Sven, Despite the limitations, would you please push that patch to github? Once there distribution, upkeep and maintenance will be easier.
thanks, David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Sven Buijssen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I happen to have a small patch for the git master branch that adds vector > graphics output (EPS, PS and SVG) to the Save Screenshot dialog and uses > vtkGL2PSExporter as a backend, too. Actually, it's just an updated version of > the patch for this matter I posted on this list back in 2007. But as holds for > the Python approach it has a few drawbacks: > > * Only 3D View support > * Builtin mode and client/server mode support (but using merely 1 server > process, empty file when using more) > * No support for Manta/EyeDom/other views > * No multi-view support > * No support for mandelbrot source > * No support for text/annotate time source (a rectangular box is drawn > instead), > one can resort to a 3D Text source, though > * No support for Volume rendering > * No support for Slice representation (try Surface representation of a slice > filter output) > * No support for PointSprite representation > * No support for SurfaceLIC representation, even crashes ParaView on export > * In display tab of object inspector, "Interpolate scalars" needs to be ticked > off for every visible object; otherwise object is rendered gray > (see http://www.vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=1630) > * Requires an old version of the colorbar implementation or colorbar will be > rendered gray > > So, don't get your hopes up too much about vtkGL2PSExporter. > > Sven > > > Hom Nath Gharti wrote, On 03/31/11 14:05: >> You might try to run the script below to see if your image quality is good >> enough to use vtkGL2PSExporter >> >> rw=GetActiveView().GetRenderWindow() >> exp=paraview.vtk.vtkInstantiator.CreateInstance('vtkGL2PSExporter') >> exp.SetRenderWindow(rw) >> exp.SetDrawBackground(0) >> exp.SetSortToSimple() >> exp.SetFileFormatToEPS() >> exp.SetFilePrefix("test") >> #exp.Write3DPropsAsRasterImageOn() >> exp.Write() >> >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, David E DeMarle <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Sorry, ParaView doesn't have true vector graphics output. Please add >> your vote to the existing user voice request for it. >> >> >> (http://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/313565-add-vector-graphics-output-i-e-postscript-?ref=title) >> >> The pdf writer in ParaView uses Qt to write a raster image. VTK's >> vtkGL2PSExporter is not exercised by ParaView at all and it is likely >> not to support many of our rendering techniques if it was added as an >> new exporter option. 2D views are more likely to be supported, but we >> haven't yet had the time to do so. >> >> David E DeMarle >> Kitware, Inc. >> R&D Engineer >> 28 Corporate Drive >> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> Phone: 518-371-3971 <tel:518-371-3971> x109 >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Nima Emadi <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > Dear all, >> > I'd like to export a paraview vector field plot into a vectorial image >> > format (e.g. eps) to generate high quality images which are not huge >> > in size for publication purposes. >> > I already compiled paraview 3.10 with gl2ps=on. So according to old >> > messages in the email list I should be able to save vectorial images. >> > Could anybody give me instructions how to do that? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Nima. > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
