Exporting enhancements

git-svn-id: http://visit.ilight.com/svn/visit/trunk/src@23130 18c085ea-50e0-402c-830e-de6fd14e8384

avt/IVP/avtStreamlineFilter.C

 /*****************************************************************************
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2013, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
 * Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 * LLNL-CODE-442911
 * All rights reserved.
@@ -193,9 +193,14 @@ static float random_11()
 //   Dave Pugmire, Mon Feb 21 08:22:30 EST 2011
 //   Color by correlation distance.
 //
+//   Brad Whitlock, Thu Feb 27 14:25:05 PST 2014
+//   Initialize options for extracting time.
+//   Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
 // ****************************************************************************
 
-avtStreamlineFilter::avtStreamlineFilter() : seedVelocity(0,0,0)
+avtStreamlineFilter::avtStreamlineFilter() : avtPICSFilter(),
+    seedVelocity(0,0,0)
 {
     coloringMethod = PICS_COLOR_SPEED;
     displayMethod = PICS_DISPLAY_LINES;
@@ -222,6 +227,9 @@ avtStreamlineFilter::avtStreamlineFilter() : seedVelocity(0,0,0)
     correlationDistanceAngTol = 0.0;
     correlationDistanceMinDist = 0.0;
     correlationDistanceDoBBox = false;
+
+    extractTime = false;
+    timeArrayName = "";
 }
 
 
@@ -273,12 +281,46 @@ avtStreamlineFilter::GetCommunicationPattern()
     return avtPICSFilter::RestoreSequenceAssembleUniformly;
 }
 
+// ****************************************************************************
+// Method: avtStreamlineFilter::SetExtractTime
+//
+// Purpose:
+//   Sets whether we want the filter to extract the streamline time as an
+//   extra scalar.
+//
+// Arguments:
+//   doIt : True if we want the time as a scalar.
+//   name : The name of the array in which to store the time.
+//
+// Returns:    
+//
+// Note:       Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
+// Programmer: Brad Whitlock
+// Creation:   Thu Feb 27 14:25:51 PST 2014
+//
+// Modifications:
+//
+// ****************************************************************************
+
+void
+avtStreamlineFilter::SetExtractTime(bool doIt, const std::string &name)
+{
+    timeArrayName = name;
+    extractTime = doIt;
+}
+
 // ****************************************************************************
 // Method:  avtStreamlineFilter::GenerateAttributeFields() const
 //
 // Programmer:  Dave Pugmire
 // Creation:    November  5, 2010
 //
+// Modifications:
+//   Brad Whitlock, Thu Feb 27 15:42:06 PST 2014
+//   Extract time explicitly.
+//   Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
 // ****************************************************************************
 
 unsigned char
@@ -330,6 +372,9 @@ avtStreamlineFilter::GenerateAttributeFields() const
     if (!scaleTubeRadiusVariable.empty())
         attr |= avtStateRecorderIntegralCurve::SAMPLE_SCALAR2;
 
+    if (extractTime)
+        attr |= avtStateRecorderIntegralCurve::SAMPLE_TIME;
+
     return attr;
 }
 
@@ -974,6 +1019,11 @@ avtStreamlineFilter::PostExecute(void)
 //    Hank Childs, Sat Jun  5 16:06:26 PDT 2010
 //    Call the new base class' (avtPICSFilter) method.
 //
+//    Brad Whitlock, Fri Feb 28 12:00:51 PST 2014
+//    Add some hints about what coloring method was used and what colorVar
+//    might actually be.
+//    Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
 // ****************************************************************************
 
 void
@@ -996,6 +1046,31 @@ avtStreamlineFilter::UpdateDataObjectInfo(void)
         atts.SetVariableDimension(1);
         atts.SetCentering(AVT_NODECENT);
     }
+
+    switch(coloringMethod)
+    {
+    case PICS_COLOR_SOLID:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_SOLID");
+        break;
+    case PICS_COLOR_SPEED:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_SPEED");
+        break;
+    case PICS_COLOR_VORTICITY:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_VORTICITY");
+        break;
+    case PICS_COLOR_ARCLENGTH:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_ARCLENGTH");
+        break;
+    case PICS_COLOR_TIME:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_TIME");
+        break;
+    case PICS_COLOR_ID:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_ID");
+        break;
+    case PICS_COLOR_VARIABLE:
+        atts.AddFilterMetaData("Streamline", "coloringMethod=PICS_COLOR_VARIABLE, colorVar=" + coloringVariable);
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
 typedef struct

avt/IVP/avtStreamlineFilter.h

 /*****************************************************************************
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2013, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
 * Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 * LLNL-CODE-442911
 * All rights reserved.
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ class vtkAppendPolyData;
 //   Dave Pugmire, Fri Jan 14 11:10:44 EST 2011
 //   Set default communication pattern to RestoreSequenceAssembleUniformly.
 //
+//   Brad Whitlock, Thu Feb 27 14:22:38 PST 2014
+//   Add options to extract time, id.
+//   Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
 // ****************************************************************************
 
 class IVP_API avtStreamlineFilter : virtual public avtPICSFilter
@@ -283,6 +287,8 @@ class IVP_API avtStreamlineFilter : virtual public avtPICSFilter
              correlationDistanceDoBBox = doBBox;
          }
 
+    void SetExtractTime(bool doIt, const std::string &name=std::string());
+
     void SetVelocitiesForLighting(bool v) { storeVelocitiesForLighting = v; };
     void SetOpacityVariable(const std::string &var);
     void SetScaleTubeRadiusVariable(const std::string &var);
@@ -337,6 +343,9 @@ class IVP_API avtStreamlineFilter : virtual public avtPICSFilter
     bool      issueWarningForCriticalPoints;
     double    criticalPointThreshold;
 
+    bool        extractTime;
+    std::string timeArrayName;
+
     avtVector seedVelocity;
 
     std::string  SeedInfoString() const;

avt/IVP/avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter.C

 /*****************************************************************************
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2013, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
 * Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 * LLNL-CODE-442911
 * All rights reserved.
@@ -75,12 +75,51 @@ std::string avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::scaleRadiusArrayName = "scaleRadius";
 //  Programmer: Dave Pugmire
 //  Creation:   June 16, 2008
 //
+// Modifications:
+//   Brad Whitlock, Fri Feb 28 15:55:19 PST 2014
+//   Added extractID, idArrayName.
+//   Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
+// ****************************************************************************
 
-avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter():
-  coordinateSystem(0), phiScalingFlag( false ), phiScaling( 1.0 )
+avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter() : avtStreamlineFilter(),
+  coordinateSystem(0), phiScalingFlag( false ), phiScaling( 1.0 ),
+  extractID(false), idArrayName()
 {
 }
 
+avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::~avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter()
+{
+}
+
+// ****************************************************************************
+// Method: avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::SetExtractID
+//
+// Purpose:
+//   Sets whether we want the filter to extract the streamline id as an
+//   extra scalar.
+//
+// Arguments:
+//   doIt : True if we want the time as a scalar.
+//   name : The name of the array in which to store the time.
+//
+// Returns:    
+//
+// Note:       Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
+// Programmer: Brad Whitlock
+// Creation:   Thu Feb 27 14:25:51 PST 2014
+//
+// Modifications:
+//
+// ****************************************************************************
+
+void
+avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::SetExtractID(bool doIt, const std::string &name)
+{
+    idArrayName = name;
+    extractID = doIt;
+}
 
 // ****************************************************************************
 //  Method: avtStreamlineFilter::CreateIntegralCurveOutput
@@ -142,6 +181,10 @@ avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter():
 //   Dave Pugmire, Mon Feb 21 08:22:30 EST 2011
 //   Color by correlation distance.
 //
+//   Brad Whitlock, Thu Feb 27 14:25:05 PST 2014
+//   Extract time and ids as separate arrays if we want to.
+//   Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
 // ****************************************************************************
 
 void
@@ -239,6 +282,8 @@ avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::CreateIntegralCurveOutput(std::vector<avtIntegralCu
     vtkFloatArray *scaleTubeRad = NULL;
     vtkFloatArray *thetas   = NULL;
     vtkFloatArray *opacity  = NULL;
+    vtkFloatArray *times = NULL;
+    vtkFloatArray *ids = NULL;
 
     lines->Allocate(numICs);
     points->Allocate(numPts);
@@ -280,6 +325,20 @@ avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::CreateIntegralCurveOutput(std::vector<avtIntegralCu
         scaleTubeRad->SetName(scaleRadiusArrayName.c_str());
         pd->GetPointData()->AddArray(scaleTubeRad);
     }
+    if(extractTime)
+    {
+        times = vtkFloatArray::New();
+        times->Allocate(numPts);
+        times->SetName(timeArrayName.c_str());
+        pd->GetPointData()->AddArray(times);
+    }
+    if(extractID)
+    {
+        ids = vtkFloatArray::New();
+        ids->Allocate(numPts);
+        ids->SetName(idArrayName.c_str());
+        pd->GetPointData()->AddArray(ids);
+    }
 
     double correlationDistMinDistToUse = correlationDistanceMinDist;
     double correlationDistAngTolToUse = 0.0;
@@ -401,14 +460,22 @@ avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::CreateIntegralCurveOutput(std::vector<avtIntegralCu
             }
             if (scaleTubeRad)
                 scaleTubeRad->InsertTuple1(pIdx, s.scalar2);
-            
+
+            // Extract time
+            if(times != NULL)
+                times->InsertTuple1(pIdx, s.time);
+
+            // Extract ids
+            if(ids != NULL)
+                ids->InsertTuple1(pIdx, ic->id);
+
             pIdx++;
         }
 
         lines->InsertNextCell(line);
         line->Delete();
     }
-    
+
     points->Delete();
     lines->Delete();
     scalars->Delete();
@@ -418,6 +485,10 @@ avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter::CreateIntegralCurveOutput(std::vector<avtIntegralCu
         thetas->Delete();
     if (opacity)
         opacity->Delete();
+    if(times != NULL)
+        times->Delete();
+    if(ids != NULL)
+        ids->Delete();
 
     vtkCleanPolyData *clean = vtkCleanPolyData::New();
     clean->ConvertLinesToPointsOff();

avt/IVP/avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter.h

 /*****************************************************************************
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2013, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
 * Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 * LLNL-CODE-442911
 * All rights reserved.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class IVP_API avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter : public avtStreamlineFilter
 {
   public:
                               avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter();
-    virtual                  ~avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter() {}
+    virtual                  ~avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter();
     static                    std::string colorvarArrayName;
     static                    std::string paramArrayName;
     static                    std::string opacityArrayName;
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class IVP_API avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter : public avtStreamlineFilter
     void                      SetPhiScaling(bool flag, double pf) {
       phiScalingFlag = flag; phiScaling = pf;}
 
+    void SetExtractID(bool doIt, const std::string &name=std::string());
+
   protected:
     void                      CreateIntegralCurveOutput(std::vector<avtIntegralCurve *> &streamlines);
     float                     ComputeCorrelationDistance(int idx,  avtStateRecorderIntegralCurve *ic,
@@ -117,5 +119,7 @@ class IVP_API avtStreamlinePolyDataFilter : public avtStreamlineFilter
     int    coordinateSystem;
     bool   phiScalingFlag;
     double phiScaling;
+    bool        extractID;
+    std::string idArrayName;
 };
 #endif

avt/Math/CMakeLists.txt

 #*****************************************************************************
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2000 - 2013, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
 # Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 # LLNL-CODE-442911
 # All rights reserved.
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ SET(AVTMATH_SOURCES
 avtFactorial.C
 avtHermitePolynomial.C
 avtMatrix.C
+avtPlane.C
 avtPolynomial.C
 avtQuaternion.C
 avtTrackball.C

avt/Math/avtPlane.C

+/*****************************************************************************
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
+* LLNL-CODE-442911
+* All rights reserved.
+*
+* This file is  part of VisIt. For  details, see https://visit.llnl.gov/.  The
+* full copyright notice is contained in the file COPYRIGHT located at the root
+* of the VisIt distribution or at http://www.llnl.gov/visit/copyright.html.
+*
+* Redistribution  and  use  in  source  and  binary  forms,  with  or  without
+* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+*
+*  - Redistributions of  source code must  retain the above  copyright notice,
+*    this list of conditions and the disclaimer below.
+*  - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+*    this  list of  conditions  and  the  disclaimer (as noted below)  in  the
+*    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+*  - Neither the name of  the LLNS/LLNL nor the names of  its contributors may
+*    be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+*    specific prior written permission.
+*
+* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT  HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+* AND ANY EXPRESS OR  IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,  BUT NOT  LIMITED TO, THE
+* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  PURPOSE
+* ARE  DISCLAIMED. IN  NO EVENT  SHALL LAWRENCE  LIVERMORE NATIONAL  SECURITY,
+* LLC, THE  U.S.  DEPARTMENT OF  ENERGY  OR  CONTRIBUTORS BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY
+* DIRECT,  INDIRECT,   INCIDENTAL,   SPECIAL,   EXEMPLARY,  OR   CONSEQUENTIAL
+* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+* SERVICES; LOSS OF  USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR  BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+* CAUSED  AND  ON  ANY  THEORY  OF  LIABILITY,  WHETHER  IN  CONTRACT,  STRICT
+* LIABILITY, OR TORT  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)  ARISING IN ANY  WAY
+* OUT OF THE  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+* DAMAGE.
+*
+*****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <avtPlane.h>
+
+// ****************************************************************************
+//  Function: PlaneIntersectsCube
+//
+//  Purpose:
+//      Determines if a plane intersects a cube.
+//
+//  Arguments:
+//      plane   The equation of a plane as (A,B,C,D).
+//      bounds  The bounds of a cube as (minx,maxx,miny,maxy,minz,maxz).
+//
+//  Returns:    True if the plane intersects the cube, false otherwise.
+//
+//  Programmer: Hank Childs
+//  Creation:   August 5, 2002
+//
+// ****************************************************************************
+
+bool
+PlaneIntersectsCube(double plane[4], double bounds[6])
+{
+    bool has_low_point  = false;
+    bool has_high_point = false;
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < 8 ; i++)
+    {
+        double x = (i&1 ? bounds[1] : bounds[0]);
+        double y = (i&2 ? bounds[3] : bounds[2]);
+        double z = (i&4 ? bounds[5] : bounds[4]);
+        double val = plane[3] - plane[0]*x - plane[1]*y - plane[2]*z;
+
+        if (val == 0.)  // If we are on the plane, intersect
+            return true;
+
+        if (val < 0)
+            has_low_point = true;
+        else
+            has_high_point = true;
+
+        if (has_low_point && has_high_point)
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}

avt/Math/avtPlane.h

+/*****************************************************************************
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
+* LLNL-CODE-442911
+* All rights reserved.
+*
+* This file is  part of VisIt. For  details, see https://visit.llnl.gov/.  The
+* full copyright notice is contained in the file COPYRIGHT located at the root
+* of the VisIt distribution or at http://www.llnl.gov/visit/copyright.html.
+*
+* Redistribution  and  use  in  source  and  binary  forms,  with  or  without
+* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+*
+*  - Redistributions of  source code must  retain the above  copyright notice,
+*    this list of conditions and the disclaimer below.
+*  - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+*    this  list of  conditions  and  the  disclaimer (as noted below)  in  the
+*    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+*  - Neither the name of  the LLNS/LLNL nor the names of  its contributors may
+*    be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+*    specific prior written permission.
+*
+* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT  HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+* AND ANY EXPRESS OR  IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,  BUT NOT  LIMITED TO, THE
+* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  PURPOSE
+* ARE  DISCLAIMED. IN  NO EVENT  SHALL LAWRENCE  LIVERMORE NATIONAL  SECURITY,
+* LLC, THE  U.S.  DEPARTMENT OF  ENERGY  OR  CONTRIBUTORS BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY
+* DIRECT,  INDIRECT,   INCIDENTAL,   SPECIAL,   EXEMPLARY,  OR   CONSEQUENTIAL
+* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+* SERVICES; LOSS OF  USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR  BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+* CAUSED  AND  ON  ANY  THEORY  OF  LIABILITY,  WHETHER  IN  CONTRACT,  STRICT
+* LIABILITY, OR TORT  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)  ARISING IN ANY  WAY
+* OUT OF THE  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+* DAMAGE.
+*
+*****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef AVT_PLANE_H
+#define AVT_PLANE_H
+#include <math_exports.h>
+
+bool MATH_API PlaneIntersectsCube(double plane[4], double bounds[6]);
+
+#endif

avt/Pipeline/AbstractFilters/avtCompactTreeFilter.C

 /*****************************************************************************
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2013, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
+* Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
 * Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 * LLNL-CODE-442911
 * All rights reserved.
@@ -115,6 +115,49 @@ avtCompactTreeFilter::avtCompactTreeFilter()
 //  Creation:   September 18, 2001 
 //
 //  Modifications: 
+//    Brad Whitlock, Wed Mar  5 09:52:31 PST 2014
+//    I moved the guts of the Execute method to a static helper method.
+//    Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
+// ****************************************************************************
+
+void
+avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(void)
+{
+    avtDataTree_p output = Execute(GetInput(),
+                                   executionDependsOnDLB,
+                                   parallelMerge,
+                                   false, // skipCompact
+                                   createCleanPolyData,
+                                   tolerance,
+                                   compactDomainMode,
+                                   compactDomainThreshold);
+    SetOutputDataTree(output);
+}
+
+// ****************************************************************************
+//  Method: avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute
+//
+//  Purpose:
+//    Compacts the data tree based on number and type of labels in info: 
+//
+//    If there are no labels, compacts all domains into one vtkDataSet.
+//    If labels are present, will group all like-labeled leaves into
+//    the same child tree.  
+//
+//  Arguments:
+//    input : The input data object.
+//    executionDependsOnDLB : Whether the execution depends on dynamic load balancing.
+//    parallelMerge         : Whether data should be merged onto rank 0.
+//    createCleanPolyData   : Whether polydata should be cleaned up.
+//    tolerance             : tolerance for combining nodes that are close.
+//    compactDomainNode     : Mode that determines how domains are combined.
+//    compactDomainThreshold : The threshold used to determine how domains are combined.
+//
+//  Programmer: Kathleen Bonnell
+//  Creation:   September 18, 2001 
+//
+//  Modifications: 
 //    Kathleen Bonnell, Fri Oct 12 11:38:41 PDT 2001 
 //    Removed domain-pruning as it is not really necessary.
 //    Execute this filter when dynamically load-balanced, only if requested
@@ -165,23 +208,37 @@ avtCompactTreeFilter::avtCompactTreeFilter()
 //    Dave Pugmire, Tue Aug 24 11:32:12 EDT 2010
 //    Add compact domain options.
 //
+//    Brad Whitlock, Wed Mar  5 09:52:31 PST 2014
+//    I turned the method static and made the arguments get passed in. This 
+//    lets me compact datasets without a filter execution.
+//    Work partially supported by DOE Grant SC0007548.
+//
 // ****************************************************************************
 
-void
-avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(void)
+avtDataTree_p
+avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(avtDataObject_p input, 
+    bool                  executionDependsOnDLB,
+    bool                  parallelMerge,
+    bool                  skipCompact,
+    bool                  createCleanPolyData,
+    double                tolerance,
+    CompactDomainsMode    compactDomainMode,
+    int                   compactDomainThreshold)
 {
+    avtDataset_p inputDS;
+    CopyTo(inputDS, input);
+
     if (executionDependsOnDLB && 
-        GetInput()->GetInfo().GetValidity().AreWeStreaming())
+        input->GetInfo().GetValidity().AreWeStreaming())
     {
         //
         //  We execute this filter during cleanup when streaming, 
         //  so no need to execute it at the the end of the avtPlot pipeline.
         //
-        SetOutputDataTree(GetInputDataTree());
-        return;
+        return inputDS->GetDataTree();
     }
 
-    avtDataTree_p inTree = GetInputDataTree();
+    avtDataTree_p inTree = inputDS->GetDataTree();
 
     if (parallelMerge)
     {
@@ -190,7 +247,7 @@ avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(void)
         int mpiSendObjSizeTag = GetUniqueMessageTag();
 #endif
 
-        avtDataObject_p bigDS = GetTypedInput()->Clone();
+        avtDataObject_p bigDS = input->Clone(); //GetTypedInput()->Clone();
         if (PAR_UIProcess())
         {
 #ifdef PARALLEL
@@ -219,8 +276,8 @@ avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(void)
         else
         {
 #ifdef PARALLEL
-            avtDataObjectWriter_p writer = GetInput()->InstantiateWriter();
-            writer->SetInput(GetInput());
+            avtDataObjectWriter_p writer = input->InstantiateWriter();
+            writer->SetInput(input);
             avtDataObjectString str;
             writer->Write(str);
             int len = 0;
@@ -234,15 +291,14 @@ avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(void)
         }
     }
 
-    if (inTree->IsEmpty())
+    if (inTree->IsEmpty() || skipCompact)
     {
         //
-        //  No need to compact an empty tree! 
+        //  No need to compact this tree! 
         //  This is not an exception, because contour plots will return
         //  an empty tree for constant-valued variables.
         //
-        SetOutputDataTree(inTree);
-        return;
+        return inTree;
     }
 
     avtDataTree_p outTree; 
@@ -250,7 +306,7 @@ avtCompactTreeFilter::Execute(void)
 
     vector<string> labels;
 
-    GetInput()->GetInfo().GetAttributes().GetLabels(labels);
+    input->GetInfo().GetAttributes().GetLabels(labels);