will pop up asking for the location of an existing official ParaView install into which to copy the Omniverse Connector plugin.
Select a location and press OK.
Accept the EULA.
Another dialog will pop up with a menu indicating whether a supported version of ParaView has been found, and the installation status of the Omniverse Connector plugin.
Click the Install button for the plugin to be installed to the ParaView installation at the location provided.
Press Close once done.
Linux Installation#
Unzip the installer package to a location of choice.
On Linux, call
export PVOV_INSTALL_PATH=<ParaView-install-dir>to set the location of an existing official ParaView install into which to copy the Omniverse Connector plugin.Run
ParaViewOmniSetup.sh -i.Accept the EULA.
The plugin will now be installed to the ParaView installation at the location provided.
Instead of running the setup script, one can also copy the /lib folder over to the PV install, and to <PVOV_INSTALL_PATH>/lib/paraview-<version-nr>/plugins/paraview.plugins.xml add the following line: <Plugin name="OmniverseConnector" auto_load="1" />.
Note
You can verify whether the ParaView Connector is properly installed by running ParaView and navigating to Tools->Manage Plugins. Make sure the Omniverse Connector plugin is loaded.
GitHub Source Code#
We have released the Omniverse ParaView connector on GitHub as a code sample for the developer community Open Source.