XP, Metadata doesn't automatically load - and then crashes.
This issue was created automatically from an original Mantis Issue. Further discussion may take place here.
In 2.61 all versions and in 3.0.2 linux when you open a exodus file in the same directory with an artifact.dta file the exodus reader automatically selects the artifact.dta file as the "xml file" and loads it. This makes the materials and hierarchy data available in the properties tab.
In 3.0.2 in Windows, the reader does NOT find the file. Furthermore if you select the artifact.dta file as the xml file under file pattern and apply, any interaction with the block list (like unchecking any block) will crash ParaView with a QT error.
Since this makes ParaView 3.x unusable for DART, this bug is a showstopper for ParaView 3.2.